Understanding the Culture of Collaborative Attempts Among Academicians in Malaysia

Authors

  • Mahani Mansor Universiti Teknologi MARA
  • Nazira Osman Universiti Teknologi MARA
  • Surina Nayan Universiti Teknologi MARA
  • Latisha Asmaak Shafie Universiti Teknologi MARA
  • Anis Maesin Universiti Teknologi MARA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijac.v3i2.1111

Keywords:

collaboration, collaborative practices, communities of practices, language academicians, knowledge sharing

Abstract


This paper attempts to understand the culture of collaborative attempts language academicians who are members of communities of practice share common professional activities. Participants of these communities of practice engage in a variety forms of collaborative attempts which include knowledge sharing via traditional means; conducting research, team teaching, mentoring, writing books and publishing articles, or online collaborative means; email, instant messaging, blogs, facebook, discussion groups and blogs. The paper discusses the trends of collaborative practices and the reasons for such collaborations.

Author Biographies

Mahani Mansor, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Lecturer Academy of Language Studies

Nazira Osman, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Senior Lecturer Academy of Language Studies

Surina Nayan, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Senior Lecturer Academy of Language Studies

Latisha Asmaak Shafie, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Senior Lecturer Academy of Language Studies

Anis Maesin, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Lecturer Academy of Language Studies

Downloads

Published

2010-05-25

How to Cite

Mansor, M., Osman, N., Nayan, S., Shafie, L. A., & Maesin, A. (2010). Understanding the Culture of Collaborative Attempts Among Academicians in Malaysia. International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC), 3(2), pp. 28–32. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijac.v3i2.1111

Issue

Section

Reports