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Face-Threatening Acts Performed by Characters in the “Darkest Hour” Movie
No full textFace-threatening Acts or FTAs are an interesting phenomenon within the linguistic branch of Pragmatics to study and investigate. It involves not only acts that threaten interlocutors but also strategies for doing these acts. Subsequently, this study focused on the FTAs phenomenon, specifically occurred in the movie, Darkest Hour, a movie revolving around Winston Churchill’s reign as the UK’s Prime Minister. This study aimed to find out FTAs performed by the characters and how the characters attempt to either reduce it or not. Consequently, the data were obtained from the movie, Darkest Hour. This study used Qualitative and Descriptive methods to analyze the FTAs phenomenon in line with Brown and Levinson’s (1987) initiated theory. This study would attempt to identify what FTAs occur in the movie and determine what strategy is being used at the same time. Ultimately, this study found cases of FTA towards the hearer’s positive face (i.e., complaints, criticism, reprimands, non-cooperation, insult, expression of violent emotion, raising dangerously emotional topics, accusation, disapproval, disagreement, irreverence.) more frequent than the negative counterpart (i.e., order, suggestion, advice, warning, request, threat, anger, and reminder). In addition, the characters tend to perform those FTAs directly and without minimization. Based on those findings, the FTA phenomenon in this movie might occurred due to the character’s persistence in holding and imposing their virtues on others
Men's and Women's Language Features Used by The Characters in The Do Revenge (2022) Movie by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
No full textIt is said that men and women communicate differently, attaching different meanings to the same words. Men speak in concrete words to convey information, while women use artistic license and dramatic vocabulary to express and convey their feelings. Therefore, this research aims to (1) identify men's and women’s language features used by the characters in the Do Revenge movie and (2) examine the factors that influence the differences in language use between men and women. This research applied the theory from Lakoff (1975) about women’s language features and factors that influence the differences in language use between men and women, and Coates (2013) about men’s language. The data source is taken from a movie entitled Do Revenge (2022) directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. The researcher got the data from the dialogue of males and females characters. The qualitative research method was used to analyze the data in this study. The technique of data analysis is the descriptive method. The findings show that female characters showed 9 out of 10 women’s language features in total 175. They were lexical hedges or fillers, avoidance of strong swear words, empty adjectives, intensifiers, tag questions, rising intonation on declarative, hypercorrect grammar, emphatic stress, and super polite forms. On the other side, male characters showed 4 out of 5 men’s language features in total 37. They were minimal responses, the use of swearing and taboo language, commands and directives, and question. The researcher also found that psychology and social status are factors that affect the differences in the language of women and men in the Do Revenge movie
Students’ Habits On Watching Movies With English Subtitles
No full textThe habit of watching movies using English subtitles among students has an impact on students' English skills. This study aims to report the students’ views towards the opportunities of watching English-subtitled movies and the challenges they experienced. Using a qualitative method, the data of this study were garnered through semi-structured interviews with five college students at an Indonesian university. The findings reveal that a number of opportunities were gained by the college students through watching English-subtitled movies including having entertainment in students’ free time, promoting exciting English learning media, and enriching English vocabulary. Meanwhile, the students found challenges in watching English-subtitled movies including unfamiliar vocabulary, new English idioms, and various slang languages. Thus, this study promotes the need for efforts among students to overcome these challenges by gaining insight through a lot of sources like books, the internet, articles, and so on
Sociological Criticism on Song Lyrics This Is Me by Keala Seattle
No full textSocial issues such as racism, gender inequality, and social class differences are commonly found in today’s society. There are a bunch of literary works that carried a discussion of various social issues in various forms of literature. One of them is a movie entitled The Greatest Showman which showed the struggles of being different in the context of appearance and background. The data of this study was taken from one of the movie’s original soundtracks, This Is Me, by Keala Seattle. This study was a descriptive qualitative study that analyzed the data through words and sentences. This study was aimed at (1) showing which lyrics of the song This Is Me by Keala Seattle represented the struggle of her people, (2) describing how society saw people who were born differently in the movie The Greatest Showman represented in the song lyrics This Is Me by Keala Seattle, and (3) describing how people who were born differently faced society in the movie The Greatest Showman represented in the song lyrics This Is Me by Keala Seattle. The results showed that the characters faced numerous social issues as individuals due to their appearance and identity. In the end, the character gained strength and finally was able to accept themselves
Students' Writing through Project-based Learning at EFL Classroom
No full textThis study was intended to explore how the implementation of project-based learning in EFL classrooms and to find out how students' perspectives on the implementation of the project-based learning Model. The subject of the study was a class, consisting of 45 students of the English Education Study Program at one university in North Maluku, who was studying paragraph writing. The qualitative method is used to understand, explain, and interpret data. Observation and interviews were used in collecting multiple data, namely documentation and interview data. The data analysis used content analysis. The result of this study indicates that the use of Project Based Learning can help students to develop their writing paragraph abilities. It can be observed from the students in determining the topic sentence and using references, provided examples, and facts in writing the paragraph. Further, in the concluding sentence, students conclude their elaboration of the entire paragraph from both the topic sentence and supporting sentences. In addition, it is noted that good perceptions of the implementation of the Project Based Learning model in learning paragraph writing are shown by students
