Norazmie Yusof

• PhD
• Lecturer at Universiti Brunei Darussalam

This study investigates the impact of the role-play technique in teaching a Dusun Language course at The Language Centre UBD (LC). Dusun is one of the languages that is still spoken by the Dusun community in Brunei; however, some research has shown that the usage of this language is declining among young people. LC has proactively started to teach...

Brunei Malay is a unique Malay dialect spoken not only in Brunei Darussalam, but also in neighboring parts of Borneo. Although extensive data are available on lexical borrowings in Standard Malay and Indonesian, surprisingly, Brunei Malay has not been studied in this regard. Our paper aims to fill this gap by identifying English, Arabic and Chinese...

Social media is one of the most influential media in all sectors and structures of socio-cultural life, government law politics, science and technology, and especially education. One of the direct impacts on education is strengthening vs. reducing student character education. The purpose of this research is to (a) explore forms of directive speech...

This paper presents a preliminary study on the teaching and learning of one of Brunei ethnic languages at The Language Centre, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (LCUBD henceforth). Dusun language is one of the ethnic languages still spoken in Brunei and is considered an endangered ethnic language. Research has shown that the usage of this language has b...

Moral and social problems among students in Brunei have rapidly increased every year. Schools as an important social institution have taught moral and social values to students but the problems still exist. Some of the factors contributing to these problems include that learning in classroom is passive, ‘alienation’ to knowledge content, focusing o...

Professionalism of educators is crucial for high-quality learning. To this end, the education study program implemented an internship program to provide direct experience for students (prospective teachers) and engage them in the active and ongoing process of teacher identity construction. However, the increased professionalism of prospective Engli...

This study examines the perceptions of students using ChatGPT in the Malay language. To meet the aims, We adopted thetheory of technology acceptance model (TAM). The study focuses on system quality, information quality, service quality, user satisfaction, perceived net benefits, and awareness of ethics and plagiarism. Data were collected through a...

The study aims to examine the vowel series in the Ngeno-Ngene dialect of the Sasak language, which is commonly spoken by students at universities in Lombok. More specifically, it investigates the number of vowel series and their impact on the pronunciation of English by these students. Data for this study were collected from students at Universitas...

Penelitian ini berjudul Prinsip Sopan Santun dalam Kolom Komentar Berita Politik yang Ada di Media Sosial. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis komentar pada berita politik Indonesia saat ini dan kesesuaiannya dengan prinsip sopan santun. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Pada langkah awa...

Bahasa Bunduliwan di Sabah dan bahasa Tutong di Brunei Darussalam mempunyai persamaan kosa kata kerana keduaduanya dalam rumpun bahasa Austronesia. Persoalannya sejauh manakah kekerabatan kedua-dua bahasa tersebut? Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meneroka kekerabatan bahasa Bunduliwan dengan Tutong melalui analisis deskriptif dari perspektif kualitatif....

This article reviews Cerita Lisan Brunei, a compilation of 50 folklore stories from Brunei Darussalam's four districts: Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong, and Temburong. Produced by Universiti Brunei Darussalam students in the early 1990s, the book represents a significant effort to preserve Brunei's oral heritage amidst evolving socio-cultural dynamics...

Pupils from various dialects of Kadazandusun language face problem in identifying nouns in Kadazandusun Language subject in school as the subject taught in Bunduliwan dialect. This situation requires interesting teaching and learning strategies through the use of language games. This study aims to identify the achievement level of concrete common n...

This literature review critically examines the integration of ethnoscience and technology, highlighting this amalgamation's transformative impact on the social sciences field. Ethnoscience, with its focus on understanding the diverse ways human communities perceive and interact with their world, and ethnography, a methodology for the immersive stud...

This research investigates the impact of the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) model on enhancing students' critical thinking abilities within civic education in third-grade classes at SDN Srewendari, Malang City. The study aims to assess the influence of the PBL approach on students' proficiency in analyzing facts, articulating reasons and arguments, d...

The digital divide in Indonesian higher education has become a pressing issue, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, where access to technology and online resources is crucial for educational continuity. This systematic literature review (SLR) aims to provide comprehensive insights into the factors contributing to the digital divide, its impli...

This is a book written by Lalu Nurul Yaqin to study about the communication dynamics of Sasak community in Lombok, Indonesia. The uniqueness of everyday conversation and discussions in Sasak's wedding rituals has become a central part of this study. The objective of this book review article is to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this book as...

This study investigated the challenges Sembalun guides face when using English professionally. Qualitative methods, including data reduction techniques, were employed to summarize and identify key themes and patterns. The participants comprised Sembalun guides, and data were collected through observations, interviews, and documentation. The finding...

The implementation of problem-based learning (PBL) method in the teaching of English at the junior high school level has proven to be beneficial and effective, as evidenced by the research findings. PBL focuses on the learning process itself by incorporating real-world issues and problems that are aligned with the school curriculum. This approach a...

This study aimed to identify the knowledge of Brunei Malay dialect vocabulary among youths and to discuss the challenges as well as steps in enhancing the knowledge of this dialect. Brunei Malay dialect or known as 'Cakap Barunai' is a dialect widely used among Bruneians, and considered as the mother tongue and the daily communication language amon...

ABSTRAK Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis arah aliran ataupun trend berkenaan kajian terhadap Bahasa Melayu Brunei dalam tempoh satu dekad yang lalu (2013-2022). Dengan memanfaatkan kaedah analisis bibliometrik khususnya aplikasi VOSviewer, kajian ini menganalisis maklumat penyelidikan dan penerbitan makalah-makalah yang direkodkan di dalam p...

Children's folk songs are part of the oral literature of the Dusun Bundu. Nowadays, children's folk songs are increasingly difficult to hear. A study of Kadazandusun language in primary and secondary school textbooks found that folk songs are very poorly included. This situation is a loss to students who take the Kadazandusun Language subject becau...

Negara Brunei Darussalam mempunyai beberapa bahasa etnik yang masih dituturkan oleh sebilangan kecil masyarakat di negara tersebut antaranya bahasa Dusun Brunei. Penggunaan bahasa etnik didapati sudah semakin kurang digunakan, namun Pusat Bahasa Universiti Brunei Darussalam (PBUBD) telah mengambil langkah proaktif dengan menawarkan bahasa tersebut...

Puak Dusun dikenali dengan nama Sang Jati merupakan salah satu daripada tujuh puak jati di Negara Brunei Darussalam. Puak Dusun Brunei mempunyai bahasanya yang tersendiri dan masih dipraktikkan oleh sebahagian masyarakat Dusun sehingga hari ini. Namun begitu, ramai yang tidak menyedari bahasa Dusun di Brunei telah dipengaruhi oleh bahasa Melayu Bru...