EVALUATING COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN MALAY LANGUAGE WRITING INSTRUCTION: A CASE STUDY

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Nurul Hijja Mazlan
Siti Hajar Halili
Chin Hai Leng

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Introduction of Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Menengah (KSSM) demands innovative pedagogy in language education. Collaborative learning is highly recommended to be integrated into teaching and learning process of Malay language. This paper reports the evaluation of collaborative learning in Malay language writing instruction for Form One student in Kuala Lumpur. Seven students and one teacher were interviewed for this qualitative research. The thematic analysis of the study revealed that collaborative learning supported shared information and knowledge, promoted joint activities, and development of soft-skills. However, issue involving uncooperative members emerged from the data. This paper then discussed the findings, implication, and recommendation for future researchers and practitioners.

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