Development of Learning Opportunities at Malaysian Universities Through Interpersonal Communication Among Students From Different Cultures and Nationalities

The process of daily interactions among students of different cultures and nationalities, and its effects on increase of educational opportunities at the modern universities are among the important issues to be evaluated. This study was conducted to examine the process of daily interactions among lo...

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Main Authors:	Sarwari, Abdul Qahar, Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim, Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2014
Subjects:	BF Psychology
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5952/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5952/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5952/1/pbmsk-2014-qahar-Development_of_Learning.pdf

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spelling	ump-59522018-02-14T00:54:55Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5952/ Development of Learning Opportunities at Malaysian Universities Through Interpersonal Communication Among Students From Different Cultures and Nationalities Sarwari, Abdul Qahar Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz BF Psychology The process of daily interactions among students of different cultures and nationalities, and its effects on increase of educational opportunities at the modern universities are among the important issues to be evaluated. This study was conducted to examine the process of daily interactions among local and international students of University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) and to find out whether this process has effects on enhancement of educational opportunities and collaborative learning at the university. A quantitative survey with its 220 participants from both local and international students of UMP was conducted as the main method of this study, and the qualitative interviews were done to enrich the data. Based on their personal agreements, from survey participants, 12 of them were participated in the qualitative interviews. The results of this study confirmed that interpersonal communication among students of different cultures and nationalities had positive effects on their university related life and paved the ways for them to have more collaborative activities at the university. However, findings of this study may encourage university students to have more interactions with their peers from different nationalities and have more academic achievements. University officials can pave the ways for students to have better opportunities for their daily interactions with their counterparts from different cultures. Further studies on the related issues may deepen the information and highlight more essential points. IIUM Press 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5952/1/pbmsk-2014-qahar-Development_of_Learning.pdf Sarwari, Abdul Qahar and Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim and Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz (2014) Development of Learning Opportunities at Malaysian Universities Through Interpersonal Communication Among Students From Different Cultures and Nationalities. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Language Conference (ILC 2014), 4-6 June 2014 , International Islamic University Malaysia (iium), Kuala Lumpur. pp. 1-13.. ISBN 978-967-418-324-0 http://www.iium.edu.my/sites/default/files/users/127/files/ABDUL%20QAHAR%20SARWARI.pdf
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spellingShingle	BF Psychology Sarwari, Abdul Qahar Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz Development of Learning Opportunities at Malaysian Universities Through Interpersonal Communication Among Students From Different Cultures and Nationalities
description	The process of daily interactions among students of different cultures and nationalities, and its effects on increase of educational opportunities at the modern universities are among the important issues to be evaluated. This study was conducted to examine the process of daily interactions among local and international students of University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) and to find out whether this process has effects on enhancement of educational opportunities and collaborative learning at the university. A quantitative survey with its 220 participants from both local and international students of UMP was conducted as the main method of this study, and the qualitative interviews were done to enrich the data. Based on their personal agreements, from survey participants, 12 of them were participated in the qualitative interviews. The results of this study confirmed that interpersonal communication among students of different cultures and nationalities had positive effects on their university related life and paved the ways for them to have more collaborative activities at the university. However, findings of this study may encourage university students to have more interactions with their peers from different nationalities and have more academic achievements. University officials can pave the ways for students to have better opportunities for their daily interactions with their counterparts from different cultures. Further studies on the related issues may deepen the information and highlight more essential points.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Sarwari, Abdul Qahar Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz
author_facet	Sarwari, Abdul Qahar Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz
author_sort	Sarwari, Abdul Qahar
title	Development of Learning Opportunities at Malaysian Universities Through Interpersonal Communication Among Students From Different Cultures and Nationalities
title_short	Development of Learning Opportunities at Malaysian Universities Through Interpersonal Communication Among Students From Different Cultures and Nationalities
title_full	Development of Learning Opportunities at Malaysian Universities Through Interpersonal Communication Among Students From Different Cultures and Nationalities
title_fullStr	Development of Learning Opportunities at Malaysian Universities Through Interpersonal Communication Among Students From Different Cultures and Nationalities
title_full_unstemmed	Development of Learning Opportunities at Malaysian Universities Through Interpersonal Communication Among Students From Different Cultures and Nationalities
title_sort	development of learning opportunities at malaysian universities through interpersonal communication among students from different cultures and nationalities
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2014
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5952/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5952/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5952/1/pbmsk-2014-qahar-Development_of_Learning.pdf
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