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Papers by Suo YanJu

World Journal of English Language, Apr 7, 2023

This study aimed to explore the effect of anxiety and self-efficacy on class performance in Arabi... more This study aimed to explore the effect of anxiety and self-efficacy on class performance in Arabic language online classes. This study used a quantitative research approach, and the data was collected through a survey instrument administered to 148 first-year Arabic learner students enrolled in an Arabic language online class. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics as well as a structural equation model to examine the relationship between variables. The study"s results showed that anxiety had a negative effect on class performance, while self-efficacy positively impacted class performance. Therefore, anxiety is the main contributor to Arabic online learning performance. Additionally, self-efficacy was found to have a moderating effect on the relationship between anxiety and class performance. The findings of this study suggest that anxiety and self-efficacy are important factors to consider in an online learning environment, as they can significantly impact class performance. Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that educators in online learning environments implement strategies to enhance self-efficacy and reduce anxiety levels among their students.

Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS)

Background and Purpose: Self-efficacy is one of the aspects of human behaviours related to perfor... more Background and Purpose: Self-efficacy is one of the aspects of human behaviours related to performance in social cognitive theory. It has been studied in social sciences, education, and languages. There are a variety of self-efficacy scales available in the English and French languages to test one’s self-belief in their ability to learn the target language. To date, no self-efficacy scale catered to the unique characteristics of Mandarin as a foreign or third language (MFL). The objective of this study is to give practical recommendations on creating valid self-efficacy instruments of MFL and making judgments on factor extraction, factor rotation, and factor labelling based on the foreign language literature. Methodology: This quantitative study gathered information through an administration of a survey. The multipart survey consists of the demographic information section and the MFL self-efficacy scales distributed to MFL learners in Malaysian public universities. Data were colle...

World Journal of English Language

This empirical study attempts to investigate the causal relationships between the predictors of o... more This empirical study attempts to investigate the causal relationships between the predictors of online learning readiness and its effects on learning engagement and perceived teaching quality. In other words, the study aims to explore the direct relationship between goal orientation and perceived teaching quality, on the one hand, and the students’ learning engagement and perceived teaching quality and their indirect relationships via online learning readiness. A total of 703 students from Malaysian and Omani higher institutions voluntarily participated in this study following the quota sampling technique. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data gathered. The results of the analysis suggested that the goal orientation and perceived self-efficacy were statistically and directly related to learning engagement and perceived teaching quality and indirectly via online learning readiness.Furthermore, the analysis showed that goal orientation has a direct positive a...

International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development

The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly affected various activities worldwide, including educatio... more The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly affected various activities worldwide, including education, leading to a major crisis of transferring all institutions to online learning via various educational platforms. When this happens, countless issues have arisen as everybody is adapting to the transitional phase of the traditional classroom to online teaching and learning. In Islamic Science University of Malaysia (USIM) all students are expected to use the online platform offered by the institution such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom to continue their studies. The purpose of this research is to assess students' early experiences with these new platforms. It also investigates the relationship between students' engagement and attitudes of remote learning and their course performance, especially in foreign language learning. Students' attitudes towards Mandarin as a foreign language by using e-learning, engagement with platforms, and performance with online courses are analyzed quantitatively using the statistical program for the social sciences (SPSS). Although the findings indicate that distance learning is still in its early stages, most students' positive attitudes and willingness to participate in distance learning classes in the post-COVID19 pandemic indicate that e-learning platforms in higher education institutions have a bright future. Some guidelines to inspire foreign language learners to engage in and enjoy learning foreign languages online are by preparing a course with comprehensible texts, audiovisual resources, and a proper level of difficulties.

International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development

Vocabulary is the key to make communication possible, learners need to acquire adequate vocabular... more Vocabulary is the key to make communication possible, learners need to acquire adequate vocabulary to help them to communicate appropriately with the target language. to learn Chinese, a foreign learner must have a grasp of a large vocabulary sufficient for communication. This quantitative study examined the potential relationship between foreign language Motivation, Language anxiety, and self-efficacy, and achievement in Mandarin Chinese vocabulary. 98 Malay-speakers of Mandarin Chinese language novice learners in a public university in Malaysia participated in the study. An unannounced vocabulary test was used to check participants' Mandarin Chinese vocabulary performance. The learning motivation, Language anxiety, and self-efficacy were measured by specifically designed instruments that targeted Mandarin Chinese vocabulary acquisition. A multiple linear regression analysis revealed that language anxiety and self-efficacy were positive and significant determinants of Mandarin Chinese vocabulary performance, although motivation was not. This confirms that the learners' affective feature plays a role in Mandarin Chinese vocabulary acquisition.

