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Mass lecture in language learning: What do the boys and girls think?

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  • Nor Hidayati Abdullah

    (Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (Tapah Campus), Tapah, Malaysia)

  • Nur Hani Laily Ramli

    (Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (Tapah Campus), Tapah, Malaysia)

  • Mahfuzah Rafek

    (Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (Tapah Campus), Tapah, Malaysia)

Abstract

Having to cope with large number of students, many universities have been practicing mass lecture with no limitation to any particular field of studies (Bowman and Mete, 2014). In ESL classroom, mass lecture has become more common too as one of the possible solutions for the shortage of manpower or English language teachers and lecturers, including in Malaysia. However, the students’ experience on mass lecture in learning the second language may vary due to the gender differences in language learning. Therefore, this exploratory study is aimed to investigate learners’ insights on the suitability of mass lecture and its reasons based on genders’ experience. In this quantitative study, a set of questionnaire was used as the instrument in data collection. The sample of this study were a total of 206 students from a local university. Significantly, it was found that mass lecture in language learning is perceived suitable by both male and female students. Nevertheless, there is a difference in the views of male and female students regarding learning speaking in mass lecture.

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  • Nor Hidayati Abdullah & Nur Hani Laily Ramli & Mahfuzah Rafek, 2017. "Mass lecture in language learning: What do the boys and girls think?," Journal of Advances in Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Yi-Hsing Hsieh, vol. 3(2), pages 115-123.
    • Handle: RePEc:apb:jahsss:2017:p:115-123
    DOI: 10.20474/jahss-3.2.5
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