International Journal of Advanced Research in Education and Society e-ISSN: 2682-8138 | Vol. 5, No. 3, 325-335, 2023 http://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ijares 325 Copyright © 2023 ASIAN SCHOLARS NETWORK - All rights reserved Pemantapan Ujaran Lisan Kanak-kanak Melalui Aktiviti Bercerita Jenis Multimedia Nadiah Suboh 1 , Rahinah Ibrahim 2 , Adi Yasran Abdul Aziz 1* 1 Fakulti Bahasa Moden dan Komunikasi, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2 Fakulti Reka Bentuk dan Seni Bina, Universiti Putra Malaysia * Pengarang Koresponden: adi@upm.edu.my Received: 20 July 2023 | Accepted: 5 September 2023 | Published: 30 September 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55057/ijares.2023.5.3.31 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstrak: Tujuan kajian ini dijalankan untuk meninjau keberhasilan multimedia jenis bercerita terhadap penguasaan bahasa kanak-kanak. Seramai 5 kanak-kanak prasekolah berumur 6 tahun daripada sebuah sekolah di Melaka terlibat dalam kajian ini. Pengumpulan data dijalankan secara kualitatif dengan pendekatan kajian kes. Sebanyak 2 sesi bercerita diadakan untuk melihat keberkesanan penggunaan multimedia terhadap penghasilan kosa kata oleh subjek kajian, iaitu sesi bercerita tanpa dan dengan multimedia berbanding tanpa multimedia. Data kemudian dianalisis berdasarkan 6 elemen yang terdapat dalam Teori Norma Engagement Multimedia Design (NEMD) Dapatan kajian merekodkan pertambahan kosa kata meningkat sebanyak 66 kosa kata oleh subjek kajian pada sesi bercerita dengan multimedia. Hasil kajian ini juga menunjukkan apabila kanak-kanak didedahkan dengan alat intervensi bercirikan multimedia, mereka dapat melakukan ujaran lisan lebih banyak dan memainkan peranan secara aktif dalam kumpulan bercerita. Oleh yang demikian, kajian ini berpotensi diperkembang dengan mempelbagaikan jenis multimedia yang dapat merangsang keupayaan berbahasa kanak-kanak dengan lebih efektif dan berkesan. Kata kunci: Ujaran lisan, bercerita, multimedia, prasekolah, Teori NEMD Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of narrative-based multimedia on children's language acquisition. Five 6-year-old preschool children from a school in Melaka participated in this study. Data collection was conducted qualitatively using a case study approach. Two storytelling sessions were held to observe the effectiveness of multimedia usage on the production of vocabulary by the subjects, comparing sessions with and without multimedia. The data was then analysed based on the six elements found in the Norma Engagement Multimedia Design (NEMD) Theory. The study findings recorded a significant increase of 66 vocabulary produced by the subjects during the storytelling session with multimedia. This study also showed that when children are exposed to multimedia intervention tools, they are able to engage in more oral expression and actively participate in storytelling groups. Therefore, this study has the potential to be further developed by diversifying the types of multimedia that can effectively stimulate children's language abilities. Keywords: Oral speech, storytelling, multimedia, preschool, NEMD Theory ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Pendahuluan