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

Utilizing suitable Teaching methods to teach languages, especial to teach Arabic language for non... more Utilizing suitable Teaching methods to teach languages, especial to teach Arabic language for nonnative speakers is not only can make students more concentrate on their study, but also helps teachers to move the class more smoothly. Even though there are a lot of researches already discussed about this issue, but no research concerned about teaching methods for Arabic language teaching at Mosques, especially at female's mosque. There is big gap to fill up. Therefore, this research aims to explore the students' perception toward teaching methods which applied by teachers during their teaching Arabic language at female 's mosque in Henan province of china. The study used the Mix method to explore students' view toward teaching method, the participants of this research are 100 students from 5 female's mosque in Henan province of china, analytical methods to analysis the Data collection which designed by questionnaires which distributed to participants from five female's Mosque in Henan Province China. The method of data analysis is percentage and frequency method using SPSS system. The research found that: the students considered that the teachers don't have any clear ideal about teaching method for teaching Arabic language, and majorly of their teachers only use translation and Grammar Method to teach Arabic.

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering

This research aims to investigate the Perception of lecturers in Malaysia toward implement of coo... more This research aims to investigate the Perception of lecturers in Malaysia toward implement of cooperative learning in the Arabic class. A total of 30 lecturers were randomly selected from 3 Malaysian universities; namely UPSI, IIUM, and USIM and self-reported instruments were distributed for data collection. The data were collected using questionnaire consisted 17 questions that relate with 3 Dimensions such as interaction and skill that digested from cooperative learning items were used as independent predictors while performance in Arabic class . The result of this research showed that the lecturers from 3 universities in Malaysia had positive responses toward the implementation of Cooperative Learning approach to teach Arabic Language.

European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research

Teaching foreign languages for communication purposes is considered to be the priority in updatin... more Teaching foreign languages for communication purposes is considered to be the priority in updating high education in Islamic Science University of Malaysia. The ability to communicate in other languages is becoming an integral part of professional competence of any specialist. In the frame of the limited class hours new methodological teaching approaches serve the purpose of recognizing commitment to lifelong learning. The popular motto of higher education nowadays is "to learn how to learn". So, in this way, autonomy can be considered as a necessary condition, in which a student uses endless potential of a human brain and modern technologies, including information ones, to attain knowledge faster, with higher efficiency and less effort. Traditional teaching methodology is no more serves this purpose. Foreign Language educators should implement new methodology to fulfill the needs of learning in new technology era. The Blended Learning is a special organization of learning, which allows combining classroom face-to-face techniques and online interactive collaboration. Blended learning can help educators to achieve several pedagogical goals: prepare students to produce the constructive and algorithmic thinking skills, help to improve teaching qualities and implement social order. The study conducted the end of year 2017, data collected from the participants who are teaching foreign languages in the faculty of Major Language studies, Islamic Science University of Malaysia. Through Open-end questionnaire and Interview as research instrument, researcher will find out the perception of blended learning among UISM foreign Language lecturers, the types of blended learning models have been using by USIM foreign language lectures in their daily teaching activities. Suggestions are going to be given for whose language educators who wish to take challenge to implement the blended learning in the future.

European Journal of Social Science Education and Research

Quizizz is an online assessment tool as a fun multiplayer classroom activity that allows all stud... more Quizizz is an online assessment tool as a fun multiplayer classroom activity that allows all students to practice together with their computer, Smartphone and I Pad. The main purpose of this research is evaluating the effectively interesting of students for Arabic class by implement of Quizizz as a game based learning in the Arabic classroom of Sultan Idris Education University Malaysia . The researchers tested 85 students for 3 sections during Arabic course titled “Arabic skill”. And created 20 questions relevant to the topics which are students already learned before by using Quizizz as games based learning for 20 minutes before finishing Arabic class once the students feel very tired, sleeping and bored for their Arabic class. And a set of questioners was distributed to those students regarding to their opinion of implementing Quizizz during the Arabic class. According to testing the implementing of Quizizz by researcher during the Arabic skill classroom, found that all students ...

European Journal of Language and Literature

Communication strategies are important in helping L2 learners to communicate successfully when th... more Communication strategies are important in helping L2 learners to communicate successfully when they are faced with a problem in speech production. This study looked at one of the components in Communication Competence, i.e strategy competence or the use of Communication Strategies (CS) in oral interactions among Middle Eastern students and counter staff in institute of postgraduate studies (IPS) at University of Malay. Data collected from video-tape and interviews were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. It was found that the most frequently used communication strategy was the use of “modification devices‟. The other strategies used frequency were“interaction strategies”, “compensatory strategies” “avoidance strategies” and “L2-based strategies”. The results showed that students used different communication strategies to overcome their communication difficulties. The main aim of using the communication strategies is to avoid communication breakdown. Consequently, Second langu...

