Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature
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Indonesian EFL Students’ Tendencies in Writing Academic Essays
Get PDFAbstract: This article aimed to find the tendencies exhibited by Indonesian students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students in writing an academic essay in English. A content analysis method is employed as the method of the study. The data of the study were the final draft of the essays written by EFL students of the English Department of a reputable university in East Java, Indonesia. The essays were analyzed by looking for the shared properties in each part of the essay. The data were analyzed by extracting the most common properties in each essay which are (a) thesis statement, (b) coherency, and (c) concluding remark. The results showed that the students tended to forget to use definite and indefinite articles, misuse the definite and indefinite articles with plural forms, to use of nouns and pronouns inconsistently, to use an English sentence with an Indonesian rhetoric pattern, and to not include a summary of the subtopics discussed in their body paragraphs. The result may be use as reference for future writing classes in Indonesia
Foreign Language Lexicons Used in Indonesian Housing Names: A Peircean Semiotics Overview
Get PDFAbstract: Housing belongs to human basic need since to live properly they need a place to stay. Housing names in Indonesia employ not only Bahasa Indonesia but also foreign language because some foreign lexicons are used in Indonesian housing names. Semiotically, names are symbols that carry meaning in certain context. Indonesian housing names are interesting language phenomena since they reveal the use of language as a social praxis. Legally, the use of language in public space is governed by Indonesian Law No.24, Year 2009 on flag, language, national symbols, and national anthem. In fact, Indonesian housing names do not fully follow the law because foreign language lexicons are also used in Indonesian housing names. This research employed 2000 Indonesian housing names and collected during January 2017 until May 2017. Data indicated that there were lexicons from three foreign languages, namely, English, Spanish, and Arabic. This research belongs to descriptive qualitative research. In-depth interview was also utilized to gain deeper information why developers use certain lexicons. Developers believed that names are supposed to be beneficial and bring luck. Using Peircean semiotic, this qualitative research reveals that lexicons used in Indonesian housing names are used to show place name (Baturraden, Citayam, Batam, Surabaya), settlement (cassa, village, residence, estate, city, garden, hill, valley, river, lake), greatness (grand, grande, great, royal, big), positivity (blossom, lucky, oase, firdaus, sakinah, paradise), preciousness (emerald, platinum, diamond, golden, stone), environmental awareness (green color), purity (white color, jasmine), warmth (red rose), and love (red color, orchid, lily, tulip)
Black Panther: A Characterization Study of Erik Killmonger’s Machiavellianism
Get PDFThe study discusses and analyzes the characterization of a secondary character in the movie Black Panther, Erik Killmonger whose status as a villain described as a Machiavellian; a person known to be gruesome and unreliable to acquire everything he desires by any means necessary. The study functions as a source of knowledge for everyone who wishes to comprehend the deeper issue of a secondary character existence in a movie who does not get enough recognition, unlike the main character. This study used collecting and observing methods to acquire the data, Black Panther movie along with the movie script. A Qualitative research method is used to answer the problems of the study. It examined Killmonger’s characterization by using three theories; tridimensional aspects, Black Nationalism, and Machiavellianism. Discussion of Black History counts as a great necessity to give a clearer sense of the character’s background who described as an African-American male. Lastly, a descriptive method to analyze the problems and present the analysis is chosen to complete this study. The results of this study found innovative discussions on a Machiavellian character on the parameters of self-determination, nationalism, and racial prejudice. Killmonger’s Machiavellian character is categorized to have “cold” emotionality, lack of empathy, and manipulative. The study results also delivered fundamental truths about the current political and cultural situation in the United States, in which people still seek persistence in their everyday lives based on racial boundaries reflected by Killmonger’s mission as an African-American
Identifying Minahasa and Manado Society's Environmental Awareness with Cooper's Ecological Concept
