The coronavirus pandemic has seriously impacted all sectors around the globe and education is no exception. The outbreak has taught us to look into students' motivation level in acquiring the knowledge and skills during this time as they might be facing challenges. The purpose of this study is to investigate the motivational disposition of Applied Language learners,

The vast majority of 'Gen Z' are in the positive light about the future of technology in education. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a shift in teaching, learning and assessing methods. To keep abreast with current technology, computer-based language test (CBLT) was used as one of the methods to assess students' language proficiency during the shift. For this study, the CBLT was adopted and conducted among students who were taking an English proficiency course in a public university mainly located in Selangor, Malaysia. They were required to sit for the test as part of the course fulfilment. Thus, the purpose of the study is to investigate whether there are significant differences in the CBLT 1, CBLT 2 and CBLT 3 scores among Business Management (BM), Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH), and Science and Technology (ST) students, who were from different branches around Malaysia. The study employed a quantitative research design in which a total of 16079 students' scores from three (3) different tests were recorded and analysed. The results of this analysis will provide insights on the conclusion that students from different programmes were able to adapt to the use of the CBLT in assessing their listening skills.

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The theory of Mattering and Marginality was first formulated in 1981 by Morris Rosenberg and Claire McCullough. It is a form of acceptance of an individual by other people. Mattering is divided into two and they are Interpersonal Mattering and Societal Mattering. Interpersonal Mattering is where a person feels that he or she matters to their siblings, spouse or parents and Societal Mattering refers to a community, learning institution, workplace and others. In this pilot study the Societal Mattering is the focus. This is because the study was carried out at a higher leaning institution. The two objectives of this study looked into Mattering and Marginality among non-traditional learners with regards to their perception towards their peers and faculty at their univeristy. A number of 30 non-traditional learners from a public university took part in this online survey. Mattering Scales for Adult Students in Postsecondary Education was adapted and used to measure the variables; peers and faculty. Interesting implications in the field of Education was found in this study specifically under the concept of Mattering.