WB 023 ENGLISH

LEISURE TIME AMONG LMC’S STUDENTS

SIR RAFLEY BIN ABDUL RASITLECTURER

TUTORIAL GROUP CP1T7KATHEZA BINTI ABD TAUFIK

AFFIQA BINTI ALI HOSSEN

MOHD FATHIHI BIN FADIL

DONN ARTHUR GEORGE

1.1 Background of Study• Cambridge Advance Learner’s Dictionary (3rd Edition), 2008

leisure time is defined as the time when you are not working or doing other duties.

• Macmillan English Dictionary (2nd Edition), 2007

Leisure time is free times that can be used to do what we like or hobbies.

• Yue Xing, Hillary (2010) said that according to recent survey, American college students use 14-24 hours a week to study in their leisure time and the figure of Chinese college students is more than that.

• How Labuan Matriculation college students spend their leisure time.

1.2 Statement of Problem• Students in Labuan Matriculation College have classes from

Monday to Friday.

• Class will ended from 2.p.m until 4.p.m in the evening.

• lecturers make extra classes on Saturday or even after class.

• Based on observation, most of the students spend their leisure time after class that is between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

• Doing different types of activity - outdoors and indoors.

• To find out LMC’s students activities during their spare time.

1.3 Objectives• 1. To investigate LMC’s students activities in their spare

time.

• 2. To find out the impact of these activities among LMC’s students.

• 3. To determine the time spent by LMC’s students.

 

2.1 Research Sample

• Topic of Leisure Time - conducted our studies on Labuan Matriculation College (LMC) students.

• Courses : pure science to accountancy.

• About 50 students : 18-19 years old were selected randomly and 25 for each gender that is male and female.

• From Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak which have different kinds of ethnicity such as Bajau, Murut, Iban, Bugis, Kedayan and others.

2.2 Research Instrument• Methods - questionnaires, interviews and observations.

• Questionnaire - Consists of two parts.

Section A : collect respondent’s background information.

Section B : collect information acquired in accordance to the objective of this research writing• Question 1-2 were taken from objective 1 that is to investigate LMC’s students activities in

their free time. • Question 3-5 were taken from objective 2, to find out the impact of these activity among

LMC’s students • Question 5-9 were taken from objective 3, to determine the time spent by LMC’s students

influenced

• Interviews - conducted to ask the LMC students about their leisure time more detailed.

Gathered 5 students from different courses in a room after class.

• Observations - observing for a week.

Most of the students preferred to do indoor activities rather than going out to do outdoor activities.

In dorm - relax by doing something that is not burdening such as playing games.

• Calculate all of the data obtained - used statistical software to make chart and percentage of the data to make comparison.

2.3 Research Procedure2-10

January 2014

• Questionnaires were distributed and collected.

14-18 January

2014

• Data was analysed.

10-14 February

2014

• Conclusion and recommendations were made.

18-20 February

2014

• Title page, acknowledgment, table of contents, and references were completed.

7 March 2014

• This report was submitted.

3.1 The Analysis of Respondents’ Demographical Information

Gender No of Respondents

Percentage

Male 25 50.00

Female 25 50.00

Total 50 100.00

Table 3.1.1 The respondents’ distribution based on gender.

3.1 The Analysis of Respondents’ Demographical Information

Age No of Respondents

Percentage

18 30 60.00

19 20 40.00

Total 50 100.00

Table 3.1.2 The respondents’ distribution based on age

3.1 The Analysis of Respondents’ Demographical Information

Courses No of Respondents

Percentage

Accountancy 10 20.00

Science 40 80.00

Total 50 100.00

Table 3.1.3 The respondents’ distribution based on courses.

3.1 The Analysis of Respondents’ Demographical Information

Origin No of Respondents

Percentage

Sabah 28 56.00

Sarawak 16 32.00

Labuan 5 10.00

Others 1 2.00

Total 50 100.00

3.1.4 The respondents’ distribution based on states of origin .

3.2 Type of Activities among LMC Students

Outdoor Indoor21

22

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25

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27

28

23

27

Type of Activities among LMC Students

Students

Highest - indoor activities.Lowest - outdoor activities.

