Title: Use of virtual learning environment in teaching Malay language in national secondary schools

Authors: Fong Peng Chew; Zanariah Hamid; Mohd Shahril Nizam Shaharom

Addresses: Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia; Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Bahasa Melayu, 59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ' Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia; Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Bahasa Melayu, 59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ' Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia; Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Bahasa Melayu, 59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract: The study attempts to investigate the use of the virtual learning environment (VLE) in Malaysian schools, especially in the teaching of the Malay language by applying the technology acceptance model (TAM), unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT), and Elys' condition of change model. A study with a quantitative, non-experimental and correlational approach was developed. The sample consisted of 400 Malay language teachers at national secondary schools in Selangor. By using partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), the finding indicated that the structural model is a strong model to explain the factors including adoption intention, administrative support, teachers' belief, facility condition, perceived usefulness, and attitude that influenced the adoption of the virtual learning environment. In conclusion, the developed model of the virtual learning environment may be utilised to contribute to the successful use of the virtual learning environment in teaching the Malay language.

Keywords: Malay language; school teachers; virtual learning environment; VLE.

DOI: 10.1504/IJKL.2024.137138

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, 2024 Vol.17 No.2, pp.139 - 158

Received: 23 Aug 2021
Accepted: 05 Nov 2022
Published online: 04 Mar 2024 *

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