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Silence and the Elderly in Malaysia
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- Title: Silence and the Elderly in Malaysia
- Author(s): Normaliza Abd Rahim, Siti Nur Aliaa Roslan, Suraya Amiruddin, Wan Roselezam Wan Yahya, Arbaie Sujud
- Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
- Collection: Common Ground Research Networks
- Series: New Directions in the Humanities
- Journal Title: The International Journal of the Humanities: Annual Review
- Keywords: Information Communication Technology, Elderly
- Volume: 6
- Issue: 11
- Date: March 12, 2009
- ISSN: 1447-9508 (Print)
- ISSN: 1447-9559 (Online)
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9508/CGP/v06i11/42559
- Citation: Abd Rahim, Normaliza, Siti Nur Aliaa Roslan, Suraya Amiruddin, Wan Roselezam Wan Yahya, and Arbaie Sujud. 2009. "Silence and the Elderly in Malaysia." The International Journal of the Humanities: Annual Review 6 (11): 95-100. doi:10.18848/1447-9508/CGP/v06i11/42559.
- Extent: 6 pages
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Abstract
The elderly in Malaysia have not played a major role in the society. This is due to fact that the boom of ICT has made them felt insecure and decreased in level of confidence. Communication has gone down due to small gadgets like the mobile phones to computer. This study investigates the pattern in using ICT amongst the elderly in Malaysia. 60 elderly from two states in Malaysia participated in this study. A set of questionnaire was given to the elderly where the pattern of using the ICT would be found. This study too, investigates the language use while using the ICT. The words or phrases used were identified and listed and therefore helped with the set up of a module for the elderly in using the ICT. It is found that the elderly have high interactions while using ICT. It is hoped that this study will help all the elderly in the world in using the ICT to communicate with the world.
