Potential of Twitter in Post-reading Activities Among Community College Students in Malaysia☆

作者: Ida Soraya Hamidon , Norlidah Alias , Saedah Siraj , K. Kokila , Mariani Mohammed

DOI: 10.1016/J.SBSPRO.2013.10.393

关键词: Reading (process)Language acquisitionCurriculumMathematics educationCommunity collegeFuzzy delphi methodLearning motivationEngineeringHigher educationDuration (project management)

摘要: Since its introduction in 2006, many studies have been made on the use of Twitter as learning tool especially language classrooms. These studies, however, tend to look at school, college or universities and rarely community environment. Although it is one higher education institutions Malaysia, colleges do vast differences with other terms students’ educational background motivation, lecture duration semester, mission vision lecturer expertise. Thus, this paper describes a survey study using Fuzzy Delphi method investigate potentials for post-reading activities among Malaysian students. The main focus was get experts’ consensus future usage Experts consisted experienced English lecturers curriculum developers academic specialists from Community College Department, Ministry Higher Education. Findings indicated that low level students make rather vague future. This article discusses reasons behind moderate direction research implementing classroom.

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