Title :
Using an english online newspaper (NiEXUS) for undergraduates: Assessing the efffectiveness of the programme
Author :
Lean, Mei Li ; Don, Zuraidah M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
This paper reports the results of an English enhancement course (EEC) specially offered to undergraduates who have just completed their first year at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. The course involves the four language skills and self-directed learning using the NST online program, NiEXUS. A total of 379 students underwent this three week course, and the feedback from the students and post-test results indicated that EEC helped them improve their English proficiency.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; linguistics; natural language processing; EEC; English enhancement course; English online newspaper; Malaya University; NST; new straits times online program; programme effectiveness assessment; self-directed learning; undergraduate education; Fiber reinforced plastics; Virtual reality; English; education; online; self-directed learning; undergraduates;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science and Information Technology, 2009. ICCSIT 2009. 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4519-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4520-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICCSIT.2009.5234461
