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Descriptive Analysis of Writing Composition from the Ideas to the Paragraph
Get PDFWhat are the ways to discover the ideas to write? How to organize the ideas into the paragraph? To answer these questions, the writer conducted a qualitative research that the object of the research is writing composition on the discovering the ideas and organize it into paragraph. The writer used descriptive method. For obtaining the data, the writer used library method as the instrument and used secondary sources that constituted secondhand information, such as reference book. Meanwhile, in analyzing the data, the writer used an expository writing. There were several ways in discovering ideas as the result of this study. Those included remembering experience, getting people opinion about particular subject by giving evidence, finding a great deal by asking other people about their experience and going to the library to get any ideas. Whereas, to organize the ideas into paragraph, someone has to do some steps, such as selecting a subject, planning a composition and making an outline.Keywords: Writing Composition; Idea; Paragrap
5 and 7 Year Old Childrenwith No English Background RespondToward Parents’ Stimulus Using the Comprehensible Inputs on Direct English Daily Conversations at Home
Get PDFThis paper seeks to explorehow the comprehensible inputs are given by mother responded by the children who have no English background and what are the discourse features which aid children’s comprehension and ability to maintain the conversation. This study is conducted in the writer’s home with her sons in order to apply the comprehensible inputs. The results shows that the children ages 5 and 7 years old who have no English background are able to give the responses unless the questions or the stimulus given must be followed by the non verbal language such as gesture and the body movements. In this case, the results can be varied. From the stimulus using the comprehensible inputs, the children are also giving different responses. It can be in the form of non-verbal language such as nodding or by repeating the last word said by their mother. It is suggested that parents should give encouragement to the children and help them in acquiring the second language at home. Keywords: Parents’ stimulus; Comprehensible inputs; daily conversation with no English background
THE INFLUENCE OF ADOLESCENT EMOTIONAL STATE IN SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT
Get PDFThe aims of the study are (1) to define the emotional state among the student of Madrasah Aliyah As-Soorkaty, (2) to recognize the social adjustment among the student of Madrasah Aliyah As-Soorkaty, and (3) to describe the level of emotional state influence their social adjustment. To collect the data, the researcher used questionnaire, interview, and documentation. The results showed that (1) the condition of adolescent emotion showed the good predicate 22, 55%, middle predicate 62, 5% and low predicate 15%, (2) the condition of social adjustment shows the good predicate 12,5 %, middle predicate 62, 5% and low predicate 25%, (3) there is positive influence between the condition of adolescent emotion and the social adjustment among the second year students of Madrasah Aliyah As Soorkaty.Keywods: Adolescent Emotional; Social Adjustmen
The Symbols Used in Internet Chatting: A Semiotic Analysis
Get PDFThe aims of this research is to describe the kind of symbols used on internet chatting. Besides elaborating the relation between the symbol and the signee. And the last one of study is to describe the meaning of the symbols used in internet chatting. Since the research explores the symbols used in the internet chatting, qualitative approach is deemed to be the precise research design. The data obtained are described comprehensively by classifying the symbols, analyzing the representation of the symbols based on semiotic approach, and interpreting the meaning of symbols based on the context of the internet chatting text. The findings show that the symbols consists of number, letter, combination of number and letter, and the emoticons or smiley. The sample of the number, consist of ‘2’ and ‘4’. For the letter consist of ‘R’, ‘U’, ‘b’, ‘Ur’, ‘ASL’, ‘btw’, and so on. For emoticons consist of ‘:-)’, ‘:-(‘, ‘:-P’, ‘:-D’, ‘:-C’, ‘;-)’, ‘:- ))’, ‘:~’, ‘|-)’, ‘(-_-)’, ‘^_^’, ‘:-|’, and ‘8-O’. Those symbols have different meaning or references with different interpreters because they can be interpreted in denotative level as signifier or in connotative level as signified.Keywords: symbols; internet; chatting; semiolog
Overview English asa Second Language for Young Learners
Get PDFYoung learners have special charactheristics hence the teachers of English as a Second language needs special strategy too. It is indicated that the increas of abilities to learn second language is started from the early age. We can imagine when the teachers do not use and apply appropriate teaching methods and strategy in teaching English for young learners. As a result, the students’ achievement does not work well. Thus, except to be successful in teaching English for young learners, it is very necessary for teachers to understand the characteristics of young learners.’ Learning method s will influence how a teacher makes a lesson plan according to young learners’ minds. This article tries to explain some methods of young learners in teaching English as a second language for young learners
