The Readiness of Mathematics and Science Lecturers to Teach in English from Students’ Perspective

Majid, Noriza; Jaaman, Saiful Hafizah; Darus, Maslina; Ramli, Siti Norafidah Mohd; Suradi, Nur Riza Mohd; Rambely, Azmin Sham; Ahmad, Rokiah Rozita; Din, Ummul Khair Salma; Shahabuddin, Faridatulazna Ahmad; Ali, Zalina Mohd; Rafee, Najib Mahmood; Ismail, Wan Rosmanira; Mamat, Nu Jumaadzan Zaleha; Muda, Nora; Abidin, Norkisme Zainal; Noorani, Mohd Salmi Md; Zakaria, Abdul Malek; Isa, Zaidi; Ismail, Hamizun; Mustafa, Zainol; Ahmad, Abdul Ghafur; Azlan, Muhammad Ikhwan; Hashim, Ishak

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.05.048

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“…They also believed that the teachers would provide assistance to them whenever they faced difficulties in their learning. This is similar to Noriza et al (2011). Prior to that, when ETeMS was in the early years of implementation, Juriah Long's study found that about half of the students in both urban and rural schools were worried because they found it difficult to follow Science and Mathematics in English.…”

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Dual-Language Programme in Malaysian Secondary Schools: Glancing Through the Students’ Readiness and Unravelling the Unheard Voices

Suliman

Nor

Yunus

2017

GEMA

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Learning Science and Mathematics in English has its own advantages and disadvantages. Since the abolishment of English for Teaching Mathematics and Science policy (PPSMI), the Ministry of Education has introduced an initiative named the Dual-Language Programme (DLP) in 2016. This study aims to identify the level of readiness and confidence among the students in this programme. In tandem, it also aims to discover the difference in the level of readiness between Form One and Form Two DLP students as well as gender influence. Respondents were 145 DLP students comprising 80 Form One and 65 Form Two students. This study employed five-point Likert scale questionnaire as the instrument and open-ended questions to validate the findings. From the data analysis generated by SPSS 19, the level of readiness and confidence among the DLP students was moderate. The findings further revealed that there was no significant difference concerned between the variables, class and gender. English language mastery was found to be one of the main factors influencing the students' readiness towards this programme. To sum up, the DLP is a positive move put forward by the government aimed at valorising the standard of English among the students via the learning of Science and Mathematics. However, more initiatives and efforts are deemed essential to the execution of the DLP towards progressivism.

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Dual-Language Programme in Malaysian Secondary Schools: Glancing Through the Students’ Readiness and Unravelling the Unheard Voices

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Nor

Yunus

2017

GEMA

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“…On the other side, the data revealed students' English skills low proficiency level despite the high self-confidence level that can be seen in the Business students. The findings indicated English language proficiency level impacts on students' ability and inevitably affects their comprehension and performance (Kang & Park, 2005;Dalton-Puffer et al, 2011;Doiz et al, 2011;Majid et al, 2011;Beckett & Li, 2012;Cho, 2012). The study revealed no direct influence of selfconfidence on the students' performance.…”

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“…For instance, Majid et al (2011) found that approximately 53% of Malaysian students referred to their lack of interaction with lecturers to their English Low proficiency level. The findings of Beckett and Li (2012) study also indicated no in-depth communication between students and their professors for one side and between the students from the other side in a Chinese university.…”

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Involve Me, and I Learn: Preparing English Language Intensive Program Students to the Demands of their Academic Programs

Alshahrani

Mohammad

2019

SSRN Journal

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This study aims to identify Saudi English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' perspectives towards using the English language in their studies. The study explores students self-confident and its association with students' actual performance in English course in their different academic programs. A multimodal methodology was used to fulfill the research purpose and answer the research questions. A 25-item survey questionnaire and final examination grades were used to collect data. Two hundred forty-one students agreed to participate in the study. They completed the questionnaire and agreed to release their final grades to be a part of the collected data. The data were coded and analyzed by SPSS software. The findings indicated a significant difference in students' performance in English courses between participants' academic programs on the one hand. Students' self-confidence in their English language skills, on the other hand, was not significantly different between participants' academic programs. Data analysis also revealed no correlational relationship between students' self-confidence level and their language skills and their performance. The study raises more questions about other vital factors such as course instructors' views of the materials, faculty members of the target department, family belief in the usefulness of the program, protentional employers. These views and beliefs shape the student's preparation process and therefore, should be explored further.

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“…This is a pioneer quantitative study on the language of instruction for RBT. In the past, many studies conducted in Malaysia focusing on the medium of instruction for STEM subjects (Ha, Kho, & Chng, 2013;Isa et al, 2011;Majid et al, 2011), but no initiation to study the perception of students, especially on RBT.…”

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Students’ Perception Towards Teaching and Learning of Design and Technology Subject in English

2021

MJSSH

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This quantitative study aimed to explore the students' perception on the instruction medium of Design and Technology (Reka Bentuk dan Teknologi - RBT) subject in lower secondary forms. This study determined the perceptions of students based on factors such as Students’ preferred medium of instruction for RBT, Students’ readiness towards English medium instruction (EMI), and Developing English literacy through English medium instruction. This research utilized a survey research design. Online questionnaires constructed for data collection. The target population were 100 public school students in Form One, Two and Three. Findings from the questionnaire exhibits, the participants are favourable on the English medium instruction for RBT curriculum and believe they can benefit from learning RBT in English medium. The outcomes of the study are expected to influence curriculum designers, policymakers, educators and learners on the effectiveness of language in successful RBT pedagogy. In terms of local context, past studies on EMI focused mainly on Science and Mathematics; the traditional STEM subjects. Therefore, this research has the opportunity to fill the gap by including the latest subject, RBT.

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The Readiness of Mathematics and Science Lecturers to Teach in English from Students’ Perspective

Cited by 10 publications

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Dual-Language Programme in Malaysian Secondary Schools: Glancing Through the Students’ Readiness and Unravelling the Unheard Voices

Dual-Language Programme in Malaysian Secondary Schools: Glancing Through the Students’ Readiness and Unravelling the Unheard Voices

Involve Me, and I Learn: Preparing English Language Intensive Program Students to the Demands of their Academic Programs

Students’ Perception Towards Teaching and Learning of Design and Technology Subject in English

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