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Pishol, Shahida; Kaur, Sarjit – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2015
Purpose: This article reports on the practical application of Learning Elements advocated by the multiliteracies approach to classroom practice. Its ideas are grounded in the multiliteracies pedagogical principles of teaching and learning that address issues on literacy and learning in today's globalised world. The main objective of this study was…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes
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Gardner, Sheena; Yaacob, Aizan – Language and Education, 2009
CD-ROM affordances are explored in this article through participation in classroom interaction. CD-ROMs for shared reading of animated stories and language work were introduced to all Malaysian primary schools in 2003 for the Year 1 English Literacy Hour. We present classroom interaction extracts that show how the same CD-ROMs offer different…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Student Participation, Teaching Methods, Classroom Communication
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Samah, Hajah Siti Akmar Abu; Jusoff, Hj. Kamaruzaman – International Education Studies, 2008
Content-based reading texts play a vital role in the acquisition of knowledge and information in various fields of studies. Reading these texts at higher institution demands a great deal of effort from the students who are learners of English as a Second Language (ESL). These students who are generally school leavers, whose level or reading…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Context Effect, English (Second Language)
Ngoh, Sim Gek – Guidelines, 1991
Some ways are described that small group instruction is being used in the teaching of a second language, based on observations of 12 teachers in a rural Malaysian secondary school. Its application to reading and writing instruction, classroom problems, and the teacher's role at various stages are discussed. (Contains 15 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Techniques, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Maarof, Nooreiny – 1998
Use of electronic mail (e-mail) as a resource in a Universiti Kebangsaen Malaysia (UKM) English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teacher education course in 1997-98 is described. The second-year undergraduate course, "The Teaching of Reading Skills in an ESL Context," enrolled 115 students with a range of experience with computers. One course…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Educational Resources, Electronic Mail