Online Activities of Urban Malaysian Adolescents: Report of a Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	Tan, Kok Eng; Yen Abdullah, Melissa Ng Lee; Guan Saw, Kim
Titel	Online Activities of Urban Malaysian Adolescents: Report of a Pilot Study
Quelle	In: Literacy, 46 (2012) 1, S.33-39 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-4350
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Internet; Adolescent Attitudes; User Needs (Information); Mass Media Use; Media Literacy; Popular Culture; Media Research; Use Studies; Web Sites; Pilot Projects; Incidence; Time Perspective; Time on Task; Access to Computers; English Language Learners; Language Proficiency; Language Skills; Secondary School Students; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Benutzerbedürfnis; Mediennutzung; Media skills; Medie competence; Medienkompetenz; Popkultur; Medienforschung; Benutzerschulung; Web-Design; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Vorkommen; Zeitbezug; Zeitaufwand; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Sekundarschüler
Abstract	The literacy practices of many communities today show new ways of meaning making in the contemporary, technological and digital culture. A number of Malaysian adolescents belong to this culture. This pilot study reports the preliminary findings of a larger study aimed at describing the online activities of Malaysian adolescents. Fifty-four participants from an urban secondary school in Penang took part in this study. One finding showed that the percentages of language use on the Internet were: 80.6 per cent in English, 10.6 per cent in Bahasa Malaysia and 8.8 per cent in Chinese. In addition, the study also revealed some common websites that these adolescents frequented. The findings point to the need to investigate the extent of these online literacy practices beyond school among the adolescent population in Malaysia and to look into the implications for ESL education. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10