Siti Shuhaida Shukor- PhD
- Senior Lecturer at Sultan Idris Education University
Siti Shuhaida Shukor
- PhD
- Senior Lecturer at Sultan Idris Education University
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Introduction
Siti Shuhaida Shukor obtained her PhD from the Centre for Education Studies, University of Warwick, UK. Her research interest revolves around language learning in educational technology from the higher education perspective. She has finished her project entitled Understanding Blended Language Learning through the Lens of Cultural-historical Activity Theory in Malaysian context.' Her findings found a twist in approaching activity theory which she is currently working on for publication.
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The post-pandemic emphasis on educational experimentation underscores STARTeCH’s call for swift school reform and the transformative potential of extracurricular learning. This study investigates the impact of STARTeCH on ESL grammar test scores on ESL grammar scores using online learning modes. Utilizing a quasi-experimental design, 87 Malaysian l...
This study validated a metacognitive reading strategy questionnaire for CET-6 Reading (College English Test-Band 6) and investigated the effectiveness of metacognitive reading strategy instruction on CET-6 reading performance. The research was conducted at a second-tier university in China, involving 478 participants in the factor analysis phase, w...
This study responds to the growing interest in the emotional dimensions of second language acquisition. Informed by the fundamental principles of the control-value theory, this quantitative research employs a questionnaire survey method. The study investigated 451 non-English major freshmen at a second-tier Chinese university for their foreign lang...
This study aims to develop a reliable instrument measuring the assessment literacy of ESL teachers through Exploratory Factor Analysis based on five constructs. A survey was administered to 200 secondary school ESL teachers. The study revealed that only 78 items with a cutoff point of above .60 from the factor loading are retained. Cronbach's Alpha...
This paper investigates the use of asynchronous online role-play as a learning technique to improve ESL learners’ willingness to communicate. This study proposes two research objectives; to investigate the significant difference in ESL learners’ willingness to communicate before and after performing asynchronous role-play and to identify factors th...
In China, secondary school students studying at the vocational stream often struggle to keep up with English language learning. This study investigates the relationship between two types of motivation – extrinsic and intrinsic – towards the English language test performance of students from a secondary vocational school in Chongqing, China. A mixed...
A systematic review was carried out to examine the evaluation criteria in textbook evaluation checklists for evaluating ESL/EFL textbooks worldwide and to identify gaps and additional criteria that could be included in future textbook evaluation checklists in order to meet the demands of current teaching and learning situations. Two databases-Scopu...
Researchers have shown significantly pervasive interest in English Foreign Language (EFL) vocabulary performance through
blended learning in both K-12 and tertiary education. This study is a systematic literature review (SLR) of quantitative studies
related to vocabulary performance through blended learning approach in EFL context aiming at explo...
Background and Purpose: ESL learners found themselves engulfed with extreme anxiety when it comes to speaking in public. This study investigated the use of vlogs in managing anxiety between male and female undergraduate students and examined whether there is an interaction exists between both genders during the intervention that may influence the o...
This study investigates the challenges encountered by Malaysian English language novice teachers throughout the initial years of their teaching. This study also explores the support received by these novice teachers at the beginning of their careers. The mixed-method research design was adopted for this study. A number of 80 novice teachers partici...
Learning English as a second language has never been straightforward, especially when it requires the learners to speak in the target language during the lesson. Students have the tendency to keep quiet and refuse to communicate in English due to many factors. In encouraging students to speak in the target language during the class, many English la...
The world witnessed the outbreak of the Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) with lockdowns that forced most schools and other educational institutions to close down. Alternative approaches in the form of synchronous and asynchronous methods were adopted to ensure continuity in teaching and learning in this new norm of providing emergency remote education. This...
There is no clear definition of what constitutes an ideal teacher educator, particularly from the perspective of Malaysian educators. Developing teacher educators’ vision of an ideal teacher ensures that teachers have high levels of professional, personal, and contextual dimensions in teaching practices, including competence in the practice of prof...
Text comprehension will suffer if the readability level is not accessible to the students. Readability formulas predict text complexity, assisting in appropriate text selection that complements students’ reading abilities to improve their language development. Therefore, the study aims to find out the reading index of the prose forms in the literat...
This was my second stage in expanding my research.
A poster on exploring blended language learning context through the lens of Engestrom’s (1987) Activity Theory. I would like to find out the relationship between tools and subjects, to identify whether there is/are contradiction(s) within the six elements in AT. Besides, I would like to discover whether this theory suits with the chosen context and...
This paper reports on a study of a social networking to support collaborative writing. It reports on student perceptions of their use of Facebook using English as a second language. This is an example of informal learning within a higher institutioin in Malaysia.
The study followed an experimental method and used both questionnaire (n=33) and inte...
The authors previously measured student achievement in writing test after the intervention of Facebook as a tool in improving writing skill. In this paper, the authors identified undergraduate students perceptions on the effectiveness of Facebook as a collaborative writing tool, which was extended from their previous research. The study adopted a q...
Conventional collaborative writing requires writers to end files back and fourth between authors and this has resulted redundant effort, caused unnecessary delays and left people frustrated with the whole idea of collaboration. With the emergence of Web 2.0 tools such as social networking sites has changed the way we establish collaboration in the...
This study investigated the effects of Facebook collaborative writing groups on ESL undergraduates writing performance. A total of 33 second year ESL students were involved in this study. The students were divided into two groups; control and experimental groups. Facebook, as the treatment in this study was compared to a conventional method; face-t...
The integration of multimedia in classroom teaching has brought education into one step higher from the traditional technique or better known as " chalk and talk " teaching method to a more interactive and interesting teaching and learning process. The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which multimedia is incorporated in classroom t...
Questions
Question (1)
Currently, I'm working on my thesis proposal on Blended Learning from the lens of AT, but to this extent, it seems that everything is done too explicitly. I wonder how can I conduct a study more implicitly? Something that could be carried out more deductively? if that makes sense. I would like to keep my options open and not being too dependant on AT. I have read some criticisms on AT, but still couldn't link these elements in place. I'm a novice researcher and really appreciate if any experienced researchers or experts in that field could show me the way, or give some suggestions relevant to my field. I have a good feeling that this is the right place to ask for ones. Thank you in advance.
