MIM-GA: Measuring Non-Native Students’ Group Attitude (GA) in using Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) in Learning English

Successful language learning often requires students to collaborate in a group in completing certain tasks assigned to them by instructors. The success of such collaboration relies heavily on effective communication which requires positive attitude among group members. However, group attitude can be...

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Main Authors:	Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan, Zarina, Mohd Ali, Abdullah Adnan, Mohamed, Nurkarimah, Yusof
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Asian EFL Journal Press 2016
Subjects:	L Education (General) PE English PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
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spelling	ump-159692018-05-18T02:33:54Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15969/ MIM-GA: Measuring Non-Native Students’ Group Attitude (GA) in using Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) in Learning English Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Zarina, Mohd Ali Abdullah Adnan, Mohamed Nurkarimah, Yusof L Education (General) PE English PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Successful language learning often requires students to collaborate in a group in completing certain tasks assigned to them by instructors. The success of such collaboration relies heavily on effective communication which requires positive attitude among group members. However, group attitude can be difficult to measure. Meanwhile, technological advancement has made mobile instant messaging (MIM) very popular in group communication. Much research has been conducted on GA and increasing number of studies have shed light on MIM. Nevertheless, little is known about their relationship. Therefore, this study aimed to measure non-native students’ group attitude (GA) in using MIM in completing their English language classroom group projects and the strength of the relationship between MIM and GA. A total of 77 students participated in the study by answering a set of questionnaire comprising 35 items (20 GA items and 15 MIM items). Results have shown a significantly positive correlation between MIM and GA. Thus, it can be concluded that positive group attitude, which is key to effective group communication, can be achieved and enhanced with the use of MIM. This study further recommends that MIM should be seriously considered for implementation in English language learning in which group communication is of great importance. Keywords: Mobile instant messaging, group attitude, group communication, English language learning. Asian EFL Journal Press 2016-12-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15969/1/pbmsk-2016-noraha-MIM.pdf Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan and Zarina, Mohd Ali and Abdullah Adnan, Mohamed and Nurkarimah, Yusof (2016) MIM-GA: Measuring Non-Native Students’ Group Attitude (GA) in using Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) in Learning English. Asian EFL Journal, 4 (13). pp. 110-123. ISSN 1738-1460 http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/9934/research-editions/2016/12/indonesian-international-conference-edition-december-2016-volume-4/#squelch-taas-tab-content-0-2
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spellingShingle	L Education (General) PE English PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Zarina, Mohd Ali Abdullah Adnan, Mohamed Nurkarimah, Yusof MIM-GA: Measuring Non-Native Students’ Group Attitude (GA) in using Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) in Learning English
description	Successful language learning often requires students to collaborate in a group in completing certain tasks assigned to them by instructors. The success of such collaboration relies heavily on effective communication which requires positive attitude among group members. However, group attitude can be difficult to measure. Meanwhile, technological advancement has made mobile instant messaging (MIM) very popular in group communication. Much research has been conducted on GA and increasing number of studies have shed light on MIM. Nevertheless, little is known about their relationship. Therefore, this study aimed to measure non-native students’ group attitude (GA) in using MIM in completing their English language classroom group projects and the strength of the relationship between MIM and GA. A total of 77 students participated in the study by answering a set of questionnaire comprising 35 items (20 GA items and 15 MIM items). Results have shown a significantly positive correlation between MIM and GA. Thus, it can be concluded that positive group attitude, which is key to effective group communication, can be achieved and enhanced with the use of MIM. This study further recommends that MIM should be seriously considered for implementation in English language learning in which group communication is of great importance. Keywords: Mobile instant messaging, group attitude, group communication, English language learning.
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author	Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Zarina, Mohd Ali Abdullah Adnan, Mohamed Nurkarimah, Yusof
author_facet	Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Zarina, Mohd Ali Abdullah Adnan, Mohamed Nurkarimah, Yusof
author_sort	Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan
title	MIM-GA: Measuring Non-Native Students’ Group Attitude (GA) in using Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) in Learning English
title_short	MIM-GA: Measuring Non-Native Students’ Group Attitude (GA) in using Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) in Learning English
title_full	MIM-GA: Measuring Non-Native Students’ Group Attitude (GA) in using Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) in Learning English
title_fullStr	MIM-GA: Measuring Non-Native Students’ Group Attitude (GA) in using Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) in Learning English
title_full_unstemmed	MIM-GA: Measuring Non-Native Students’ Group Attitude (GA) in using Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) in Learning English
title_sort	mim-ga: measuring non-native students’ group attitude (ga) in using mobile instant messaging (mim) in learning english
publisher	Asian EFL Journal Press
publishDate	2016
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15969/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15969/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15969/1/pbmsk-2016-noraha-MIM.pdf
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