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Cultural Factors Affecting English Proficiency In Rural Areas, Chop Ler Ee

Student Works (2000-2009)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the rural 'cultural' problems and to determine their effect on the learning of English. Twenty students from different ethnic backgrounds and English language proficiency in six rural schools were interviewed. In addition, ten teachers also from different rural schools and ethnic backgrounds responded to a questionnaire. The problems discussed by both the teacher and student respondents arose due to the rural cultural setting. The findings of this study show that i) five major problem areas exist, namely peer pressure and motivation, attitudes towards English, teaching methodology, school culture, influence of Islamic teaching …

Conversational Implicature In Child Language : A Malaysian Case Study, Sharon Lan Fong Yap

Student Works (2000-2009)

Conversational lmplicature (CI) is a form of pragmatic indirectness in language use that is widely considered to be an adult discourse phenomenon. However, detection of its use in children's discourse has led the researcher to embark on a study to document evidence of this phenomenon by investigating IO subjects aged 3 to 7 years. The participant observation method was adopted for this study and the data collected was presented as noted verbatim. The 'as is' nature of the data presented in Chapter Four served to document the children's ability to both extricate and generate applied meaning. Furthermore, by applying adult …

Pembubaran Perkahwinan Secara Fasakh : Satu Kajian Kes Di Mahkamah Syariah Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Nurhidayah Muhammad Hashim

Student Works (2000-2009)

There are various fom1s of dissolution of marriage under the Islamic Family Law. Some of them are ta'liq, khulu, ta'liq and fasakh. Among the four, the only mean a wife can obtain a divorce without the consent of the husband is through the court termination which is called fasakh. At the end of 19th century, reforms in the Islamic Family Law began in Turkey and followed by other countries including Malaysia. Through these reforms, provision and grounds for fasakh had been expanded and developed further. Among the new codes established in our country after the reforms are Selangor Islamic Family …

Al-Fasl Dan Al-Wasl : Satu Analisis Dalam Surah Al-Mulk, Zahazan Mohamed

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As a chosen language for language of revelation, Arabic language has its own distinctive features that are not found in other languages Among them include the method of connecting and separating between two verses or more or particularly called in Arabic as AI-Fasl and AI-WasI. This study concerns rhetoric in Arabic which involves ilmu al-ma'ani that forms one of three areas of Arabic rhetoric. When must connecting of verses be necessary and when must they be separated? Furthermore, why is the method of connecting between verses in this topic involves only one huruf'ataf that is AI-Wasl and not other hurufs. …

Perpuakan Umno Dalam Era Mahathir Mohamad, Teresa Suh Sim Kok

Student Works (2000-2009)

Perpuakan memang satu fenomena yang berlaku dalam mana-mana pertubuhan manusia. Masalah perpuakan dalam parti politik adalah lebih rumit berbanding dengan perpuakan di dalam pertubuhan biasa, kerana ia bukan sahaja berhubung dengan perbezaan ideologi dan dasar politik, tetapi ia juga berkaitan dengan pengagihan naungan dan perebutan kuasa yang akan mempengaruhi masyarakat secara umum, khususnya jika ia berlaku dalam parti politik yang paling dominan dalam pemerintahan seperti UMNO. Dari segi perkembangan bibit-bibit perpuakan di dalam UMNO, perselisihan di antara puak yang bcrlainan sebelum perlaksanaan DEB selalunya berkisar pada perbezaan pendirian terhadap perlaksanaan dasar bahasa, budaya dan ekonomi oleh kerajaan Perikatan di bawah …

Frasa Objek Dalam Bahasa Arab : Satu Kajian Kes, Halim Daud

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengkaji dan mengenal pasti punca kelemahan yang dihadapi dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran bahasa Arab komunikasi di kalangan pelajar Sekolah Menengah Ugama Arab (SMUA). lni adalah penting bagi melihat keberkesanan penggunaan bahasa Arab dalam penulisan dan pertuturan seharian untuk mencapai tahap kefahaman yang tepat lagi mantap. Kajian ini dibahagikan kepada lima bab mengikut topik-topik tertentu. Bab pertama penulis membincangkan tentang latar belakang kajian, bidang kajian, objektif kajian, rasional kajian, metodologi kaj ian, latar belakang sejarah Ma'ahad Muhammadi semenjak d itubuhkan h i ngga sekarang. Dalam bab kedua, penulis cuba meninjau tentang pengertian dan asal-usul bahasa, leksikon kata, …