Improving Students' Vocabulary Mastery Through Climbing Up A Ladder Game
No full textResearcher described that climbing up a ladder game could be effect to increase vocabulary. The participant was eighth class in SMPN 5 Cilegon. The researcher applied CAR method which consisted two cycles and two meetings per cycle. Pre-test and post-test were used collecting quantitative data, coupled with observation sheet and documentation collect qualitative data. Climbing up a ladder game could increase the students’ motivation, improve their vocabulary mastery, and establish the class to be more active. The researcher used pretest before applying the game and the posttest after that to measure their ability. The result of pretest showed that the average score was 68,00. Then the result of posttest 1 (cycle 1) was 77,69 and the result of post-test 2 (cycle 2) was 83,58. The researcher found out improvement in vocabulary on the other hand students passed score in school after being given the climbing up a ladder game. It can be concluded that students’ vocabulary mastery could be improved by climbing up a ladder game
The Usage of Taboo Words in Dave Chappelle's The Closer Stand-Up Comedy
No full textTaboo words are the primary notion in this study. There are two objectives of this study, which are to classify the types of taboo words in the show and categorize their functions. The analysis was conducted based on the theories proposed by Battistela (2005) and Wardaugh (2005). Battistela (2005) differentiated taboo words into 4 categories; Epithets, Profanity, Vulgarity, and Obscenity. Wardaugh (2006) formulated the function of taboo words into four types: to draw attention to oneself, to show contempt, to be aggressive or provocative, and to mock authority The analyzed data taken from a comedy show Dave Chappelle’s The Closer Stand-up Comedy. The collected data is analyzed by using the descriptive qualitative method since it did not involve any numerical data. Through the analysis, the use of taboo terms in a speech is revealed; it helps the speaker deliver his points despite its rude and barbaric connotations. The comedy performance that mostly criticizes racial and LGBTQ+ phenomenon in America stimulates the speaker to use epithets as a tool for labeling the community member and making jokes. Through this comical performance, it can be concluded that taboo words can convey satire and critics to the current society, which the speaker considered as judgemental yet biased and unmerciful towards comedians. For this reason, it can be concluded that the use of taboo terms in a speech can help the speaker deliver his points despite their rude and barbaric connotations.
 
The Language Attitude of Senior High School Students Towards English Language
No full textEnglish is one of the most important languages for students to learn since it is the most spoken language in the world and has long become the global lingua franca. Hence, this study is aiming to find out the attitude of students, particularly senior high school students towards English language. This study applied the combination the two methods, quantitative one in analyzing the data, and qualitative method in providing the results of the research. Meaning, the data observed were in the form of circular diagrams, and the provided results were in the form of words collection. The data were obtained from a prepared questionnaire concerning student’s language attitude towards English language. The subjects of the questionnaire were the students of X-5 and X-7 graders of SMA Negeri 1 Kabanjahe for the academic year of 2022 with a total number of fifty students. The result showed that the dominant attitude reflected by the students is positive attitude.
Keywords: language attitude, English language, senior high schoo
Improving Students’ Speaking Skill through Think Pair Share Strategy
No full textThis research was conducted with the aim of testing the effectiveness of the Think-Pair-Share strategy (one of the strategies in the Cooperative Learning Model) in improving students' speaking skills. This study was designed as classroom action research conducted in the English Education study program at STKIP Kie Raha Ternate. 13 out of 26 students participated in the study to take tests and interviews. The researcher also observed the teaching and learning process in the classroom to get details of the learning activities. The data collected by the researcher was then interpreted using a speaking rubric that was validated by the expert. Based on data analysis, the researcher found that the students' speaking ability experienced a significant increase after going through several speaking learning activities using the Think Pair Share strategy. The reasons behind students' difficulties in speaking are also discussed
Language Disorders in Students with Mild Mental Retardation in SLB/Sekolah Luar Biasa (School for Disabled Children)
No full textABSTRACT
The purpose of this case study is to discuss the differences in language disorders between two female mild mental retardation students. Observation data and semi-structured interviews were analyzed thematically to see differences in language disorders between two female students who have the same mild mental retardation. This research conducted with three participants, one teacher and two is female students who have mild mental retardation. The finding of this study showed that there are some differences between two mild mental retardation students’ language disorders and there are several themes that showed, namely: (1) the Kind of language disorders in two female mild mental retardation students; (2) The using of language in two female mild mental retardation students; (3) Socialization and the development of language in two female mild mental retardation students; (4) The cause of language disorders in two female mild mental retardation students. The result of this study indicates that we should have to give extra energy to analyzing students with mental retardation because they are not similar. They have some differences, in skill and also in their problems (language disorders). It means that even though participants have the same mental retardation, it is not guaranteed that they have the same language disorders. This study suggests to the next researchers could gain data from some students who have several levels of mental retardation.
Keywords: Language disorders; Mild mental retardation; Language Acquisition