Get PDFAbstract : The objective of this writing is to expose the contextual implication of Ruckert's Ecocriticism in Figuring out The environmental awareness of Minahasanese and Manadonese in The Context of Cooper's Ecological Concept In The Leatherstocking Tales. This is an ethnografical study applying William Ruckert’s theory of literature that promotes a significant power in attaining the society’s sustainable life. Ruckert sees the power hidden in every works of literature. The argumentation is derived from ecological theory that regards all things in the universe interrelated. A work of literature according to him hides a power that is essential to help realizing the sustainable life, to help the world when the work is understood well. It is the responsible of the literaturists to figure out the messages, the voice in it, and the real power to be contributed to the society. Ruckert conseiders that the society where the idea in a work of literature comes is interrelated to writer, to work, to critics, to teachers and to researchers. It is from this concept, the research comes to be applied in formulating the society’s environmental awareness, understanding James Fenimore Cooper’s ecological concept in The Leatherstocking Tales as a hyrarchy of love, respect, wisdom and justice. the intellectual documents hidden in works of literature applied to reveal the society of Manado and Minahasa’s environmental awareness. The application of Ruckert’s theory in investigating the power as in The Leathestocking Tales explains that Minahasa and Manado society are not aware yet about the importance of maintaining their environment for a sustainable life as mentioned by Cooper. The society’s attitude and behaviour to their environment understood from their everyday life haven’t met yet with the perception about life requirement that they have. This is told by the way they give priority, their spirit and their motivation in doing what they know. Mostly they know much the requirements of a healty environment but they have no motivation in doing of what they know moreover they did not want to know about what is happening in their surrounding viewing from their knowledge about recent global environment
Heritage Language and Ethnic Identity: A Study on Students' Ethnic Identity and Self-Identification in Jakarta
Get PDFThis study focuses on looking at how Indonesian students view themselves as Indonesians and as members of certain ethnic groups in relation to their ability to speak in the local/heritage languages. This article also covers their attitude towards their heritage languages in comparison to English, as a foreign language. The data for this study were collected through paper-based questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. It is found that participants with the ability to speak in their local language felt more confident in stating their ethnic identity. There was also a lead to confusion of their ethnic identities, for those few who can't speak any local language. These youths are proud Indonesians, with their Indonesian languages. However, as predicted by Rini (2014), among other languages in Indonesia, English will still be a more important foreign language. This study adds that English appears to be more important than any local language to these Indonesian students
Self-Correction in Writing a Paragraph
Get PDFA paragraph is a subject consisting of a writer's developed related statements. In writing a paragraph, the students make sure their paragraph is in the correct format. This qualitative study describes students' writing development in a paragraph and the impact of self-correction. The study participants were 15 students in the second semester of a basic writing class at the English Education Department. The tests implemented were pre-test and post-test after five meetings of treatment. In the treatment, the students gave feedback about the paragraph, punctuation, capitalization, simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, and compound-complex sentence. The results showed that self-correction benefited students' writing skills, and there was a development in their writing skills. This study suggested that self-correction was an effective method and was shown to be an appropriate method to improve the students’ writing skills
The Implementation of Online Classes in Mediating Reading Activities in the Blended Learning Model
Get PDFAs technology develops, the quality of language learning is able to improve due to the ease and innovation in accessing information and media as a learning tool, so that it can provide enormous benefits, especially in writing learning activities. Therefore, this study aims at examining the extent to which digital storytelling utilizes Storybird (a web tool for writing story) to mediate students’ learning activities. This study employed qualitative netnography as a research method. Through netnography, there are three beneficial aspects of students’ creative writing learning, which are: 1) Storybird is a platform for collaborative writing activities, 2) digital storytelling can develop students’ higher order thinking skills, and 3) digital storytelling becomes a method for implementing creative and innovative language learning. This study contributed to provide the understanding of how digital storytelling can be a learning method that provides broader thinking space for students. In addition, the purpose of this study is to invite students to participate in the process of learning creative writing.Seiring perkembangan teknologi, kualitas pembelajaran bahasa mampu meningkat disebabkan oleh kemudahan dan inovasi dalam mengakses informasi dan media sebagai sarana pembelajaran, sehingga hal tersebut dapat memberikan manfaat yang sangat besar, terutama dalam aktivitas pembelajaran menulis. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini ditujukan untuk mengkaji sejauh mana digital storytelling dengan memanfaatkan Storybird (sebuah webtool untuk menulis cerita) dalam memediasi aktifitas belajar siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode netnography kualitatif sebagai model penelitian, Melalui netnography, penelitian ini mendapatkan temuan bahwa terdapat tiga aspek manfaat terhadap pembelajaran menulis kreatif siswa, yaitu: 1) Storybird menjadi platform dalam melakukan kegiatan menulis kolaboratif, 2) digital storytelling dapat membantu mengembangkan kemampuan higher order thinking siswa, dan 3) digital storytelling menjadi metode untuk menerapkan pembelajaran bahasa yang kreatif dan inovatif. Kontribusi dari penelitian ini untuk memberikan pemahaman bagaimana digital storytelling dapat menjadi metode belajar yang dapat memberikan ruang berfikir yang lebih kepada siswa. Adapun tujuan dari metode ini adalah untuk mengajak siswa agar lebih terlibat ke dalam proses pembelajaran menulis kreatif
“You sure there's nothing more to say?”: Indonesian Youth Culture Represented in YouTube Video Advertisements
Get PDFLocal identity, to some extent, has been influenced by globalization, mainly through the new media. As a form of digital media, YouTube video advertisements play a crucial part in promoting global products to the locals. In Indonesia, the majority of YouTube visitors are young people; thus, young people have become the main targets of the advertisements. The video advertisements may contain representation, values or references of youth culture, which are critical for young people in building their identity. This paper sets forth to explore Indonesian YouTube advertisements of LINE, an instant messaging (IM) application developed by Naver Korean company. The authors examine LINE YouTube video advertisements using textual analysis, in order to learn the portrayal of Indonesian youth culture on the videos. Digital media, bahasa gaul, and traditional or dominant cultures, as well as social connectivity, are essential for Indonesian youths in shaping youth culture and their identity. The title of this paper “You sure there’s nothing more to say?” is taken from one of the dialogues in the videos, which implies that youth culture and identity portrayed in the advertisements appreciate face-to-face social communication of young people more than individualization. It is also argued that if used aptly, YouTube video advertisements could contribute effectively to preserving local identity as a strategy of glocalization; thus, not all advertisements of global corporations may threat local identity
Promoting Students’ Motivation in Learning English Vocabulary through a Collaborative Video Project
Get PDFThe main objective of this study was to motivate EFL (English Foreign Language) students in learning English vocabulary by using collaborative video Project. This study followed a case study methodology to describe how video project experience can engage students to learn English and provide them an opportunity to participate in tasks as well as enrich their vocabulary. Twenty-five EFL students in the Vocabulary Building Course (VBC) participated in this study. This study used three phases for evaluations: the pre-production phase, production phase and post production phase. Data were collected from classroom observations, the video Project process and document analyses. A summary of the findings related to the video theme and narrative analysis of students’ videos are presented in this paper. Data analysis showed that students responded differently to their video project assignments and produced different types of collaborative videos with the help of a camcorder and computer application. Then, a survey was conducted to collect feedback from participants to learn their opinions and attitudes regarding the use of collaborative video project, students’ learning and motivation. Participants in this study expressed positive attitudes and opinions toward their video-project experiences. This study demonstrates that video Project can be a great tool for promoting students’ motivation and participation in learning English, enriching their vocabulary and can be an effective and powerful tool to create fun, interactive, and collaborative learning environments
I am Malala: A Woman’s Struggle for Her Rights in Education
Get PDFThe right to experience an education is a basic right for everyone to have. Men and women should have the same opportunities to get a proper education. However, some society seem to differentiate the opportunity for men and women’s education. One of the society that differentiates this is Pakistan. The novel, I Am Malala novel, which is written by Malala Yousafzai is one of those that deals with the inequality of women in education. This article discussed about a research that used qualitative method to describe about woman’s rights in education by using Liberal Feminism. The result of the novel’s analysis showed the struggle of the main character, Malala, who received a number of wrong perceptions from her society, family and tradition about the position of women. The wrong perception became the reason why she suffered from the inequality of education between man and woman