The relentless wave of using mobile device in Malaysia, as a tool for teaching and learning in educational setting is incontestable. Multitudinous tertiary institutions have adapted this technology in their academic system; due to its approach which aids synchronous and asynchronous learning towards achieving educational outcomes. In spite of the rapid expansion medium employed in mobile learning [mLearning], students’ communicative competence in academic context is a major concern, especially when they are communicating in their native languages or being a bilingual user of the English language. Hence, this paper addresses the communication strategies in mLearning among tertiary students based on a quantitative research design conducted at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia. The data were gathered from 125 students using a questionnaire which measured the learners’ frequency of the communication strategies used. Findings showed that the communication in mobile indicated that students employed varying degrees of communication strategies in mLearning. The results reflected an overview of students’ interaction in mLearning setting as it could be used to benefit academicians in assisting students with their communicative competence not only in- yet also out- of the mLearning context. Thus, several implications were further discussed in this study.

The understanding of interaction content would enhance one’s understanding of how to communicate efficiently and efficacy among interlocutors. It is vital as the rise of the technology’s devices exploited, and Internet has changed how communication works. One of it, mobile phones, has been utilized as a tool that develops interaction or communication among learners in tertiary academic institutions as it nurtures creative and critical thinking in the academic lessons setting as known as online written interaction. They have adapted these technologies in their academic system; due to its approach which aids synchronous and asynchronous learning towards achieving educational outcomes. Especially, it is basically incontestable as a medium of shared understanding of the messages or information expressed and exchanged globally. The communication process in the academic online written interaction progressed reflects that models of communication expanded to more kinds of communication process as well. Significantly, the models of communication serve as valuable purpose as that allows us in the academic setting to understand the specific concepts and steps within the process of communication. There are three general types of communication models in which all other communication models are mostly categorized namely; linear, interactive, and transaction models. Yet, for the setting of online written interaction, this paper intends to discuss and confers of how interactive and transaction model of communication overlaps and frames the academic interaction’s process among the learners respectively. It is essential to understand the communication models, so one can use them for enhancing effective communication for their teaching and learning session onto practice. Keywords: Models of communication; communication process; online written interaction

The belief in jinn possession is embedded in the Muslim faith. A previous quantitative study had identified symptoms of jinn possession. It shows that there are overlapping symptoms between jinn possession and mental disorders, leading to different diagnoses. An exploratory study was done to investigate the possibility of jinn possession amongst patients who have already been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and epilepsy using four case studies. All the patients have at least five significant symptoms of jinn possession and were on medication for their respective mental disorders. Thermal images of the patients were recorded using a thermal imaging camera to monitor temperature change before and after ruqyah. The thermal images before and after ruqyah were compared, and it was observed that parts of the body temperature for all four patients became hotter after ruqyah, indicating that all of them have jinn possession. This reaction to ruqyah is considered as a sign of jinn possession by ruqyah practitioners. It is possible that some of those who have been diagnosed with mental disorders may also have an underlying jinn possession issue. Using ruqyah as a complementary therapy on this category of patients may bring better therapeutic benefits. Further studies need to be conducted to identify the extent of jinn possession amongst those with mental disorders. The symptoms of jinn possession can be used as a guide for identifying possible cases of jinn possession amongst those with mental disorders.

Dewasa ini, pembelajaran atas talian telah menjadi kaedah utama dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran terutama di institusi pengajian tinggi. Beberapa tahun yang lalu telah dilihat kemunculan platform MOOC atau Massive Open Online Course yang menjadi tren untuk kaedah pembelajaran secara jarak jauh. Secara amnya, MOOC disarankan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan dan terdapat dalam agenda negara yang dikemukakan dalam Rancangan Malaysia ke-11 (2016-2020). Pelan ini dijangka akan dimanfaatkan oleh institusi pengajian tinggi untuk mewujudkan Pembelajaran Sepanjang Hayat (PSH) dalam era globalisasi. Oleh yang demikian, kajian ini akan mengkaji penerimaan teknologi MOOC di kalangan pelajar di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) dengan menggunakan Model Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). Data kajian telah dikumpulkan dan dianalisis menggunakan perisian SPSS. Beberapa pembolehubah yang digunakan adalah; jangkaan prestasi (performance expectancy), jangkaan usaha (effort expectancy), pengaruh sosial (social influence), keadaan kemudahan (facilitating conditions) dan niat tingkah laku (behavioural intention). Kajian ini mendapati bahawa kesemua pembolehubah UTAUT yang digunakan dalam kajian didapati mempunyai hubungan positif ke atas niat tingkah laku untuk menggunakan MOOC sebagai platform pembelajaran dalam talian. Hasil kajian ini amat berguna untuk memahami MOOC bagi semua pelajar yang mengaplikasikan teknologi ini sebagai platform pembelajaran maya

Dewasa ini, pembelajaran atas talian telah menjadi kaedah utama dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran terutama di institusi pengajian tinggi. Beberapa tahun yang lalu telah dilihat kemunculan platform MOOC atau Massive Open Online Course yang menjadi tren untuk kaedah pembelajaran secara jarak jauh. Secara amnya, MOOC disarankan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan dan terdapat dalam agenda negara yang dikemukakan dalam Rancangan Malaysia ke-11 (2016-2020). Pelan ini dijangka akan dimanfaatkan oleh institusi pengajian tinggi untuk mewujudkan Pembelajaran Sepanjang Hayat (PSH) dalam era globalisasi. Oleh yang demikian, kajian ini akan mengkaji penerimaan teknologi MOOC dikalangan pelajar di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) dengan menggunakan Model Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). Data kajian telah dikumpulkan dan dianalisis menggunakan perisian SPSS. Beberapa pembolehubah yang digunakan adalah; jangkaan prestasi (performance expectancy), jangkaan usaha (effort expectancy), pengaruh sosial (social influence), keadaan kemudahan (facilitating conditions) dan niat tingkah laku (behavioural intention). Kajian ini mendapati bahawa pelajar menerima MOOC sebagai platform teknologi pembelajaran dalam talian. Hasil kajian ini amat berguna untuk memahami MOOC bagi semua pelajar yang mengaplikasikan teknologi ini sebagai platform pembelajaran.