Needs and Potentials for Studying Local Malaysian Culture through Mobile Learning

Abstract

Mobile learning is an emerging approach in Asian countries, particularly in the local context, such as the Malaysian universities. This research adds the perspectives of users' experiences to the mobile learning regarding potentials in the study of local culture. The motivation for this research is the limited users' voices -- students for mobile learning -- particularly, their own experiences in learning local cultural studies and the associated potentials. The aim of this study is to investigate if user experience has any mobile learning potentials to assist users in studying local culture. To find in-depth meaning, this research garnered the data from focus group discussions with students. The data were then analyzed using thematic analysis. This research indicates the students' interest in mobile learning demonstrated on the students' perspectives: the desired mobile applications paradigm and usability design concerns.