Cartoons have been a favorite among children, teenagers and adults. Cartoons began with paper drawing and have evolved to the highest technology of dissemination in the form of movies; apart from that, cartoons have become a teaching tool for second language learners. The objectives of the study were to identify and discuss the characters, storyline and moral values in a Malay cartoon. The cartoon used in this study was Upin and Ipin. The samples consist of ten subjects from a Malay language proficiency class at one of the universities in Korea. The subjects viewed 8 episodes of Upin and Ipin for 1 hour a week for a total of 8 weeks. The subjects were interviewed based on their views about the cartoon. The results of the study revealed that the subjects managed to identify all of the characters in the cartoon. The subjects also understood the storylines in six episodes of the cartoon. Moreover, the results revealed that the moral values for each episode involved respect, hardworking, caring, loving and others. This study implicates educators to consider cartoons as a teaching tool in foreign language learning. It is hoped that a future study will focus on cartoons when learning to write short stories among Malay language learners.
Manga (komik Jepun) dan anime (animasi Jepun) bukanlah sesuatu yang baharu di Malaysia. Anime kerapkali ditonton oleh kanak-kanak dan remaja Malaysia tanpa mengira kaum. Kreativiti lakaran dan plot yang menarik membuatkan peminat tidak sabar menonton anime pada episod seterusnya. Belum ada kajian yang dijalankan terhadap penggunaan manga dan anime dalam kalangan pelajar Universiti serta sejauh mana pengaruh budaya popular Jepun ini mempengaruhi kehidupan pelajar. Oleh itu, objektif kajian ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti penggunaan manga dan anime dalam kalangan pelajar di dua buah Universiti Awam (UA) iaitu Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) dan Universiti Malaya (UM) serta mengkaji sejauh manakah manga dan anime mempengaruhi kehidupan mereka seharian. Responden terdiri daripada 86 orang pelajar yang mengambil kursus Bahasa Jepun (BJ) di UPM dan UM yang meminati manga atau anime. Data diperoleh daripada kaji selidik berjumlah empat mukasurat yang terdiri daripada soalan dengan jawapan pilihan serta soalan berbentuk subjektif. Dapatan menunjukkan responden perempuan lebih menggemari manga dan anime seinen (remaja lelaki) manakala responden lelaki lebih cenderung kepada manga dan anime shojo (remaja perempuan). Genre fantasi paling diminati responden diikuti humor, misteri, percintaan, seram dan erotisisme. 36% responden berpendapat manga dan anime mengubah kehidupan mereka dan 79% berpendapat bahawa manga dan anime membantu mereka meningkatkan kemahiran bahasa Jepun. Dalam aktiviti penulisan dialog dan perbualan, pelajar yang menggemari manga dan anime mendapat markah penilaian yang lebih tinggi kerana pemilihan kosa kata dan frasa atau ayat dalam manga dan anime bersesuaian dengan situasi perbualan. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan signifikan manga dan anime dalam kehidupan pelajar bahasa Jepun.
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