scholarly journals ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY CHINESE TEACHERS IN TEACHING THE MALAY LANGUAGE AT SEKOLAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN CINA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (16) ◽  
pp. 01-15
Author(s):  
Mohd Saiful Othman ◽  
Nor Azwahanum Nor Shaid
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
National Language ◽  
Chinese Teachers ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Compulsory Subject

This concept paper discusses the issues and challenges faced by Chinese teachers in teaching the Malay language at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC). In accordance with the functionality of the Malay language as the national language, the Malay language should not only be mastered by the Malays but for all races in Malaysia. Good command of the Malay language can foster the self-esteem of every citizen in this country. The Malay language is also a compulsory subject that should be studied by every student, including students at SJKC. Teaching the Malay Language by Chinese teachers in SJKC is not an easy job because Chinese students are not native speakers of the Malay language. It is much different from their native language, the Malay language is only used by Chinese students during lessons and they seldom use it in their daily life. Chinese students are lack interest in learning the Malay language because it seems that learning the Malay language is very difficult for them. Therefore, the Chinese students’ achievement in the Malay language is still not satisfactory. Thus, the main focus of this concept paper is to analyse the issues and challenges faced by Chinese teachers in teaching the Malay language. These challenges make it difficult for teachers in ensuring satisfactory achievement among pupils. Various methods should be taken to improve the quality of teaching the Malays language in SJKC and thus to produce Chinese students who are fluent in speaking the Malay language. Therefore, the Chinese teachers who teach the Malay language in SJKC have to bear this responsibility by taking various initiatives to enhance the achievement of Chinese students in Malay language learning. Through this concept paper, it is hoped to reveal the issue of teaching the Malay language by Chinese teachers in SJKC to various parties.

Addictive Sexual Behavior

1994 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 1159-1182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne A. Myers
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Antidepressant Medication ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Regulatory Function ◽  
Sexual Activities

Case material is presented from two patients suffering from addictive sexual behavior. The term addiction is used because of the intense, driven quality of the behavior and because of its mood-elevating effects. Psychodynamically, the patients’ sexual acts helped to undo feelings of rejection at the hands of their mothers and to enhance feelings of lovability and of self-esteem. The behavior also helped to neutralize powerful feelings of rage toward the mother. In one patient, the acts also helped to ease inner turmoil related to an underlying attention deficit disorder. I speculate that some adults with addictive sexual behavior may have underlying attention deficit disorders. In both my patients, the sexual behaviors served the self-regulatory function of alleviating inner feelings of anhedonia and depression. When they decreased their sexual activities during the course of the treatment, they required adjunctive antidepressant medication. The underlying meaning of the medication and countertransference attitudes toward such patients are explored.

Is self-esteem a resource for the parental couple? A longitudinal study on the quality of the romantic and coparental relationships

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 3773-3795
Author(s):  
Nahema El Ghaziri ◽  
Joëlle Darwiche ◽  
Jean-Philippe Antonietti
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
The Family ◽  
Parental Couple ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

The aim of this study is to investigate the longitudinal influence of self-esteem on romantic and coparental relationship quality. The data were drawn from the German Family Panel, pairfam. Parents ( n couples = 2,364) were assessed three times over 4 years. The results indicated that romantic and coparental quality decreased over time, while self-esteem remained stable. The self-esteem of both parents predicted initial romantic and coparental quality. Additionally, mothers’ self-esteem reduced the decline in romantic quality. Finally, romantic quality mediated the relationship between parents’ self-esteem and coparental quality. These results suggest that self-esteem might be a resource for the parental couple and even for the family unit, as romantic and coparental quality are key elements for the well-being of both parent and child.

Lessons learned about language learning and extended reality frameworks

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saverio Iacono ◽  
Gianni Vercelli
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
European Community ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Quality Of Teaching

"The knowledge of a second language is an obligation in educational systems of the European Community for many years and the quality of teaching and learning, especially in Italy, could be largely improved for a better outcome. Methods like Game-based Learning and Gamification could improve and change this outcome, combined with new tools used as educational technology in an immersive context. This paper presents some lessons learned from the adoption of VR / AR within two applications related to language learning. In this context, being immersed in an engaging and fun simulated situation is a good way to practice language conversations. In the last few years the great clamor of new VR / AR devices (HMD, controller, tracker) promotes the creation of new frameworks of extended reality for language learning."

scholarly journals The impact of the quality of life perception on the self-esteem of physically active adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira ◽  
José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior ◽  
Renan Codonhato ◽  
Thayna Da Silva Zamboni ◽  
Adriele Tarini dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Active Adults

This study aimed at investigating the impact of the quality of life perception on the self-esteem of physically active adults. A total of 63 male and female swimming practitioners (38.13 ± 11.72) were evaluated. A socio-demographic questionnaire, WHOQOL-Bref Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used as tools. For data analysis the descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test, Mann-Whitney U Test, Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient, and the Univariate Multiple Regression were used. No significant differences were found either for the quality of life or the self-esteem between sexes; there was a significant positive correlation (p < 0.05) among the physical (r = 0.37), psychological (r = 0.36) and environmental (r = 0.30) domains with self-esteem. The regression model explained 20% of the self-esteem variability, with moderate and significant pathways of the physical (β = 0.23) and psychological (β = 0.23) domains, whereas the environmental domain did not show a significant predictive relation (p = 0.988) with self-esteem. It is concluded that a higher quality of life perception may result in a higher self-esteem for physically active adults. 