Violating the Maxims of Quality and Quantity on the ‘Demo Sabun’ Sketch of Extravaganza Situation Comedy TV
Get PDFThis study focuses on analyzing the violation of maxims as proposed by Grice in his cooperative principles. The subject of the study is on one of TV sitcoms broadcasted by one of the private owned TV station in Indonesia. The writer collected the data by transcribing the dialogues among the comedian in one sketch. In this modern era there are many busy people who need such kind of entertainment to lead them release their fatigue after having a day work. This situation invites some creative people to produce humor which is then packaged in the form situation comedy. These sitcoms can be broadcasted in many television stations now. In creating such funny expressions, there must be the violation on some maxims. By violating the maxims; the humorous verbal interaction can be achieved. The writer found that there are two types of violation on maxims of quality and quantity in one of the extravaganza’s sketches.keywords; Violation; Maxims, Humo
Comparing the Psychological Aimlessness in Edith Wharton’s the House of Mirth and Ernest Hemmingway’s the Sun also Rises
Get PDFAimlessness concerns about one’s existence in a society where somebody feels useless amid the society and doesn’t know the role she or he must play. This paper will examine the aimlessness experienced by the main character in the novel entitled The House of Mirth and The Sun Also Rises written by the modernism authors in 1905 and 1926. The first one realized the aimlessness in the very early age, and the life was ended through an overdose, but the later found such feeling after experiencing a war injury. Both characters were victims of the situation but they seemed to have reached a more realistic appreciation of their situation. Keywords; Aimlessness; Psychological Consequences; Main Character
Americanization of Non-American Storiesin Disney Films
Get PDFThe study is intended to know the Disney’s animation films characteristics which are adapted from non American stories that contain Americanization in order to be American popular culture products. This qualitative and library research is carried out within the field of American Studies. Disney’s animated films which are regarded as artifacts in order to identify American society and culture is used as her primary data. She then compares those Disney films with the original stories to discover the changes in making those stories become American popular products. She furthermore uses the sources such as books, magazines, journals, articles, and also internet data for her secondary data. The result of this study shows that most of folk narratives which were used in Disney films were adapted from other countries’ stories. However, Disney intentionally adapts foreign countries’ stories in its animated films by using Disney formula to blow up the sale of its products. Since Disney is one of the most powerful media conglomerates in the world, it works endlessly to set out world entertainment. Disney formula in its animated films which has dominated those adapted films are only intended to obtain as much profit as possible without paying attention to the values in children entertainment.Keywords: Americanization; Non American Stories; Animation; Popular culture; Formula
Indonesian and English Lexical Metaphoric Expressions Used In Online Competition News Text
Get PDFThe subject of this article deals with discourse semantics. The focus of its description is metaphoric expressions used to express competition news in online media. Based on some theories about metaphor, the writer tries to search for kinds of metaphoric expressions used and the reasons behind the use of the expressions. The result shows that English and Indonesian language use lexical metaphors with three specifications, i.e. anthropomorphic, animal, and synesthetic. The choice of specific lexical metaphoric expressions is related to situational and cultural aspects.
A Descriptive Analysis of Learning Motivation Taken From Laskar Pelangi Novel
Get PDFThis paper informs us some motifs that motivate someone learning something taken from Laskar Pelangi novel. There are four research problems proposed of Laskar Pelangi novel; what are the literary elements of Laskar Pelangi novel; what are the motivations in learning presented in the novel of Laskar Pelangi; what are the reasons of Andrea Hirata took the motivation of learning in Laskar Pelangi novel; what are the implications of Laskar Pelangi novel toward its readers. This research uses descriptive research in analyzing, collecting the data. After analyzing the novel Laskar Pelangi the writer draws some conclusions as follows: the novel uses some figurative language to express some expressions and describe something; its main character is Ikal. Laskar Pelangi tells us some motifs of learning. The motivations which are pointed out are to enrich knowledge, to reach dream, to win a competition, and so on. The reason Andrea Hirata took learning motivation as the theme of Laskar Pelangi novel are to break Melayunese stereotype, to motivate all learner to be motivated in learning, and so on. The implication of Laskar Pelangi story toward its reader are Laskar Pelangi story motivated reader to study abroad, Laskar Pelangi teaches reader to admire the life.Keywords: learning motivation; Laskar Pelangi ; literary element