Pub Date : 2023-01-31DOI: 10.24200/jonus.vol8iss1pp384-405
M. F. Abdullah, Mohd Iqbal Mohd Noor, Peter Aning Tedong, Azniza Ahmad Zaini, Nor Aziah Abd Kadir, Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah
Background and Purpose: Parents play a crucial role in children's educational attainment. Their perception influences their action in giving better formal education to their children. However, the scenario is different for the Indigenous community in Malaysia where formal education is deemed least important and there is a huge gap for Indigenous education attainment compared to the stream population. This paper aims to elucidate the parent perception of formal education effectiveness among the Indigenous community or Orang Asli (in the Malay language) in Terengganu, Malaysia. Methodology: The research using qualitative methods involved three Indigenous villages in the state of Terengganu. Data were collected through interviews, focus group discussions and observation. The informants consisted of Indigenous parents, teachers and the officers of the Department of Orang Asli Development (JAKOA). Findings: Results showed that parents' perceptions are generally stereotyped and unable to stimulate students’ interest. The common problem in teaching and learning is related to parents’ educational background, socioeconomic background, expectations, marital age, surrounding condition and awareness. Contributions: This study has given the real picture of Indigenous parents' perceptions toward formal education. The implications of Indigenous parents’ education problems are significantly associated with degrading interest among students in education, issues of attendance and students' academic performance. Keywords: Orang Asli, formal education, academic attainment, parent’s perception, Terengganu. Cite as: Mohd Noor, M. I., Abdullah, M. F., Tedong, P. A., Ahmad Zaini, A., Abd Kadir, N. A., & Abdullah, M. T. (2023). Indigenous parents’ perception of the effectiveness of formal education in Malaysia. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 8(1), 384-405. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol8iss1pp384-405
背景与目的:父母在孩子的教育成就中起着至关重要的作用。她们的观念影响了她们为子女提供更好的正规教育的行动。然而,对于马来西亚的土著社区来说,情况就不同了,正规教育被认为是最不重要的,与流人口相比,土著居民的教育程度存在巨大差距。本文旨在阐明父母亲对马来西亚登嘉楼原住民社区或原住民(马来语)正规教育有效性的看法。方法:采用定性方法的研究涉及丁加奴州的三个土著村庄。通过访谈、焦点小组讨论和观察等方式收集数据。举报人包括土著家长、教师和原住民发展部的官员。调查结果:结果显示,家长的认知普遍是刻板的,无法激发学生的兴趣。教与学中常见的问题与家长的教育背景、社会经济背景、期望、婚姻年龄、周围环境、意识等有关。贡献:本研究给出了土著父母对正规教育的真实看法。土著父母的教育问题的影响与学生对教育的兴趣下降、出勤问题和学生的学习成绩显著相关。关键词:原住民,正规教育,学业成就,家长认知,登嘉楼引自:Mohd Noor, m.i, Abdullah, m.f, Tedong, p.a, Ahmad Zaini, A., Abd Kadir, n.a., & Abdullah, m.t.(2023)。马来西亚原住民家长对正规教育成效的看法。中国农业科学学报,28(1),394 - 394。http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol8iss1pp384-405
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Pub Date : 2023-01-31DOI: 10.24200/jonus.vol8iss1pp158-183
A. Abdullah, Siti Salwani Abdullah, S. Zainuddin, N. Azmi, T. Abdullah
Background and Purpose: Islamic finance is an important driver of the economy for the Muslim world, particularly to the developing Muslim majority countries in Southeast Asia. Scholars continue to pay close attention to Islamic finance research because it differs from conventional finance in many ways. Islamic finance research, like other fields of study, has to take a step back to evaluate what has been accomplished, who has contributed, and what the trending research topics are throughout its development. To that end, this research aims to investigate the structure of Islamic finance research by identifying its key nuances to date. Methodology: This study uses the VOSviewer program to perform bibliometric analysis techniques, particularly the citation, bibliographic coupling, and co-word analysis, to investigate the structure of Islamic finance research. The analyses were conducted by identifying the scientific journals that have a significant impact in the field based on a sample of 1,567 articles spanning the years 1955 to 2019, or 65 years of research. Findings: The major findings of the study are the identification of the four key nuances that form the structure of Islamic finance research and the most referred publications for each of the nuances using citation, bibliometric coupling and co-word analysis. The key nuances include: 1) Bank performance, stability, corporate governance, and risk management; 2) Customer’s patronization and satisfaction factors; 