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Language Barrier: Theory of Truth in Intercultural EFL
Full text linkThis paper elaborates the explanation of an incorrect and misconceptionunderstanding of meaning in teaching English as a foreign language inIndonesia. This research is conducted with a discussion consisting of logicalreasoning about the detailed explanation as a method to deal with the issue.It was done by cross-checking and reviewing eclectically from dissimilarsources in the related field of study as well. Moreover, the discussion andresult are affirmed and evaluated by utilizing the relevant existing studiesand research. The scoop and limitation in this study are that the subject isreferring to the Indonesian students that learn the English language as aforeign language in formal education school.The study found that this phenomenon is happening because of thepedagogical need based on the standard formal education school curriculumin Indonesia that focusing English as a communication language rather thananything else. A teacher neither needs nor bother to explain the languagein a deeper sense of meaning and only teaches what is necessary for thestudent requirement. This makes the English language used in Indonesianschools lose its true meaning and understanding because of the differencein intercultural understanding. This mostly happens in a school that useslocalized English that has been adapted in our culture and habits as foreignspeakers. Hence some vocabularies and phrases end up being simplified toreduce teacher time effort to explain further about language meaning andtruth
Cultural Transmission through the TikTok Application, Study on Pop Minang as a Local Language Song
Full text linkThis article aims to explain how cultural transmission occurs in the flowof globalization through the TikTok application. The culture is referred toas Minangkabau culture. People identifying themselves as Minangkabaupopulate the contemporary Indonesian province of West Sumatra and arefound in immigrant communities throughout the archipelago, Malaysia,Australia, and further afield, and they are known for their Islamic piety,matrilineal kinship system, astute trading abilities, proclivity to migrate,democratic practices, and spicy food (Fraser J. A., 2015, p. 3). Thisresearch focuses on Pop Minang, a genre of regional language songs usedin content on the TikTok application. Songs that are broadcast on the socialmedia application TikTok also become transmitters of traditional culturefor the younger generation in that culture and even the cultures of otherpeoples. The results of this study are in contrast to previous studies, whichclaim that TikTok and globalization have a negative impact on the youngergeneration (Kurniawan, 2018; Sairin, 2004) and support the opinion thatglobalization is a process of glocalization or the interaction and mergerbetween local cultures and global processes (Turner, 2015, p. 5)
The Flow of Cultural Transmission Through Storytelling to the Generation Z in Vietnam
Full text linkChildren growing up in Vietnam have mostly heard stories from their family members. At that time, the stories contain cultural knowledge that is preserved and passed down from generation to generation. This study examines the experiences of young people belonging to the Gen Z generation in Vietnam, in the case of students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City with storytelling and exploring the characteristics of cultural transmission from the previous generation to the following generation through the form of storytelling. To explore these issues, the authors used a mixed research design combining qualitative and quantitative research. The results from the quantitative study show data on the students’ access to storytelling from childhood to the present, while the data from the qualitative study exploit personal experiences to cross-check with the quantitative data. The results of the study show that close relatives such as fathers, mothers, grandparents, teachers or acquaintances are the ones who often transmit culture through the form of storytelling from the students’ childhood. The cultural transmission form contained in the stories is in the form of folklore, literary works, religious stories, stories related to personal experiences and some other types. Storytelling plays the role of knowledge products for the purpose of cultural transmission through the generations. Through that, Gen Z students are provided with spiritual motivation for their own lives. And from there, they also become the ones who continue to transmit culture to the next generation
Writing a Blog Script to Promote Instant Cuko as Culinary Innovation from Palembang
Full text linkThis final report aims to know how to write a blog script to promoteinstant cuko as culinary innovation from Palembang using Research andDevelopment (R&D) Method by Sukmadinata (2017). The method hasthree stages: (1) preliminary study; (2) model development; (3) finalproduct testing. The techniques of collecting the data were literature studyand interview. Then, the data was analyzed by classifying data, writing,and uploading the blog script. After collecting the information from theliterature study and field survey, the first draft of the blog script wasdeveloped based on Balkhi (2015) about the stages of structures in writinga blog script. The script of the blog contains the title, the introduction,the main body, and the conclusion. The blog script entitled “Instant Cukoas Culinary Innovation from Palembang” is a medium to promote instantcuko. The script is put in a blog and uploaded on Blogger. The blog helpstourists get information about instant cuko and aims to make it easy to bringcuko from Palembang. This research was conducted using the Research& Development approach with the Preliminary Study, Model Draft, andFinal Product Testing and Dissemination stages. Data was collectedthrough interviews, observations, and questionnaires. The research wasconducted in July-November 2023. The outputs of this research are finalreport, proceeding FIRST, scientific article published journals accreditedby SINTA, Blog Script, and partnership
Enhancement of Early Childhood Education (ECE) through Professional Development: Sri Lankan ECE Teachers’ Perceptions
