The academic english language needs of industrial design students in UiTM Kedah, Malaysia
The purpose of this study was to analyse the academic English language lacks and needs of Industrial Design students in Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah (UiTM). It highlights the lacks and needs for English for Academic Purposes in helping the students to succeed in the program through the usage of E...
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| author | Adzmi, Nor Aslah Bidin, Samsiah Ibrahim, Syazliyati Jusoff, Kamaruzaman |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to analyse the academic English language lacks and needs of Industrial Design students in Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah (UiTM). It highlights the lacks and needs for English for Academic Purposes in helping the students to succeed in the program through the usage of English language. The research tools used were in the form of a questionnaire and interview which later being computed using SPSS into data analysis. Results indicated that the students have problems in acquiring the English language skills. This shows the weaknesses of English Language courses in helping the students to acquire the language skills needed by the faculty. The study concludes that relevant actions should be taken as to ensure the needs of the students are fulfilled and they can perform effectively in the program and future career. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-170052015-11-30T08:06:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17005/ The academic english language needs of industrial design students in UiTM Kedah, Malaysia Adzmi, Nor Aslah Bidin, Samsiah Ibrahim, Syazliyati Jusoff, Kamaruzaman The purpose of this study was to analyse the academic English language lacks and needs of Industrial Design students in Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah (UiTM). It highlights the lacks and needs for English for Academic Purposes in helping the students to succeed in the program through the usage of English language. The research tools used were in the form of a questionnaire and interview which later being computed using SPSS into data analysis. Results indicated that the students have problems in acquiring the English language skills. This shows the weaknesses of English Language courses in helping the students to acquire the language skills needed by the faculty. The study concludes that relevant actions should be taken as to ensure the needs of the students are fulfilled and they can perform effectively in the program and future career. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17005/1/The%20academic%20english%20language%20needs%20of%20industrial%20design%20students%20in%20UiTM%20Kedah.pdf Adzmi, Nor Aslah and Bidin, Samsiah and Ibrahim, Syazliyati and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman (2009) The academic english language needs of industrial design students in UiTM Kedah, Malaysia. English Language Teaching, 2 (4). pp. 171-178. ISSN 1916-4750 English language - Study and teaching(Higher) - Malaysia - Foreign speakers. English language - Study and teaching - Malaysian students. English |
| spellingShingle | English language - Study and teaching(Higher) - Malaysia - Foreign speakers. English language - Study and teaching - Malaysian students. Adzmi, Nor Aslah Bidin, Samsiah Ibrahim, Syazliyati Jusoff, Kamaruzaman The academic english language needs of industrial design students in UiTM Kedah, Malaysia |
| title | The academic english language needs of industrial design students in UiTM Kedah, Malaysia |
| title_full | The academic english language needs of industrial design students in UiTM Kedah, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | The academic english language needs of industrial design students in UiTM Kedah, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The academic english language needs of industrial design students in UiTM Kedah, Malaysia |
| title_short | The academic english language needs of industrial design students in UiTM Kedah, Malaysia |
| title_sort | academic english language needs of industrial design students in uitm kedah malaysia |
| topic | English language - Study and teaching(Higher) - Malaysia - Foreign speakers. English language - Study and teaching - Malaysian students. |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17005/1/The%20academic%20english%20language%20needs%20of%20industrial%20design%20students%20in%20UiTM%20Kedah.pdf |
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