Bio : Assc. Prof. Dr. Chew Fong Peng is a lecturer at Faculty of Education, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia. Teaching Malay language education and early childhood education program, Presented approximately 160 working papers international and international seminars and conferences in Malaysia and foreign countries include United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Greece, Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Philippine and Indonesia. Published 5 books, 101 articles published in journals, 67 papers in conference proceedings, 36 chapters in books, 20 translated books including creative writings, 10 edited books and creative writings. She is the book editor of Taylor & Francis, editor for local Year 4, 5 and 6 History textbook and Year 1 Arts and Music Education text book. Completed 19 research projects which 8 of them were led by Chew. She won many medals in academy and innovative expo. UM Outstanding Service Award (2008), being listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018; 2000 Intellectual in the World for 21st Century Year 2011. She won many medals in academy and innovative expo. UM Outstanding Service Award (2008), being listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019; 2000 Intellectual in the World for 21st Century Year 2011. Chew is article reviewer for some established international journals, namely Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, SAGE Open, International Journal of English & Literature (IJEL), British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, British Journal of Education, Society and Behavioral Science (BJESBS), International Journal of Psychology and Counselling (IJPC), Educational Research and Reviews (ERR) and African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (AJPP) besides some local estalished journals included Pertanika: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, GEMA Online and Kemanusiaan,. Besides that, Chew recites Malay poem invited at state and national level. Chew was invited as visiting professor at Peking University from October, 2011 to June, 2012 during her sabbatical leave. Chew won the “The World Outstanding Researcher” award (2013).

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Title: Comparison of the Malay Language Textbooks between the National Secondary Schools and the Malaysian Chinese Independent Secondary Schools

Abstract: Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions. In Malaysia, textbooks are an important teaching aid for teachers in the teaching process.  Many previous studies analyze the content of textbooks in the teaching and learning process. However, there is a lack of comparison studies of the textbooks in the educational context. Therefore, this study aims to compare the content of the Form 4 Malay Language textbook of the National Secondary Schools (NSS) and the Senior One Malaysian Language textbook of Malaysian Chinese Independent Secondary Schools (MCISS). Using the anecdote method, the analysis indicated that the Form 4 Malay language textbook is more detailed in terms of content delivery while the presentation of the textbook, especially the graphic design of each learning theme is an attraction for students. Nevertheless, it was found that the questions and activities in the early themes of this book are at a high level, which is the level of creating. This matter needs to be reviewed to improve the assessment aspect of this textbook. On the other hand, the Bahasa Malaysia textbook for MCISS is more concise and compact in terms of content delivery while learning themes focus more on the main skills in learning the Malay language. From the aspect of graphic design, this textbook is simpler and the number is minimal. The activities, comprehension questions, and exercises are also simple and easy to understand because most of them are at low levels. Therefore, it is suggested that the weakness to be improved for the use of students to produce a young generation who are proficient in the Malay language.

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