Pengalihan Kod Dan Percampuran Kod Dalam Komuniti Cina Peranakan Kelantan, Choo Bee Kang

Student Works (2000-2009)

The primary aim of this research is to discuss the communicative behaviour of the local Chinese ( Peranakan Chinese) in Tanah Merah Kelantan. Two aspects embodied in this research are code-switching and code-mixing. This research is also presented because of a few reasons. Firstly, it is aimed to see which types of communicative behaviour occurs more frequently in this community. Secondly, to see the frequency between social variables (sex , age and education) and communicative behaviour. Thirdly, this attempt is also made to see the language choice or type of linguistic code of the informants. The second chapter exposes a …

Program Bina Sahsiah Belia Jabatan Belia Dan Sukan Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur : Kajian Tentang Keberkesanannya, Abd Rahman Yusof

Student Works (2000-2009)

Youth development programmes are vital in this country. The youth are an essential asset and will be the future leader for ummah and country. They will inherit this country's leadership, society and civilisation. Therefore, they have to be equipped with spiritual and physical capabilities. In order to achieve the above vision the Department of Youth and Sport Federal Territories bas come out with several proggrammes. The question is, how effective are these proggrames among the youth. As a whole, this study is to measure the effectiveness of the efforts taken by the respective Department. The objectives of the extent of …

Kedudukan Bukan Islam Dalam Perubahan Sosio-Politik Di Malaysia Menurut Teori Fiqh : Analisis Pelaksanaannya, Siti Shamsiah Md Supi

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Changes occur in a society. As such any social study has to take into consideration theories of changes. While theories of relations are a part of social change theories and this results in peaceful coexistence or conflicts. These changes also include relationships between races and different religious. The Position of Non-Muslims in the Socio-Political Changes In Malaysia Complies with the Fiqh Theory: Analysis to its Implementations, in the dissertation to explain the issues of non-Muslim's position, status and role in the changes that take place in Malaysia. This study is also clarifies the relationships between Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia. …

Parti Islam Se Malaysia (Pas) : Suatu Kajian Tentang Sejarah Perkembangannya Di Jerantut, Pahang Darul Makmur, Azhar Jaafar

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Azhar bin Jaafar @ Ramli, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS); Suatu Kajian Tentang Sejarah Perkembangannya Di Jerantut, Pahang Darul Makmu r, cuba membincangkan tentang Sejarah dan Perkembangan PAS, bermula di peringkat pusat, negeri dan seterusnya di daerah kelahiran penulis iaitu Jerantut, Pahang Darul Makmur. Kajian dimulai dengan penyelidikan tentang latar belakang sejarah perkembangan PAS di peringkat pusat. Bermula dari HAMIM sehingga membentuk sebuah badan agama di dalam UMNO, PAS telah d itubuhkan dengan resminya di Tanah Melayu pada tahun 1955 untuk menghadapi piil hanraya umum negara yang perat ma pada tahun tersebut. Melihat kepada perkembangannya di peringkat pusat, pengaruh PAS akhirnya …

Terjemahan Bahasa Kiasan Dalam Novel `Kokoro' Dari Bahasa Jepun Ke Bahasa Melayu : Satu Analisis, Jaafar Jambi

Student Works (2000-2009)

The translation of figurative language is an aspect of translation which not only requires the knowledge of languages and cultures of both source and target languages but also of specific discourse and appropriate translation strategies peculiar to idiomatic expressions. This dissertation studies and analyses the translation of figurative language from Japanese into Malay in order to identify types and ways of translating idiomatic language. For this purpose the translation of a novel by Soseki Natsurne (1914) entitled KOKORO has been selected. The translated version is entitled KALBU translated by Thaiyibah Sulairnan (1996). The objectives of this study are :- 1. …