3) Islamic microfinancing and social banking; and 4) Islamic capital market products and performance. Contributions: This study presents an easy-to-read network of research nuances useful for understanding the Islamic finance literature and supporting future research in this field. The study also provides practical contributions to Islamic financial institutions by showing the major areas of focus to improve or sustain them in the industry. Keywords: Bibliometric analysis, Islamic finance nuances, literature review, co-word, bibliographic coupling. Cite as: Abdullah, A. R., Abdullah, S. S., Zainuddin, S. A., Azmi, N. F., & Abdullah, T. (2023). Four nuances of Islamic finance research: A bibliometric analysis approach for exploring the structure of research. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 8(1), 158-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol8iss1pp158-183
背景和目的:伊斯兰金融是穆斯林世界经济的重要驱动力,特别是对东南亚穆斯林占多数的发展中国家。学者们继续密切关注伊斯兰金融研究,因为它在许多方面与传统金融不同。与其他研究领域一样,伊斯兰金融研究必须退后一步,评估已经取得的成就,谁做出了贡献,以及在其发展过程中趋势研究主题是什么。为此,本研究旨在通过识别迄今为止的关键细微差别来调查伊斯兰金融研究的结构。方法:本研究使用VOSviewer程序执行文献计量分析技术,特别是引文、书目耦合和共词分析,以调查伊斯兰金融研究的结构。分析是根据1955年至2019年(65年的研究)的1567篇文章样本,通过确定在该领域有重大影响的科学期刊进行的。研究结果:本研究的主要发现是确定了形成伊斯兰金融研究结构的四个关键细微差别,并使用引文、文献计量耦合和共词分析确定了每个细微差别中被引用最多的出版物。关键的细微差别包括:1)银行业绩、稳定性、公司治理和风险管理;2)顾客光顾及满意因素;3)伊斯兰小额信贷和社会银行;4)伊斯兰资本市场产品及业绩。贡献:本研究提供了一个易于阅读的研究细微差别网络,有助于理解伊斯兰金融文献并支持该领域的未来研究。该研究还为伊斯兰金融机构提供了实际贡献,展示了在行业中改善或维持它们的主要重点领域。关键词:文献计量分析,伊斯兰金融的细微差别,文献综述,共词,书目耦合。引自:Abdullah, A. R., Abdullah, S. S., Zainuddin, S. A., Azmi, N. F.和Abdullah, T.(2023)。伊斯兰金融研究的四个细微差别:探索研究结构的文献计量分析方法。自然科学学报,8(1),158-183。http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol8iss1pp158-183
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Pub Date : 2022-06-30DOI: 10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp81-102
Nurul Jannah Ahmad Ghulamuddin, Tengku Intan Suzila Tengku Sharif, Zainurin Abd Rahman
Background and Purpose: The COVID19 pandemic challenges on learning necessitate the understanding of students’ Language Learning Strategies (LLS). Studies on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students’ English LLS is scarce. The objectives of the study are to examine the LLS employed by STEM students learning English as a second language (ESL) in a public university (PU) in Malaysia and to investigate the LLS underlying factors pertaining to the open distance learning (ODL). Methodology: This study was designed as survey research, employing the quantitative approach to gather data. The Strategy Inventory of Language Learning (SILL) questionnaire was administered to 250 engineering undergraduates as respondents, who were chosen using a purposive sampling method. Data were analyzed descriptively using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation was conducted to determine the construct validity. PCA appropriateness was suggested by the inter-item correlation. Findings: The compensation, metacognitive and cognitive learning strategies were the most frequently used strategies while the memory and affective strategies were the least. The PCA added vital information like the memory strategy corresponds to the metacognitive strategy. The cognitive strategy concept of ‘practice,’ may demand a revisit to some traditional grammar learning methods. There are also demands for social-emotional factors to be considered. ODL has imposed bigger demands too. Contributions: The findings may assist ESL educators to boost STEM students’ self-monitoring behavior, to plan and coordinate their own learning process. PCA’s ‘Self-Awareness’ concept revealed that policy makers need to conduct more training to ensure executions run smoothly. Keywords: English, Language Learning Strategies (LLS), Open Distance Learning (ODL), Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Cite as: Nurul Jannah, A. G., Tengku Intan Suzila, T. S., & Zainurin, A. R. (2022). STEM students’ English learning strategies and underlying factors in relation to issues in open distance learning. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 7(2), 81-102. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp81-102
