Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature
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INGE'S THE TINY CLOSET IN GENDER PERSPECTIVE: RETAINING THE POLARISATION
Get PDFThis article is an overview toward a play of an American
dramatist, William Inge. In this case, the play is viewed from gender
perspective as considered 'quite representative' to reveal what Friedan
(1995) stated as polarisation of men and women. The writer wants to
depict the representation of men and women in the play as the central
issue affecting the result of this analysis. In addition, the term gender
should be understood as an umbrella term pervading the whole
discussion. To what extent the verification of the polarisation may
analytically come as the conclusion
Reduplication of Mongondow Language
Get PDFThis study aims at describing the reduplication of Mongondow and its meanings. The method used in this research is descriptive method in taxonomy that is an elaboration by classifying elements of language according to hierarchical relationship. Data were obtained through primary and secondary data sources. Primary data were collected through interviews with five informants chosen from Tutuyan region, of Tombolikat village, who are active speakers of Bolaang Mongondouw language. Secondary data were gathered through a text study. The results show that the formation of Mongondow words can be done by reduplication, either whole or complete reduplication and partial reduplication consisting of reduplication of deletion on the word base, reduplication of initial syllable and affixed reduplication. The reduplication of Mongondow language has the following meanings: (1) to declare uncertain plurality, (2) to declare reciprocal meaning, (3) to declare collective and distributive meaning, (3) to declare command or advice, (4) to declare the tool, (5) to declare the place (6) to declare about superlative, (7) to declare about more quality, and (8) to state the meaning of an action done with pleasure or comfort
Figuring the Context of CTL under 2013 Curiculum
No full textThe 2013 curriculum states that the purpose of teaching English for junior high school is to develop students’ communicative competence. In line with this expectation, several learning characteristics have been defined i.e. learning from model, observing, questioning, gathering information, associating, and communicating. Therefore, the teaching approaches that are used by the teacher in teaching English must suit the criteria to promote students' communicative competence. Contextual Teaching and learning (CTL) seems to be compatible as an approach since it has the the characteristics of constructivism, questioning, inquiry, learning community, modelling, reflection, and authentic assessment, which are similar to the learning characteristics mentioned above, which are similar to the learning characteristics mentioned above. , which are similar to the learning characteristics mentioned above. Therefore, a qualitative research concerning the issue was conducted to see how CTL approach is implemented under the 2013 curriculum in teaching reading comprehension. From the result of observation, questionnaire, and interview as the instruments, it was found that CTL was implemented properly from phase to phase and is applicable to be implemented under the curriculum. Also, it promotes active and enjoyable learning, facilitates the students to comprehend the material and helps them to implement the knowledge in real life. The. The teacher had implemented all of the procedures of CTL under the instruction of the 2013 curriculum. Thus, applying the CTL CTL approach in the process of teaching for the 2013 curriculum for the 2013 curriculum is recommended since it gives satisfactory benefits for students
THUKUL'S POEMS OF RESISTANCE IN AKU INGIN JADI PELURU
No full textThose who attempt to voice critically about the injustice
done by the state frequently face the government's" iron hands ".
Indonesia history has noted how some Indonesian critics from various
fields are accused of threatening national stability so that they have
to be culturized through many kinds of terror. Conscience writers
(Mangunwijaya s term) are the easy targets of state violence because
they portray the powerless, "wong cilik" (the common folk/little
people) as the victims of development, and the inappropriateness of
the elites' behavior. For an authoritative regime. such criticism doesn't
sound good because it makes look bad in front of the public. In the
New Order regime. Wiji Thukul is one of Indonesian poets who does
an advocacy for "wong cilik ". His poems are screams of the people
from huts,factories. and graves
DILEMMA IN EXPLOITING MEDIA TECHNOLOGY IN ELT: BETWEEN OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGE
No full textSince the turn of the twentieth centU/y. sophisticated
technologies have marked the revolutionary era of human beings.
The rate of the progress is so incredible that 110 one is able to predict
what other changes may be happening. Despite being late. ELTworld
has slowly begun to change by adopting media technologies in
teaching. During the course of the change, however; the practicioners
of the technologies pose a dilemma in the level of implementatioll.
