The perception of young learners towards “walking phrase” activity: is it effective in engaging them in English phrase reading and sentence writing? / Norhasni Mohd Amin and Noraziah Mohd Amin

Learning sentence structure is usually not seen as an enjoyable learning experience, while writing is a complex system of communication, which means learning how to write can pose some difficulties. Thus, “Walking Phrase” activity was introduced to 26 young learners of Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Wangsa...

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Main Authors: Mohd Amin, Norhasni, Mohd Amin, Noraziah
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Language:English
Published: Academy of Language Studies 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26954/
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description Learning sentence structure is usually not seen as an enjoyable learning experience, while writing is a complex system of communication, which means learning how to write can pose some difficulties. Thus, “Walking Phrase” activity was introduced to 26 young learners of Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Wangsa as a technique for engaging them in reading phrases and writing sentences. The objective of this study was to investigate the perception of these young learners towards the use of “Walking Phrase” as an effective strategy in engaging them in English phrase reading and sentence writing. “Walking Phrase” is a learning strategy that involves simple phrases and then learners try to use them in structuring sentences. As for the present study, the students each wore a phrase card. Then they read and memorized the short phrases written on the cards. The students then wrote the phrases in their writing booklets and also wrote complete sentences using the phrases. A questionnaire which comprised sixteen “Yes”/“No” questions was administered each of the 26 participants who were Year 6 students of the primary school in order to investigate their perception towards “Walking Phrase” activity. Based on the findings obtained, the majority of the students viewed “Walking Phrase” activity as an effective strategy in engaging them in reading phrases and writing sentences of English.
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spelling uitm-269542022-07-08T02:15:56Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26954/ The perception of young learners towards “walking phrase” activity: is it effective in engaging them in English phrase reading and sentence writing? / Norhasni Mohd Amin and Noraziah Mohd Amin ijmal Mohd Amin, Norhasni Mohd Amin, Noraziah Language and education PE English language Study and teaching Learning sentence structure is usually not seen as an enjoyable learning experience, while writing is a complex system of communication, which means learning how to write can pose some difficulties. Thus, “Walking Phrase” activity was introduced to 26 young learners of Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Wangsa as a technique for engaging them in reading phrases and writing sentences. The objective of this study was to investigate the perception of these young learners towards the use of “Walking Phrase” as an effective strategy in engaging them in English phrase reading and sentence writing. “Walking Phrase” is a learning strategy that involves simple phrases and then learners try to use them in structuring sentences. As for the present study, the students each wore a phrase card. Then they read and memorized the short phrases written on the cards. The students then wrote the phrases in their writing booklets and also wrote complete sentences using the phrases. A questionnaire which comprised sixteen “Yes”/“No” questions was administered each of the 26 participants who were Year 6 students of the primary school in order to investigate their perception towards “Walking Phrase” activity. Based on the findings obtained, the majority of the students viewed “Walking Phrase” activity as an effective strategy in engaging them in reading phrases and writing sentences of English. Academy of Language Studies 2019-08 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26954/1/AJ_NORHASNI%20MOHD%20AMIN%20IJMAL%20APB%20SA%2019%20id%2026954.pdf Mohd Amin, Norhasni and Mohd Amin, Noraziah (2019) The perception of young learners towards “walking phrase” activity: is it effective in engaging them in English phrase reading and sentence writing? / Norhasni Mohd Amin and Noraziah Mohd Amin. (2019) International Journal of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics (IJMAL) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/International_Journal_of_Modern_Languages_and_Applied_Linguistics_=28IJMAL=29.html>, 3 (3): 5. pp. 30-39. ISSN e-ISSN 2600-7266 http://ijmal.learningdistance.org/
spellingShingle Language and education
PE English language
Study and teaching
Mohd Amin, Norhasni
Mohd Amin, Noraziah
The perception of young learners towards “walking phrase” activity: is it effective in engaging them in English phrase reading and sentence writing? / Norhasni Mohd Amin and Noraziah Mohd Amin
title The perception of young learners towards “walking phrase” activity: is it effective in engaging them in English phrase reading and sentence writing? / Norhasni Mohd Amin and Noraziah Mohd Amin
title_full The perception of young learners towards “walking phrase” activity: is it effective in engaging them in English phrase reading and sentence writing? / Norhasni Mohd Amin and Noraziah Mohd Amin
title_fullStr The perception of young learners towards “walking phrase” activity: is it effective in engaging them in English phrase reading and sentence writing? / Norhasni Mohd Amin and Noraziah Mohd Amin
title_full_unstemmed The perception of young learners towards “walking phrase” activity: is it effective in engaging them in English phrase reading and sentence writing? / Norhasni Mohd Amin and Noraziah Mohd Amin
title_short The perception of young learners towards “walking phrase” activity: is it effective in engaging them in English phrase reading and sentence writing? / Norhasni Mohd Amin and Noraziah Mohd Amin
title_sort perception of young learners towards “walking phrase” activity: is it effective in engaging them in english phrase reading and sentence writing? / norhasni mohd amin and noraziah mohd amin
topic Language and education
PE English language
Study and teaching
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26954/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26954/