Pemakaian Al-Nawasikh Pada Ayat Namaan Dalam Bahasa Arab, Ghazali Majid

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Annullers represent active elements used in nominal sentences and play a role with definite functions. Annulers influence changes in the meaning of a sentence and the declension of the sentence. Wrong interpretation in the understanding of the function can cause irregularities in the meaning end vowels of a word. This occurs especially because of differences in the contraction of a sentence between the Arabic language and the Malay language. Moreover discussions and annular are abundant because there are many varieties and branches of annullers , if is difficult to understand as wen as to remember them for implementation in written …

Islamisasi Ilmu Dan Implikasinya Kepada Falsafah Dan Sistem Pendidikan Negara, Sh. Azad Sh. Attar

Student Works (2000-2009)

The concept of Islamization of knowledge was first introduced by Muhammad Iqbal in 1942 but was first defined by Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas in 1977. The concept was further elaborated in a 1989 publication by the Institute of Islamic Thought, U. S. A, entitled 0lslamization of Knowledge". If "lslamization" refers to the liberation of man from the magical, mythological animistic, and national-cultural tradition, and from secular reasoning and language, "Islamization of knowledge" refers to the process of recasting knowledge according to the Islamic worldview. This would entail redefining and reordering of data, rethinking the reasoning, reevaluating the conclusion and reprojecting …

Institut Agama Islam Negeri (Iain) Ar Raniry : Peranan Dalam Perkembangan Pendidikan Islam Di Acheh, Aslawati Bakar

Student Works (2000-2009)

Aslawali binti Balcar. Islamic Institute of Ar Raniry. A Part In Islamic Education Development In Aceh Thesis. Kuala Lumpur. University of Malaya. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia, 2001. An Islamic education development to Aceh has past progress in 16 and 17 century. By historical, this country became one of province in Indonesia. Islamic Institute of Ar Raniry was built in Aceh to repeal a glory Islamic education before. The problem which studied in this thesis are : 1. How should Islamic Institute of Ar Raniry was built and accomplished in Islamic education. 2. What's did lslamic Institute of Ar Raniry was giving …

Pendidikan Cina Di Malaysia : Satu Kajian Peranan Gabungan Persatuan Guru-Guru Sekolah Cina Malaysia, 1951-1996, Bon Hoi Lew

Student Works (2000-2009)

A research was carried out to study the activities of Jiao Zong in the field of education, politics and cultural over a span of 45 years ( 1951-1996) in Malaysia. The research studied on the role played by Jiao Zong in each respective fields and also on the influence and contributions towards the Chinese community and nation. Chapter one gave a brief introduction on the history of Chinese education in Malaysia, the estabilshment of the association and of Jiao Zong's activities. This chapter concluded with a review on the motives, scopes, problems and its solutions. Chapter two discussed on how …

Hukum Bunuh Ke Atas Pengedar Dadah : Satu Analisis Berdasarkan Siasah Syar'iyyah, Wan Norhasniah Haji Wan Husin

Student Works (2000-2009)

This research is carried out to analyze the appropriateness of mandatory death penalty by hanging to drug trafficker based on siasah syar'iyyah. Firstly, a critical review was carried out regarding the definition, aim and methodology of siasah syar'iyyah. It is then followed by the survey on the provision of death penalty under category of ta'zir. In order to comprehend the significance of problem related to illicit drugs, statistical results on crimes associated with drug addict and drug trafficker are presented. This also includes the number of drug traffickers that had been hanged. All these information was obtained from National Drug …

Hadith-Hadith Akidah Di Dalam Kitab-Kitab Jawi : Tumpuan Kepada Kitab `Aqidah Al-Najin, Hasbullah Mohamad

Student Works (2000-2009)

This dissertation research is to determine the position of hadith of akidah relating to divinity, prophethood and unseen matters in the book Aqidah at-Najin written by Syeikh Zain al-'Abidln bin Muhammad al-Fatani. Beside that, the research also explains the author's opinions and thoughts in debating the question of akidah. The first chapter explains the background of the writer's reseaarch about the matters related to the hadith and the book 'Aqidah at-Najin. The author's methodology in gaining authoritative information systematically and effectively is also included in this chapter. The second chapter introduces the hadith in term of its definition, types, developments …

