The Adventure of Mat Kilau: Enhancing Listening Comprehension through an Interactive Computer Game
Globalisation and fast-growing information technology have strikingly changed the approaches to ESL teaching and learning in the past few decades. On account of the increasing demands of the 21st century, the awareness on the importance of listening skills, especially listening comprehension, has gr...
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| author | Munira Abd Rahman Siti Hanisah Abdul Rahman Noraini Md Said Melor Md Yunus |
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| description | Globalisation and fast-growing information technology have strikingly changed the approaches to ESL teaching and learning in the past few decades. On account of the increasing demands of the 21st century, the awareness on the importance of listening skills, especially listening comprehension, has grown tremendously. This is due to the realisation that excellent listening comprehension enables learners to communicate effectively and meaningfully. However, in the Malaysian context, studies found that listening skills are still perceived as less important than other language skills. Therefore, this paper aims to fill the gap by developing ‘The Adventure of Mat Kilau’, an interactive computer game to enhance ESL learners’ listening comprehension. The game features a Malay hero ‘Mat Kilau’ as the main character and different tasks which need the players to listen to verbal instructions. This paper also describes the stages of the research which include the needs analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Based on the findings, it is concluded that this interactive game works as a fun, challenging, and motivating tool for lower primary ESL listening comprehension.
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| spelling | doaj-art-34cbf00b891a4e2ba848fb9cc6ffaf2a2025-07-08T12:51:28ZengAcademica Press SolutionsMalaysia Journal of Invention and Innovation2976-21702023-01-0121The Adventure of Mat Kilau: Enhancing Listening Comprehension through an Interactive Computer GameMunira Abd Rahman0Siti Hanisah Abdul Rahman1Noraini Md Said2Melor Md Yunus3Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaFaculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaFaculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaFaculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaGlobalisation and fast-growing information technology have strikingly changed the approaches to ESL teaching and learning in the past few decades. On account of the increasing demands of the 21st century, the awareness on the importance of listening skills, especially listening comprehension, has grown tremendously. This is due to the realisation that excellent listening comprehension enables learners to communicate effectively and meaningfully. However, in the Malaysian context, studies found that listening skills are still perceived as less important than other language skills. Therefore, this paper aims to fill the gap by developing ‘The Adventure of Mat Kilau’, an interactive computer game to enhance ESL learners’ listening comprehension. The game features a Malay hero ‘Mat Kilau’ as the main character and different tasks which need the players to listen to verbal instructions. This paper also describes the stages of the research which include the needs analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Based on the findings, it is concluded that this interactive game works as a fun, challenging, and motivating tool for lower primary ESL listening comprehension. https://journal.academicapress.org/aps/index.php/mjii/article/view/29Listening comprehensionMalaysian ESL undergraduatesInteractive gameAuthentic teachingListening skills |
| spellingShingle | Munira Abd Rahman Siti Hanisah Abdul Rahman Noraini Md Said Melor Md Yunus The Adventure of Mat Kilau: Enhancing Listening Comprehension through an Interactive Computer Game Malaysia Journal of Invention and Innovation Listening comprehension Malaysian ESL undergraduates Interactive game Authentic teaching Listening skills |
| title | The Adventure of Mat Kilau: Enhancing Listening Comprehension through an Interactive Computer Game |
| title_full | The Adventure of Mat Kilau: Enhancing Listening Comprehension through an Interactive Computer Game |
| title_fullStr | The Adventure of Mat Kilau: Enhancing Listening Comprehension through an Interactive Computer Game |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Adventure of Mat Kilau: Enhancing Listening Comprehension through an Interactive Computer Game |
| title_short | The Adventure of Mat Kilau: Enhancing Listening Comprehension through an Interactive Computer Game |
| title_sort | adventure of mat kilau enhancing listening comprehension through an interactive computer game |
| topic | Listening comprehension Malaysian ESL undergraduates Interactive game Authentic teaching Listening skills |
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