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

The health crisis of COVID-19 has forced many countries around the world to close schools, colleg... more The health crisis of COVID-19 has forced many countries around the world to close schools, colleges, and universities. Malaysia's high education administration announced that teaching and learning would be fully online for universities starting from the 1st of June till the end of 2020. This short and long-term disruption shocked by many students and lecturers in the tertiary education sector in Malaysia. Teaching and learning and even assessments have moved fully online, resulting in lot of trials and errors and uncertainty for everyone. Covid-19 has posed significant challenges not only for lecturers, but students as well. There are a plethora of challenges such as technical difficulties, coverage, and speed of the Internet, the quality of teaching, and interactions for students who are not familiar and used to online learning. It is extremely important to attract learners and motivate them in an online learning environment in order to help learners overcome challenges and difficulties in learning. The present study explored the students' attitudes and perceptions of learning Mandarin via animated videos at a beginner level. Animated video is used to create content covered in online lessons and integrates basic Mandarin vocabulary, sentence structures and enhances learning. Several surveys and semi-structured interviews were used to assess students' attitudes and perceptions towards this method of instruction in online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of the study demonstrated that students kept a positive attitude towards learning Mandarin via animated video. Students expressed that animated video not only enhanced their listening and speaking skills, it also helped them learn Mandarin vocabulary and sentence structures. The findings of this study also suggested that animated video provides Mandarin language teachers with extensive Mandarin vocabulary and sentence structures and enhances learning through fun activities in online teaching.

Quizizz is an online assessment tool as a fun multiplayer classroom activity that allows all stud... more Quizizz is an online assessment tool as a fun multiplayer classroom activity that allows all students to practice together with their computer, Smartphone and I Pad. The main purpose of this research is evaluating the effectively interesting of students for Arabic class by implement of Quizizz as a game based learning in the Arabic classroom of Sultan Idris Education University Malaysia. The researchers tested 85 students for 3 sections during Arabic course titled " Arabic skill ". And created 20 questions relevant to the topics which are students already learned before by using Quizizz as games based learning for 20 minutes before finishing Arabic class once the students feel very tired, sleeping and bored for their Arabic class. And a set of questioners was distributed to those students regarding to their opinion of implementing Quizizz during the Arabic class. According to testing the implementing of Quizizz by researcher during the Arabic skill classroom, found that al...

European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of voice recording activities in i... more The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of voice recording activities in improve undergraduate language students’ oral fluency in Mandarin as a foreign language. The data collected for this study from 44 year two undergraduate Level three Mandarin learners in semester 1 2016/2017 participated Online questionnaire, and data collected and analyzed according to the attitudes and effectiveness of using voice recording activities in the classroom. The study find out that voice recording activities are effective to help foreign language learners to improve oral fluency. Mandarin language teachers might consider devoting additional attention to Mandarin oral fluency teaching by using new technology like voice recording, whatApp, Wechat ect.to help Mandarin learners to improve their Mandarin oral fluency especially for learners who are shy and lack of confidence. It will help learners to improve their foreign language leaning in general.

International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 2021

Vocabulary is the key to make communication possible, learners need to acquire adequate vocabula... more Vocabulary is the key to make communication possible, learners need to acquire adequate
vocabulary to help them to communicate appropriately with the target language. to learn
Chinese, a foreign learner must have a grasp of a large vocabulary sufficient for communication.
This quantitative study examined the potential relationship between foreign language
Motivation, Language anxiety, and self-efficacy, and achievement in Mandarin Chinese
vocabulary. 98 Malay-speakers of Mandarin Chinese language novice learners in a public
university in Malaysia participated in the study. An unannounced vocabulary test was used to
check participants' Mandarin Chinese vocabulary performance. The learning motivation,
Language anxiety, and self-efficacy were measured by specifically designed instruments that
targeted Mandarin Chinese vocabulary acquisition. A multiple linear regression analysis revealed
that language anxiety and self-efficacy were positive and significant determinants of Mandarin
Chinese vocabulary performance, although motivation was not. This confirms that the learners’
the effective feature plays a role in Mandarin Chinese vocabulary acquisition

European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research, 2018

Quizizz is an online assessment tool as a fun multiplayer classroom activity that allows all stud... more Quizizz is an online assessment tool as a fun multiplayer classroom activity that allows all students to practice together with their computer, Smartphone and I Pad. The main purpose of this research is evaluating the effectively interesting of students for Arabic class by implement of Quizizz as a game based learning in the Arabic classroom of Sultan Idris Education University Malaysia. The researchers tested 85 students for 3 sections during Arabic course titled "Arabic skill". And created 20 questions relevant to the topics which are students already learned before by using Quizizz as games based learning for 20 minutes before finishing Arabic class once the students feel very tired, sleeping and bored for their Arabic class. And a set of questioners was distributed to those students regarding to their opinion of implementing Quizizz during the Arabic class. According to testing the implementing of Quizizz by researcher during the Arabic skill classroom, found that all students were very active to answer the questions which provided by researches, and more concentrated on the topic. And the results of the questioners shows that the students displayed the position attitude for quizizz as a online teaching and assessment tool during the Arabic class.