Kajian Makna Tersembunyi Dan Penentu Sebutan Sir Fonetik [Ing], Sze Boon Eng

Student Works (2000-2009)

Chinese characters evolve from ideographic writing. They in fact originated from ancient pictographics. According to Liu Shu, an ancient document on Chinese characters, Chinese characters can be divided into six categories, namely, imitative drafts, indicative symbols, logical aggregates, phonetic complexes, false borrowing and mutually explanatory. Of these six types of Chinese characters, the phonetic complexes category is the most significant. This form of characters is made up of two main components, namely, the radical component and the phonetic series component. This group of Chinese characters makes up over ninety percent or about sixty thousand words of the entire corpus of …

Conversational Implicature In Spoken Discourse : An Analysis Of A Radio Chat Programme, Joyce S. Ariadurray

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study focuses on conversational implicature in the informal spoken discourse of a Malaysian radio chat programme. The study observes that conversation consists of utterances which have literal and non-literal meaning or underlying, intended and implied meaning. The study examines the implied meaning conveyed by the speakers, the inference made by the listeners and the strategies employed. Data is collected by recording sample programmes and the spoken discourse is examined using the Gricean framework, that is, the Cooperative Principle, the four conversational maxims and the violations of the maxims. For each maxim violation, the researcher also identifies and quantifies the …

Tackling The Deficit - It Solutions For Art Appreciation - Needs Study And Provision Project At Primary School Level., Séan Ó Hargáin

Theses

This project looks at the changing environment in terms of the approach to the Visual Arts curriculum at Primary School level. It aims to provide an innovative solution to the art appreciation area, which is being given equal status with the art creation area, which traditionally has been the main focus of the curriculum.

The Project includes a review of the curricular climate, both at home and abroad. In this context it focusses particularly on the role of Information Technology in addressing access problems from those living remote from major population, and therefore major artistic centres.

Primary Research included involved …

Penulisan Feminisme Fiksyen Mahua Siswazah-Siswazah Universiti Taiwan (1970-1995), Hea Chuen Ting

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study focuses on the feminine writings of our local authors who have graduated from Taiwan universities. This group of local writers has not only made a name for themselves in the Taiwan literary arena but have captured the attention of the Chinese literary works worldwide. Not only have they produced a large amount of fine work, but they have also won many important Chinese literary awards in their respected field. They are a source of pride to Malaysia and have introduced local and 'Nanyang' literature to our people. In this study, three writers namely Li Yongping, Shang Wanyun and …

Tempat Kembali Damir Ghaib Di Dalam Al-Qur'an Al-Karim : Satu Kajian Di Dalam Surah Al-An Am, Gurcharan Kaur

Student Works (2000-2009)

Third Person Pronoun and its reference are interrelated. These two items are actually important principles of sentence construction in the Arabic Language. to be a basis of formation of one word with another in order to construct to complete sentence. This research will focus on the measure which is used in order to refer Third Person Pronoun to its reference in the Arabic Language in general and in the al-Qur'an in particular. Besides that, this particular research will analyse some problems related to the references in the Arabic Language. The research will also emphasize the practicality of its usage in …

Perbandingan Arah Perkembangan Bahasa Melayu Di Malaysia Dan Thailand, Hara Shintaro

Student Works (2000-2009)

This research is a comparative study of the Malay language in Malaysia and Thailand from the view point of sociolinguistics, especially focusing on the influence of the major language in each country. This study has three main purposes; i) to compare those factors which influence the development direction of the Malay language in each country; ii) to describe and analyze differences found between the Malay language in those two countries, and iii) to forecast future developmental direction of the Malay language. Chapter 1 outlines the background, purpose, field of study, theoretical frame and me1hod of research. Chapter 2 focuses on …

John Smith: A Charismatic And Transformational Religious Leader, Philip B. Muston

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

John Smith is best known as the charismatic leader and president of God's Squad Motorcycle Club, which seeks to proclaim and incarnate the Christian gospel in Australian outlaw motorcycle subculture. Smith is in fact an evangelist and public figure in his own right. As well he is a teacher and social commentator whose prophetic statements and interpretation of events had an impact in his own culture and abroad. He is also a media spokesman and unofficial 'priest' for thousands who feel themselves alienated from institutional expressions of Christianity, and the pioneering founder of alternative church congregations. This biographical and theoretical …

