Scopus research paper on the zakat was systematically analyzed using the VOSviewer bibliometric measurement. A total of 492 citation data was exported from Scopus on the query of Zakat, and from the initial result, twelve journals were selected in the expanded query process. The journals are Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, International Journal of Innovation Creativity and Change, Advanced Science Letters, and Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science were selected in the query expansion and exported for data visualization in VOSviewer. Results from the journal query returned 492 documents specializing in research of zakat payment. Co-word or co-occurrence analysis was used to identify key themes, and potential future research direction was highlighted.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have become one of the most prominent trends in higher education. In contrast to a traditional classroom where knowledge is delivered through face-to-face interaction, MOOCs offer open-access, video-based instructional content, and forums which are released through an online platform to unlimited number of learners. Despite impressive notable features, their effectiveness has yet to be proven. Intrigued with this issue, the objective of this study is to examine the effectiveness of learning via MOOCs in blended learning and traditional classrooms among undergraduate learners. An experimental study which employed non-equivalent pre-test and post-test control group design among two hundred and five undergraduate accounting students was conducted in one of the universities in Malaysia. The students were divided into two groups; experimental and control. The experimental group was taught via MOOCs in blended learning, while the control group was taught in traditional classrooms. The results of paired sample T-test indicated that there were significant differences in academic achievements between the pre-test and post-test groups (experimental and control groups). The magnitude of effect of the former was higher than the latter. The results of MANOVA indicated that there were significant differences in academic achievements between groups in post-test, but not in the pre-test. Hence, MOOCs are more likely to be more effective than traditional classroom in teaching and learning today's generation which consists of digital savvy natives. The discoveries provide significant insights for educational fraternities on technological and pedagogical aspects of how teaching and learning can best be delivered and acquired.
The term, "language idiosyncrasies" can generally be defined as what an individual typically says that becomes part of his or her personality. In doing so, this language behaviour can either positively or negatively impact communication. Based on this premise, the current study sets out to examine the occurrences of language idiosyncrasies in second language (L2) communication, particularly at the point when communication strategies (CSs) were employed to overcome communication problems. By employing non-participant observations of real university admission interviews, this study departs from the other studies related to CSs which involved non-authentic, simulated environments. The observed interview sessions were conducted in the English language involving 29 Malay candidates from 20 interview sessions. These sessions were video-recorded before the raw data were transcribed. The results revealed some occurrences of language idiosyncrasies in candidates' utterances hence, supporting Paribakht's (1985) research finding that speakers exhibited idiosyncratic patterns in the realization of communication strategies. The results also concurred with the findings of past studies on the influence of speakers' L2 proficiency level on their use of CSs. As all participants were Malays communicating in an English speaking context, issues on cultural values added to the richness of the data and will also be discussed. While the findings may not be generalizable to all populations, it is hoped that this study will inform curriculum developers of language idiosyncrasies of Malay students, who form the bulk of the student population in Malaysia, so that awareness may be raised and appropriate interventions may be introduced.
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