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Background and Purpose: Second language (L2) learners have been observed making generation errors, i.e., derivational morphology, in the prospects of learning another language by translating it into their mother tongue. This research has studied these errors in L2 regarding derivational morphology. Methodology: This study was designed as descriptive research, using a quantitative approach to collect data. The respondents in this research are a total of 100 undergraduates who volunteered to take part, comprising 50 from the second semester, and 50 from the fourth semester who majored in French, and had been chosen using a purposive sampling method. The current study contained an expanded instrument that included each of the four sentences from each of the fourfold or more distractors, comprising 108 items. The affectability of learners to the use of these structures in an unfavourable syntactic situation was tested by crossing derivationally related suffixed shapes with their bases. Data obtained from the 108 item questionnaires was analysed inferentially using ANOVA and t-test. Findings: Results showed that learners were dissatisfied with the presence or absence of postfixes, implying that generation errors are a problem of performance rather than competence. Contributions: The current study discovered a gap between the creation of defined and curved structures, confirming phonetic hypotheses that differentiate these two morphological mechanisms. Moreover, this study suggested that the root structures and inferred frames are vulnerable to the area of an incidental postfix and to the nonattendance of a requisite one. Effects are greater at higher levels, suggesting that syntactic knowledge starts to improve in advanced learners. Keywords: Derivational morphology, language interference, bilingualism, translation, language teaching. Cite as: Akbari Motlaq, M. D., Tengku Mahadi, T. S., Adi Kasuma, S. A., & Zulkifli, Z. I. (2022). Investigating the impact of derivational morphology in foreign language acquisition: A case study. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 7(2), 184-xx. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp184-201
背景与目的:人们观察到第二语言学习者在将另一种语言翻译成母语的过程中会犯生成错误,即衍生词法。本研究研究了L2中有关衍生形态的这些错误。方法:本研究设计为描述性研究,采用定量方法收集数据。本研究的调查对象是100名自愿参与的本科生,其中50名来自第二学期,50名来自第四学期的法语专业学生,采用有目的抽样的方法。目前的研究包含了一个扩展的工具,包括来自四倍或更多分心物的每四个句子,包括108个项目。在不利的句法情况下,学习者对这些结构的使用的影响是通过将衍生相关的后缀形状与其基础交叉来测试的。从108项问卷中获得的数据采用方差分析和t检验进行交互分析。结果显示,学习者对后缀的存在或不存在不满意,这意味着生成错误是一个表现问题而不是能力问题。贡献:目前的研究发现了定义结构和弯曲结构之间的差距,证实了区分这两种形态机制的语音假设。此外,本研究表明,词根结构和推断框架容易受到附带后缀和不出现必要后缀的影响。在更高的水平上,效果更大,这表明高级学习者的句法知识开始提高。关键词:衍生词法,语言干扰,双语,翻译,语言教学引自:Akbari Motlaq, m.d, Tengku Mahadi, t.s., Adi Kasuma, s.a., & Zulkifli, Z. i(2022)。探讨衍生词法对外语习得的影响:个案研究。自然科学学报,7(2),184-xx。http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp184-201
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Pub Date : 2022-06-30DOI: 10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp270-290
Mohd Fadzli Ismail, N.M.K. Nik Yusoff
Background and Purpose: Efforts to improve the teaching of the Arabic language as a subject have the potential to strengthen the Integrated Dini Curriculum (KBD) in Malaysia. Thus, it is appropriate and necessary to examine the relevance of textbook technical presentation in terms of text readability. Therefore, this study aims to identify the relationship between the technical presentation of the Arabic textbook (al-Lughah al-‘Arabiyyah al-Mu’asirah) in the Form Four Integrated Dini Curriculum in Government-Aided Religious Schools (SABK) and the readability of textbooks. Methodology: This study was designed as survey research. 694 respondents Form Four SABK were recruited in this study, selected using a proportionate stratified random sampling method. The questionnaire items were administrated to the respondents after they were tested for validity and reliability. Data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially. This included frequency, percentages, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson correlation tests. Findings: Results showed that the technical presentation of KBD Form Four Arabic textbooks is of a high level. However, the readability of the textbook overall was unsatisfactory. It was also shown that there was a weak significant positive relationship between the textbook technical presentation and the readability of Arabic textbooks for SABK students. Contributions: The findings of this study have implications on textbook writers to improve textbook readability, especially for language learners. The findings also may contribute to the Ministry of education, course designers, as well school administrators to be vigilant before making any decisions on textbooks used for educational purposes. Keywords: al-Lughah al-‘Arabiyyah al-Mu’asirah, government-aided religious school students, Integrated Dini Curriculum, readability, textbook technical presentation. Cite as: Ismail, M. F., & Nik Yusoff, N. M. R. (2022). Textbook technical presentation vs. Readability: An analysis of KBD form four Arabic textbooks in Malaysia. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 7(2), 270-290. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp270-290