In conclusion, majority of the students prefer to do indoor activities because most of them like to do activity that does not require them to perspire.

3.3 Type of Leisure Activities among LMC Students

Computer Games Sports Watching Movie Club Activities Others0

5

10

15

20

25

5

2019

5

1

Type of Leisure Activities among LMC Students

Students

Highest - Sports.Lowest - Others.

In conclusion, majority of the students prefer to do sport in their free time as they like to sweat themselves out from doing sport they like in the evening.

3.4 Opinion on Spending Leisure Time With Studying Is Good

Yes Unsure No0

5

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15

20

25

30

35

33

13

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Opinion on Spending Leisure Time With Studying Is Good

Students

Highest - Yes.Lowest - No.

In conclusion, majority of the students think that spending leisure time with studying is good because they can finish their syllabus.

3.5 Opinion about The Importance of Leisure Time

Hobby Health Fun Others0

5

10

15

20

25

23

12

15

0

Opinion About The Importance of Leisure Time

Students

Highest - Hobby.Lowest - Others.

In conclusion, majority of the students choose hobby as the main reason for the importance of leisure time as they have spare time to do what they like.

3.6 Benefit from Spending Time Doing Activities

Fun Health Wasting Time Others0

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Benefits from Spending Time Doing Activities

Students

Highest - Fun.Lowest – Wasting time.

In conclusion, majority of the LMC students think that the benefit of spending leisure time doing activity is fun.

3.7 Opinion on The Time Spent In College

Yes Unsure No0

5

10

15

20

25

21

18

11

Opinion on The Satisfaction Of The Time Spent In College

Students

Highest - Yes.Lowest – No.

In conclusion, majority of the students say that they are satisfied with their time spent in college because they get to explore new things and gain new experience.

3.8 The Time Spend For Leisure among LMC students

Weekdays Weekend Holiday Others0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

3

33

12

2

The Time Spend For Leisure among LMC Students

Students

Highest - Weekend.Lowest – Others.

In conclusion, most of the students spend their leisure time during weekend since usually there is no class on Saturday and Sunday.

3.9 The Duration In Spending Leisure Time

1 to 2 2 to 4 4 to 6 Others0

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15

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25

30

25

15

9

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The Duration In Spending Leisure Time

Students

Highest – 1 to 2 hours.Lowest – Others.

In conclusion, majority of the students spend their leisure for 1-2 hours as they have a lot of homework and assignments to do.

3.10 Opinion On Spending Leisure Time By Going Outing In The Weekend

Yes Unsure No0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

38

9

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Opinion On Spending Leisure Time By Going Outing In The Weekend Is Good

Students

Highest – Yes.Lowest – No.

In conclusion, most of the students agreed that going outing in the weekend to spend leisure time is indeed good as they can feel the environment outside the college.

4.1 Summary of FindingsThe first objective of the study is to investigate LMC students’ activity in their free time.• Have different activities in their leisure time.• Prefer doing indoor activities rather than outdoor activities. • Majority agree that spending leisure time with studying is good

The second objective of the study is to find out the impact of the activities done by LMC students.• Majority of the students think that the importance of leisure time is for them to fulfil their

hobbies to release their stress.• Choose fun as the benefits from spending their time doing activities and none of them

think it is wasting time.

The third objective of the study is to determine the time spent by LMC students.• Majority spend their leisure time in weekend as they have no classes in Saturday and

Sunday. • Spend for 1-2 hours in a day. • Majority of them agree that going outing in the weekend is good since they can feel the

different environment outside of the college.

4.2 Research Limitations• A survey study using a questionnaire to collect data - it

might hinder some important information from the respondents since it is very limited.

• Time constraints - numbers of respondents were limited to 50 only.

• The researchers had problem of getting more information on the topic - the resource were very limited.

• However, the researchers were able to finish the report and submit it.

4.3 Recommendation for Future Research

• The research can be conducted between genders to get more accurate information.

• The impact of doing the activities can be studied so that more facts can be obtained.

• The future researcher can increase the total respondents in their research because the results of the findings can be generalized to all the students’ population of Labuan Matriculation College.