Sistem Pengajian Bahasa Arab Di Peringkat Thanawi : Suatu Kajian Di Sekolah Dar Al-Huda, Yala, Selatan Thai, Maroseh Niringjuerae

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In 1967, Pondok Bukit Gua had been transferred into Islamic private school. It meant that the system of learning of Arabic language was also changed from traditional system into modem system. Traditional system was emphasized on grammar, Nahu and Saraf while modem system was focused on skills including listening, speaking, reading and writing. To conduct this study, the following questions need to be inquired into properly: 1. What kind of system of teaching Arabic practiced by Pondok Darul Huda? 2. Can this pondok produce students who are skillful in using Arabic language? 3. What kind of Arabic subjects are taught? …

Seni Islam : Suatu Kajian Mengenai Pengaruhnya Dalam Seni Kraftangan Di Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah Di Kota Bharu, Che Nadzrina Abdul Rahman

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kelantan is one of the famous states in Malaysia that have a lot of special education to culture side. Capital city of Kelantan, Kata Bharu still preserved their own culture identity. lnside it, the pure traditional characteristic of Kelantan' s Malay and it's still performed. This characteristic bas not change since pre-history time. Furthermore it creates various of dimension in their culture. When Islamic exist in an excellent century during its spreads time, it turns to a dramatic changes towards its development. The prove of Islamic influences can be seen in its art, which consists of syariah Islamiyah and the …

The Use Of Malaysian English In Creative Writing By Malaysian Writers, Umavathy Govendan

Student Works (2000-2009)

This research is a study of the use of Malaysian English creative writing in Malaysia. Focusing on the extraction and categorization of Malaysian English lexis used by two Malaysian writers, this research set out to study the extent to which these writers use lexical items from the non-native variety in their prose writings. Language purists have often accused non-native varieties as being the result of a failure of approximation. The deviations in these varieties are seen in a negative light and therefore the non-native varieties are considered inferior to Standard British English. If that is the case, the question arises …

Metodologi Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Kedah Dalam Mengeluarkan Fatwa-Fatwa Kajian Dari Tahun 1985-1995, Azhar Alias

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Shariah Islam is a complete life system, which is able to answer, justify and deal with all difficulties and problems which becoming more unique and challenging in human life. Therefore, fatwa is defined as one of the authorized source in Shariah Islam which is issued through the process of Ijtihad based on several methods and manhaj. Generally, this dissertation discussed in detail about the 'methodology in instituting fatwa' used by the Kedah Fatwa Committee. In order to achieve the objective of this study, some research and analysis toward the statistics of previous fatwa texts issued by Kedah Fatwa Committee for …

Pemikiran Orang Asli Tentang Agama : Suatu Kajian Khusus Di Perkampungan Orang Asli Broga, Hulu Langat, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Mohd Nizam Sahad

Student Works (2000-2009)

This dissertation discusses about Orang Asli's thought concerning religion with specifically focusing on Orang Asli Temuan at Broga, where they can be divided into three groups which are Muslims, Christian and Animist. The rationale of this research is to provided Muslim dai' an information about Orang Asli Temuan religion and beliefs and also their customs and taboo which can be used by dai' to approach Orang Asli in their Islamic missionary efforts. This dissertation contains four chapters and is preceded by an Introduction and ended by a Conclusion. The Introductory part is a general discussion of the dissertation. The First …

Learner-Teacher Perceptions Of Classroom Processes In An English Proficiency Class, Cordelia Mason

Student Works (2000-2009)

The main goals of this study are firstly to find out how the perceptions of students and teachers regarding classroom processes differ or coincide, and secondly to identify affective factors evidenced in an English proficiency class. These goals are supported by the need to find out learners' perceptions of classroom processes so that we better understand the learners and hopefully become more learner centered. The method used to conduct the study is the diary study method where the diary entries made by students and teacher are analysed using the procedures developed by Progoff (Mcdonough & Mcdonough, 1997). Seventeen subjects were …