背景和目的:努力改善阿拉伯语作为一门学科的教学,有可能加强马来西亚的综合迪尼课程(KBD)。因此,从文本可读性的角度来考察教科书技术表现的相关性是适当和必要的。因此,本研究旨在确定政府资助宗教学校(SABK)中四年级综合Dini课程中阿拉伯语教科书(al- lughah al- ' Arabiyyah al- mu ' asirah)的技术呈现与教科书的可读性之间的关系。方法:本研究采用问卷调查法。本研究采用比例分层随机抽样方法,共招募了694名调查对象。问卷内容经过效度和信度检验后发放给被调查者。对数据进行描述性和推理性分析。这包括频率、百分比、平均值、标准差和Pearson相关检验。结果:结果表明,大学部中四阿拉伯语教材的技术呈现水平较高。然而,教科书的可读性总体上并不令人满意。教科书技术呈现与SABK学生的阿拉伯语教科书可读性之间存在微弱的显著正相关。贡献:本研究结果对教科书编写者提高教科书可读性,尤其是对语言学习者而言,具有启示意义。这一发现也可能有助于教育部、课程设计者以及学校管理者在决定是否使用用于教育目的的教科书之前保持警惕。关键词:al- lughah al- ' Arabiyyah al- mu ' asirah,政府资助的宗教学校学生,综合Dini课程,可读性,教科书技术呈现引自:Ismail, M. F, & Nik Yusoff, N. M. R.(2022)。教科书技术呈现与可读性:马来西亚四本阿拉伯语教科书的KBD分析。自然科学学报,7(2),270-290。http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp270-290
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Pub Date : 2022-06-30DOI: 10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp21-43
Roslina Abdul Aziz, Nadhratunnaim Abas, Khairul Firhan Yusob
Background and Purpose: There is little research on the use of BE-copula in learner compositions in terms of how BE is used, and what functions it performs at specific stages of composition. This study aims to investigate the functions of BE-copula in argumentative essays written by non-native speaker (NS) and native speaker (NNS) learners and determine the similarities and differences in the way the learners use BE-copula in their essays. Methodology: This descriptive study employed a corpus-based methodology with the corpus data obtained from the Malaysian Corpus of Learner English (MACLE) and Louvain Corpus of Native English Essays (LOCNESS). Only data from L1-Malay learners, which were extracted from MACLE, and which form a sub-corpus of L1-Malay learner argumentative essays, were analyzed in the study. Adopting Hyland’s three-stage structure of an argumentative essay as the framework for analysis, data were analyzed for the distribution of BE-copula and the functions it performed in the learner essays. Findings: Results from the quantitative analysis revealed a similar pattern in the use of BE-copula between NNS and NS learners, with both groups showing an inclination towards the present forms (is, are) and BE-copula construction. A t-test analysis revealed a more significant use of BE-copula in terms of both forms and functions by the NS learners. The qualitative analysis revealed that even though the NNS learners exhibited almost similar composing elements as the NS counterparts, their texts were stylistically simple, more constrained, less fluent, and effective due to limited syntactic variety. Contributions: The empirical findings from the in depth quantitative and qualitative analyses have enabled more insightful conclusions to be drawn about the NNS learners’ use of BE-copula in their writing. The present study has direct pedagogical implications for the teaching of academic writing in the ESL context. Keywords: Argumentative essay, academic writing, be-copula, corpus-based, learner corpus research. Cite as: Abdul Aziz, R., Abas, N., & Yusob, K. F. (2022). A corpus-based study of be-copula in native speaker and non-native speaker learners’ argumentative essays. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 7(2), 21-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp21-43
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Pub Date : 2022-06-30DOI: 10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp147-165
Khadijah Mohd Khambali @ Hambali, Alwani Ghazali, Nurhanisah Senin