Anonymity of Response to Self-Evaluations: Are We Misinterpreting Self-Concept Research?

1996 ◽  
Vol 79 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1187-1194
Author(s):  
David Watkins ◽  
Sally Kemp
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Ability Grouping ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Ability Groups

This study investigated the possible effect of anonymity of response on the self-esteem of 289 12- and 13-yr.-old Hong Kong Chinese students in secondary school. Responses to the Self-description Questionnaire-1 by anonymous or non-anonymous groups differed according to the ability band of the students but not their gender. The higher the ability band, the higher was the tendency to report higher self-esteem in the anonymous condition. It is argued that researchers of self-concept may need to consider the implications of anonymity. In particular, the possibility of an interaction between anonymity and ability groups may well need to be taken into account when interpreting research into the influence of ability grouping on self-esteem.

scholarly journals Enhancing Self-Esteem in Classroom Language Learning: The Potential of Implementing a Strength-Based Positive Psychology Intervention at Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-345
Author(s):  
Mehry Haddad Narafshan ◽  
Samieh Noori
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Positive Psychology Intervention ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Since positive psychology (PP) is a nascent area of research, there are very few empirical studies assessing the impact of positive psychology interventions. Accordingly, this article reports on a quantitative study concerning the use of a positive psychology intervention to develop learners’ self-esteem in the context of higher education in the English as a foreign language (EFL) sector in Iran. Data was collected during the academic year 2016–2017 from a university in Iran using Cooper Smith (1967, 1981) Self Esteem Inventory Adult Form (CSEI-A) , a self-report questionnaire, as the instrument and administering it before and after a TEFL master course. Thirty six university students participated in a five-month long quasi-experimental study. The current study’s primary aim was to investigate in detail the potential of PP intervention for supporting the self-esteem progress in the context in question. The study showed a statistically significant improvement in the self-esteem of the participants in the experimental group after completing the course suggesting positive paths from positive psychology to understanding the strengths, and managing the weaknesses effectively. The encouraging results from this program suggest new avenues for approaching the change of self-esteem.

scholarly journals Rolul stimei de sine în formarea imaginii de sine la adolescenți

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-95
Author(s):  
Alina Zaharia
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychosocial Aspects ◽  
The Self ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
Self Image ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

The main objective of this research consists in studying psychosocial aspects of the relationship that is established between the level of the quality of self image and self-esteem in adolescents. Self-esteem play an important role in the self image of teenagers and young people. Teenagers with a high level of self-esteem have clear and stable views about themselves, talk about them in a consistent, positive way. Teenagers with a low self-esteem have the feeling that they do not know too well each other and talk about them in a unreliable and ambiguous way. They are also pretty reserved in initiating social contacts.

scholarly journals The Effect of Reading and Writing Literacy in Improving the Quality of Teaching Materials

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merli Yuridha
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Learning Abilities ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Teacher Creativity ◽  
Good Learning ◽  
Improve Student Learning

Literacy is one of the important aspects that we must know. Literacy from time to time has undergone many changes. According to (Alfin, 2018) in its development literacy must receive attention. Literacy is a basic skill that must be mastered by every individual. Attention to literacy to improve student learning abilities in the future. Literacy is widely included in subjects at school. One of them is learning Indonesian. One aspect of literacy contained in learning Indonesian. In practice, Indonesian Language Learning focuses on four aspects of skills that require teacher creativity to achieve good learning outcomes. These four aspects of skills are also needed to study other subjects. Every aspect of Indonesian language skills is interrelated with each other. For example, a person can speak because he is able to listen, or is skilled at reading, and writing. Likewise, a person who is skilled at writing, if he is skilled at listening, speaking, and reading. Each skill is interrelated with one another. (Novelti et al., 2018)

scholarly journals Project-based Language Learning: Email Exchanges between Non-native English Speakers

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 941
Author(s):  
Sue Wang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Native English Speakers ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Native Speakers Of English ◽  
Efl College Students ◽  
Efl Learning

his study presents the findings of an email exchange project between Chinese and Korean EFL college students. With the non-native speakers of English far outnumbered the native speakers, it is necessary to investigate the interactions between these non-native speakers whose communication is made possible only through English. 36 Chinese EFL college students participated in this e-pal project with a group of 28 Korean EFL college students. This paper reported the Chinese students’ perceptions and their attitudes towards interactions through email exchange with their non-native counterparts. Implications of using project as an approach in EFL learning and teaching is also discussed.

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