APPRECIATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA IN THE MALAY MAGNUM OPUS COURSE AT UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN

The use of multimedia in the process of teaching and learning is crucial in helping lecturers to disseminate understanding among their students during a lecture. In the field of Malay literature, the use of multimedia in translating the text into a visual form enables students to better understand abstract works. This study was conducted usin a questionnaire given to 58 respondents. The findings of the study shows that the use of multimedia in the teaching of the Malay Magnum Opus course has increased student understanding and appreciation in classes. The results of the study proved tahat multimedia software applications assisted in the lecturer's teaching process, making it more flexible and effective. Besides this, these multimedia tools have also diversified the lecturer's teaching methods in an effort to attract interest towards and motivate learning that is based on classical literature.