Background and Purpose: Inter-religious harmony is crucial in maintaining peaceful co-existence and national stability of a multiracial and multi-religious society. The existence of minor racial or religious tension in the society can escalate to a crisis and jeopardise inter-religious relations in this age of new media. The failure to preserve religious harmony may expose the society to conflict and chaos. Thus, this article aims to discuss and elaborate the fundamental elements in sustaining harmony among multi-religious society from Islamic perspective in the age of new media. Methodology: This research employs the qualitative research design. The research method used is content analysis, and the library data that comprises the physical and online books and articles on topics related to religious harmony and new media, was collected from the years 2010 until 2021. Using deductive reasoning, the challenges of new media in the area were identified and solutions proposed. Findings: The findings indicated that the challenges of interreligious harmony in the age of new media are the rapid spread of atheism, religious pluralism, misperception of a religion due to its intra-faith issues, mistaken identity of a religionist versus racist, misunderstanding of ‘izzah as arrogance and misrepresentation of Islam. These challenges can be reduced by applying the fundamental elements to sustain interreligious harmony in Islamic perspective, namely ta`āruf (knowing each other), tafāhum (mutual understanding), ta`āwun (mutual cooperation), takāful (mutual protection), tasāmuḥ (mutual tolerant) and acceptance. Besides, Muslim educators or murabbiyun have to be the prosumers of the new media to continuously teach Islam, and instil iman and adab among fellow Muslims. Contributions: This article contributes to the foundation of peaceful co-existence in a multi-religious context because the fundamental elements discussed form the basis of fiqh al-ta’ayush or the understanding of co-existence, especially in the age of new media. Keywords: Basis of religious harmony, inter-religious relation in Islam, fiqh al-ta’amul, fiqh al-ta’ayush, religions in the age of new media. ite as: Mohd Khambali @ Hambali, K., Ghazali, A., & Senin, N. (2022). Fundamental elements in sustaining inter-religious harmonious relations under Islamic perspectives in the age of new media. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 7(2), 147-165. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp147-165
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Pub Date : 2022-06-30DOI: 10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp61-80
M. Hojjat, Zuwati Hasim
Background and Purpose: Explicit form-focused instruction has significantly contributed to second language learners’ explicit knowledge. However, the effect of explicit form-focus instruction (FFI) on second language learners’ implicit knowledge of grammatical forms has been argued by scholars. This study examined the effectiveness of explicit FFI on implicit knowledge of ESL learners. Methodology: This quasi-experimental research was conducted at a selected international school in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The collected data were analysed through the application of ANCOVA and Scheffe’s test. Findings: The findings showed that when explicit FFI was implemented in the form of metalinguistic information and metalinguistic explanation of the target form, the implicit knowledge of students would not increase. This suggested that the role of explicit FFI as the most effective and reliable tool to enhance implicit knowledge of learners should be doubted. Contributions: The theoretical implication of this study indicates that explicit FFI does not contribute to development of the second language implicit knowledge. Pedagogically, this study’s findings could be beneficial either for teachers looking for an effective method of teaching or for researchers to utilise it in their studies. Keywords: Form-focused instruction (FFI), explicit FFI, implicit knowledge, explicit knowledge Cite as: Hojjat, M., & Hasim, Z. (2022). The effect of explicit form-focused instruction on the implicit knowledge of Malaysian English as second language learners. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 7(2), 61-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp61-80
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Pub Date : 2022-06-30DOI: 10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp495-511
Vo Thi Kim Anh
