MALAYSIAN STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR INTERACTIONS IN UK SEMINARS

IF 0.5 Q3 AREA STUDIES

Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS) Pub Date : 2020-06-25 DOI:10.24200/jonus.vol5iss2pp384-405

Zurina Khairuddin, Zulaikha Khairuddin, N. Ibrahim

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Background and Purpose: Coming from different social and academic cultures, students may exhibit perceptions which are in contrast to the convention of the targeted culture. Hence, this study aims to explore how first-year Malaysian students perceive their interactions in UK seminars. Methodology: Employing qualitative research method, nine Malaysian students were chosen based on two criteria: they have to be first-year students and registered in content modules in UK university. The data were collected from interview and focus group discussion, and the audio-recordings were transcribed and analysed utilising thematic analysis. Findings: The participants of this study perceive their interactions differently. Semek, Enot, Fatin, Ammar, Ming and Izlin mentioned that they responded during seminar discussion if they were nominated by the tutor and most agreed that they did not ask questions because information was provided to them or they could ask the tutor or their friends after the seminar. Fatin however disagreed and asserted that students should ask questions if they did not understand the academic content well. Qaisara, Puspa and Semek also shared that their lack of English language proficiency influenced their lack of contribution which was not the case for Fatin and Ming. Being marginalised as an international student was one of the reasons Semek did not contribute to the seminar discussions in contrast to Qaisara who felt the need to contribute. Contributions: The findings of this study suggest that academic institutions should be flexible in encouraging students to be engaged in seminars as coming from different educational background, these students may require additional help to socialise in academic setting and consequently become expert members. Keywords: Malaysian students, students’ perceptions, students’ interactions, UK seminars, verbal interactions. Cite as: Khairuddin, Z., Khairuddin, Z., & Ibrahim, N. (2020). Malaysian students’ perceptions of their interactions in UK seminars. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 5(2), 384-405. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol5iss2pp384-405

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马来西亚学生对他们在英国研讨会上互动的看法

背景和目的:由于来自不同的社会和学术文化，学生可能会表现出与目标文化习俗相反的看法。因此，本研究旨在探讨马来西亚一年级学生如何看待他们在英国研讨会上的互动。方法:采用定性研究方法，根据两个标准选择9名马来西亚学生:他们必须是一年级学生，并在英国大学注册内容模块。数据是从访谈和焦点小组讨论中收集的，录音记录被转录并利用专题分析进行分析。研究发现:本研究的参与者对他们的互动有不同的感知。Semek, Enot, Fatin, Ammar, Ming和Izlin提到，如果他们被导师提名，他们会在研讨会讨论中做出回应，大多数人同意他们没有提问，因为信息已经提供给他们了，或者他们可以在研讨会结束后问导师或他们的朋友。然而，Fatin不同意这一观点，并坚持认为，如果学生不太理解学术内容，就应该提出问题。Qaisara, Puspa和Semek也表示，英语水平的缺乏影响了她们的贡献，而Fatin和Ming则不是这样。作为一名国际学生，被边缘化是Semek没有参与研讨会讨论的原因之一，而Qaisara则觉得有必要参与讨论。贡献:本研究的发现表明，学术机构应该灵活地鼓励来自不同教育背景的学生参与研讨会，这些学生可能需要额外的帮助来在学术环境中进行社交，从而成为专家成员。关键词:马来西亚学生，学生感知，学生互动，英国研讨会，言语互动。引自:Khairuddin, Z.， Khairuddin, Z.， & Ibrahim, N.(2020)。马来西亚学生对他们在英国研讨会上互动的看法。自然科学学报，5(2)，394 - 394。http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol5iss2pp384-405

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