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Science , 2020

The health crisis of COVID-19 has forced many countries around the world to close schools, colleg... more The health crisis of COVID-19 has forced many countries around the world to close schools, colleges,
and universities. Malaysia's high education administration announced that teaching and learning
would be fully online for universities starting from the 1st of June till the end of 2020. This short and
long-term disruption shocked many students and lecturers in the tertiary education sector in
Malaysia. Teaching and learning and even assessments have moved fully online, resulting in a lot of
trials and errors and uncertainty for everyone. Covid-19 has posed significant challenges not only for
lecturers, but students as well. There are a plethora of challenges such as technical difficulties,
coverage, and speed of the Internet, the quality of teaching, and interactions for students who are
not familiar and used to online learning. It is extremely important to attract learners and motivate
them in an online learning environment to help learners overcome challenges and difficulties
in learning.
The present study explored the students’ attitudes and perceptions of learning Mandarin via
animated videos at a beginner level. Animated video is used to create content covered in online
lessons and integrates basic Mandarin vocabulary, sentence structures, and enhances learning.
Several surveys and semi-structured interviews were used to assess students’ attitudes and
perceptions towards this method of instruction in online teaching and learning during the COVID-19
pandemic. The findings of the study demonstrated that students kept a positive attitude towards
learning Mandarin via an animated video. Students expressed that animated video not only enhanced
their listening and speaking skills, it also helped them learn Mandarin vocabulary and sentence
structures. The findings of this study also suggested that animated video provides Mandarin language
teachers with extensive Mandarin vocabulary and sentence structures and enhances learning
through fun activities in online teaching.

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2020

Utilizing suitable Teaching methods to teach languages, especial to teach Arabic language for non... more Utilizing suitable Teaching methods to teach languages, especial to teach Arabic language for non-native speakers is not only can make students more concentrate on their study, but also helps teachers to move the class more smoothly. Even though there are a lot of researches already discussed about this issue, but no research concerned about teaching methods for Arabic language teaching at Mosques, especially at female’s mosque. There is big gap to fill up. Therefore, this research aims to explore the students’ perception toward teaching methods which applied by teachers during their teaching Arabic language at female ‘s mosque in Henan province of china. The study used the Mix method to explore students’ view toward teaching method, the participants of this research are 100 students from 5 female’s mosque in Henan province of china, analytical methods to analysis the Data collection which designed by questionnaires which distributed to participants from five female’s Mosque in Henan Province China. The method of data analysis is percentage and frequency method using SPSS system. The research found that: the students considered that the teachers don’t have any clear ideal about teaching methods for teaching the Arabic language, and majorly of their teachers only use translation and Grammar Methods to teach Arabic.
Keywords: Perception, Teaching methods, Arabic teaching, Female’s Mosque.

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) , 2019

This research aims to investigate the Perception of lecturers in Malaysia toward implement of coo... more This research aims to investigate the Perception of lecturers in Malaysia toward implement of cooperative learning in the Arabic class. A total of 30 lecturers were randomly selected from 3 Malaysian universities; namely UPSI, IIUM, and USIM and self-reported instruments were distributed for data collection. The data were collected using questionnaire consisted 17 questions that relate with 3 Dimensions such as interaction and skill that digested from cooperative learning items were used as independent predictors while performance in Arabic class. The result of this research showed that the lecturers from 3 universities in Malaysia had positive responses toward the implementation of Cooperative Learning approach to teach Arabic Language.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of voice recording activities in i... more The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of voice recording activities in improve undergraduate language students' oral fluency in Mandarin as a foreign language. The data collected for this study from 44 year two undergraduate Level three Mandarin learners in semester 1 2016/2017 participated Online questionnaire, and data collected and analyzed according to the attitudes and effectiveness of using voice recording activities in the classroom. The study find out that voice recording activities are effective to help foreign language learners to improve oral fluency. Mandarin language teachers might consider devoting additional attention to Mandarin oral fluency teaching by using new technology like voice recording, whatApp, Wechat ect.to help Mandarin learners to improve their Mandarin oral fluency especially for learners who are shy and lack of confidence. It will help learners to improve their foreign language leaning in general.