Background and Purpose: Early 21st century saw great changes in all fields of life due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Education worldwide has to suffer from many difficulties when schools are forced to close down for safety. In Vietnam, online teaching has been applied in most of cities and provinces where COVID-19 pandemic has been serious. The implementation of remote teaching in a large quantity of schools was first seen in 2021. However, not many studies have been found on massive immediate online teaching. Due to the fact that a thorough understanding of online teaching in English language teaching is necessary for better online teaching to be delivered in the near future, this study aims to investigate English teachers’ attitudes towards online teaching and their challenges. Methodology: This study was designed as a qualitative case study. Nine English teachers from the primary schools and high schools were invited to participate in the semi-interviews. The research instrument used was the in-depth interviews, in which the questions were adapted from the previous studies. Data were generated using codes and analysed in themes. Findings: The findings revealed that COVID-19 is the main factor forcing English teachers to equip themselves with knowledge and skills for online teaching. It was found that English teachers in Vietnam were reluctant to conduct remote language teaching due to the lack of knowledge and skills of integrating technology in education, facilities, teaching condition, and parents’ interference. Contributions: The study concludes that English teachers in Vietnam experience hardship with the remote teaching and their challenges. With such understanding, it is suggested that instant support for teachers and continuous training should be provided to reduce the hardship and improve teachers’ skills in conducting online teaching. Keywords: English teaching, online teaching, teachers’ attitude, teacher training, educational technology. Cite as: Vo, T. K. A. (2022). English teachers’ attitude and challenges in facing immediate online teaching: A case study in Vietnam. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 7(2), 495-511. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp495-511
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Pub Date : 2022-06-30DOI: 10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp444-472
Bahareh Keshtiarast, Hadi Salehi, Omid Tabatabaei, R. Baharlooie
Background and Purpose: English for Specific Purposes (ESP) instruction in Iran is still mostly focused on traditional ways. This study aims to investigate ESP teachers’ and students’ perceptions of integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in ESP instruction to solve traditional ESP instruction problems in Iran. Methodology: This concurrent parallel mixed method study investigated students’ and teachers’ perceptions of solving ESP instruction problems through ICT. The sample concluded 300 undergraduate engineering students and 24 experienced and novice ESP teachers. In the quantitative phase of the study, data were collected through two adapted questionnaires. In the qualitative phase, data were obtained from interviews with 12 undergraduate students, three experienced, and three novice ESP teachers. Findings: The findings revealed that the participants had positive perceptions of integrating different ICT tools for solving the problems with traditional ESP materials and methods, problems with low language skills, lack of autonomy, demotivation problem, inactivity problem, and problems with lack of exposure to real-life situations. The findings also showed that integrating different ICT tools and ICT-based interactive activities promote students’ communication skills subconsciously through experiencing direct participation in communications. Conclusion and Contributions:he findings might contribute significantly to change the ESP instruction status quo in Iran, which is not based on the ESP students’ communication needs, and replace it with innovative approaches to meet the needs of the modern ESP student. The results also provide a unique outlook of promoting ESP instruction in tertiary education by integrating ICTs through divergent stakeholder perceptions. Keywords: English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Perception, Promoting English for Specific Purposes instruction Cite as: Keshtiarast, B., Salehi, H., Tabatabaei, O., & Baharlooie, R. (2022). Solving ESP problems: Students and teachers’ perceptions of integrating information and communication technology into ESP instruction. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 7(2), 444-472. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol7iss2pp444-472
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