Oil the one hand, they offer grand opportunities to create a brighter
future, but on the other hand, they bring with them challenges that
may prevent the teacher practicionersfrom adopting thelll il/lal/guage
teaching practices. Thus, it is within this perspective that this paper
is trying to discuss by viewing them from what the opportunities alld
the challenges it poses by offer inga way outfrom it. This paper will
mainly be a reflective discllssion ill nature, as it tries to open lip
those m'o opposing sides alld underlines the potentially remaining
problems that may intact if they are not coped with ill a proper manner
Molas Baju Wara: Hybridity in Manggarai Rap Music
Get PDFRap music which has been popular since 2007 in Manggarai region, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, gave rise to rap hybrid phenomenon. The mixture between American rap music formats and local elements of Manggarai attracted the attention of young people in the region. One of the local songs that feature hybridity in rap Manggarai is "Molas Baju Wara" created by Lipooz, one of the pioneers of rap in Ruteng, the capital city of Manggarai district.
To discuss this phenomenon, the concept of hybridity in cultural territory proposed by James Lull is adopted. This concept is used particularly to analyze the forms of hybridity reflected in " Molas Baju Wara" and the ways they are used in showing the social and cultural conditions of Manggarai. "Molas Baju Wara" was selected as the object of study because the song is clearly showing the characteristics of hybridity in music.
The study shows that hybridity could be perceived in Manggarai rap music specifically in the use of local musical instruments like drums, cajon, and tambourine as a substitute for percussive sounds of drums, boombox, or turn-table which are commonly used by rap musicians in their home country, the U.S.A. In addition, there are elements of local sound such as the sound of rain that represents Ruteng as the rain city. Hybridity characteristics can also be found in the use of Manggarai vernacular in the whole lyrics as well as the narration of local themes and certain sites that represent Ruteng
A Joint Construction Practice in an Academic Writing Course in an Indonesian University Context
Get PDFThis research aims to explore the students’ writing and critical thinking capacity in a joint construction practice in an academic writing course. The course applied a genre-based approach in teaching academic writing and critical thinking to first-year English as a Foreign Language students of a private university in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. A combination of explicit teaching, group discussion, and online review sessions was employed in the joint construction practice for three meetings. The source for the data collection was a jointly constructed text. The text was selected from thirty-six students who worked in groups. Every group consisted of low achievers, medium achievers, and high achievers in writing. The text was analyzed using functional grammar. The analysis shows that the students had gained a good control of the exposition genre with its linguistic features. Thematic progression and logical connectors at the text level and circumstances (adverbs) at the clause level had realized critical thinking skills and dispositions. Several grammatical mistakes and improper lexical choices were identified but did not interfere with the purpose of the text. The findings suggest that having more classroom meetings will make explicit teaching and group discussion work effectively before the students begin to write independently. Moreover, online review sessions can support the students' learning but with limitations
19th CENTURY WOMEN AND HOMOSEXUALITY: THE CASE OF VIRGINIA WOOLF'S MRS. DALWWAY
No full textWoolf's Mrs Dalloway portrays the experience of a 19th century woman in dealing with homosexuality. The incapability to show affection to the same sex, the denial of the feeling and the strunggle to keep the love leads the woman to an emotional suicide. The woman's choice to marry a man, have a child, and play her role as a sophisticated housewife are the ways to compromise with the norms and conventions if that age where home was the centre of woman's lif
Beyond Absurdity: Character Reinforcement in Bakdi Soemantos Short Stories
Get PDFThis article examines the absurd characters in Bakdi Soemantos selected short stories in the light of character reinforcement. Through the use of analogy of name, environment, and interlocking relationships among the characters, it is revealed that these characters reflect contemporary societys aspirations and expectation of their exemplary leaders or individuals with high authority. The presence of such weird but wise characters discloses the blurred boundaries of sanity and insanity in striving for life meaning as well as meaning of lif
Indonesian University Students’ Common Mistakes when Formulating Interrogative Sentences with ‘Wh-questions’
Get PDFThis study investigated the most common mistakes university students made when formulating interrogative sentences using the ‘Wh-questions: Who, What, Whom, Which, Whose.’ The research was initiated by the researcher’s curiosity when finding out that students in IIE university (pseudonym) frequently made mistakes when trying to ask questions using the ‘Wh-question’ in almost every occasion; either in classrooms or in general lectures. The research which was conducted using descriptive qualitative method involving 60 university students as direct participants, who received some treatments found out that students’ most common mistakes were about choosing the right ‘Wh-question’ to form the question and to place every component that built the question in a correct order and the other mistakes were related to the right use of article, demonstrative, verb, an auxiliary verb, while little problem was related to a problem with diction and ability to make meaningful sentence. The study also found out that the IIE students made more mistakes than ever anticipated by Swan (1980) and that there was a close inseparable connection among all grammatical issues when composing any sentence in English