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This study to identify the use of Interactive Media Technology in Teaching and Learning English in preschool. The objective of using Interactive Media Technology to enhance children’s understanding of English language among preschool children. This is an experimental study that involved children’s activities in learning English language through two different methods of teaching and different group, conventional method and using Interactive Media Technology . A total of 40 preschool children divided into Treatment Group (20 children) and Control Group (20 children) in private preschool in Hulu Selangor, Selangor. The results showed the scores for the Treatment Group was higher than the Control Group. The results presented that the use of Interactive Media Technology in Teaching and Learning to enhance understanding of English language for children. The use of Interactive Media gave learning experiences that captivated them till the end of learning. Children are very interested in using Interactive Media Technology. This method is very suitable to use in preschool classes for all the topics especially learning English language.
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To Cite this Article: Mamat, N., Mustafa, M. C., Razalli, A. R., Hashim, A. T. M., Hamdan, A. R., & Asong, R. (2020). Use of Interactive Media to Improve Understanding of English Language for Children. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(12), 613–620.
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