Full text linkThis study examined the influence of teacher Professional Development onthe quality of learners’ cognitive development, behavior management, andthe overall effectiveness of Early Childhood Education. A questionnairewas administered among 285 Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachersserving at private educational institutions in Sri Lanka to gather data. Thestratified sampling method was applied to select the respondents and thefindings were analyzed using descriptive statistics, reliability analysis,correlation, and regression analysis. The study results demonstratethat teacher Professional Development has a positive and significantimpact on the quality of the ECE classroom, young learners’ cognitivedevelopment, behavior management, and the overall effectiveness ofthe ECE. The current study provides important insights into the role ofteacher Professional Development in enhancing the quality of ECE inSri Lanka. The study underscores the critical significance of ProfessionalDevelopment in reinforcing the quality of ECE in Sri Lanka. It advocatesfor continuous investment in teacher Professional Development initiatives,recognizing their potential to raise the standards of ECE classrooms, fostercognitive development among young learners, and facilitate positivebehavior management techniques. Furthermore, the research emphasizesthe necessity for future investigations to explore deeper into the correlationbetween teacher Professional Development and the efficacy of ECE. Suchinquiries could uncover insights and explain strategies aimed at optimizingthe effectiveness of ECE across diverse contexts
Violence Suffered by Christians, Jews, and Muslims Portrayed in Dan Brown’s Origin: Sociological Approach
Full text linkReligion is always interesting to discuss. Almost nothing is so intenselydiscussed from time to time other than discourse on religion. However, withthe development of technological and scientific advances, people began toshift their orientation to technology and science and leave religious beliefs.It is undeniable that as a result of this, religious people are discredited,isolated, and often become objects of violence, especially by atheists andliberalists. Origin by Dan Brown depicts many incidents and religiousviolence perpetrated by atheists and liberalists. The conflict betweenatheist and religious people makes the novel complicated and interested toread and study. The purpose of this study is to (1) determine the kinds ofviolence, and (2) to determine the causes of violence in the Origin by DanBrown. In conducting this study, the writer employs the violence theory byJohan Galtung and the analysis concept of violence causes by Moghadam.Moreover, the sociological approach is used as a knife to peel and findout the correlation between literary works and social life. The results ofthis study indicate that there are three types of violence depicted in thenovel, namely direct violence, structural violence, and cultural violence.In addition, the causes of violence in the novel are analyzed through threefactors: individual, organizational, and environmental factor. Finally,religious violence is behavior that must be eliminated from the earth.Violence essentially violates human nature as creatures that are createddifferently, whether the race, language, culture, and even religion
Emotions vs Colours: A Semiotics Study
Full text linkThis study aims to determine the meaning and relationship of colourwith five human emotions in the film entitled Inside Out. Inside Out is anAmerican animated film directed by Pete Docter and produced by JonasRivera, released in 2015. The qualitative method is used to evaluate thisresearch because it can be used to focus on an interpretive, naturalisticapproach to its subject matter. The primary data is taken from the filmInside Out. Secondary data would be gathered from any sources related tosemiotics theory on the relationship between colour and human emotions,as well as to eliminate unnecessary data and solidify the research. RileyAndersen, the main character, was born in Minnesota, and the fivemanifestations of emotion in her mind are Joy (yellow), Sadness (blue),Anger (red), Disgust (green), and Fear (purple). These emotions reside inRiley’s mind’s Headquarters, where they set Riley’s state of action andturn it into a memory.Therefore, each character with a specific color ischallenging to be studied further.It begins with an overview of each colorand emotion before delving into the specifics of the relationship betweenthese emotions and the colors associated with them. This study employsRoland Barthes’ semiotic theory, which has three aspects containingdenotation, connotation, and myth, interpreting signs. To learn more, it isnecessary to dig into the changing history of society’s association of thesecolors with these five emotions. Finally, this study is hoped to inspire theanimators to use specific colors to describe the characters’ emotions
Chinese Immigrant Cultural Identity Acceptance in Turning Red Film
Full text linkThis research aims to reveal the portrayal of Chinese cultural identity acceptance in Turning Red film. The writer employs qualitative research and content analysis as the method in conducting this research. It is also analyzed by using the theory of cultural identity by Stuart Hall. The result shows that Turning Red film portrays the third-generation Chinese immigrant as someone who preserves cultural values through her unwavering devotion to traditional Chinese eating practices, respect for her parents, preservation of the family’s great reputation, and regard for her ancestors. The film also portrays Meilin’s journey in accepting her Chinese roots. Meilin initially perceived the red panda as a curse due to its impact on her desire for independence and personal freedom. However, as time passed, Meilin’s acceptance grew due to the unwavering support of her peers and family. A moment of acceptance occurred when Meilin’s family ultimately settled with her choice to keep the red panda amidst chaotic arguments. As a conclusion, Meilin as a third-generation Chinese immigrant, proves that Stuart Hall’s theory of cultural identity, which states that identity is going to keep adapting to a variety of situations, is valid
Strategies for Translating Vietnamese Culture-specific Terms in Tourism Materials into English
Full text linkTourism plays a crucial role in economic growth, especially in countries which boast rich cultural and natural attractions like Vietnam. With the development of the tourism sector, the role of tourism materials is increasingly pivotal in building destination image and attracting more visitors. The rise of international tourism further necessitates high-quality translation of tourism materials to reach a wider audience. Culture-specific terms (CSTs), which are prevalent in the language of tourism, need to be carefully rendered into the target language to effectively convey the persuasiveness of this genre. On this basis, this study is undertaken to explore the strategies used to translate Vietnamese CSTs into English in tourism materials, particularly an online article. To fulfill this objective, the research employs a mixed method design with a corpus extracted from the online article. Qualitative analysis is applied to identify the translation strategies based on Newmark’s (1988) procedures to translate culture, while the frequency of each strategy is counted for quantitative proceedings. Results indicate that among all the individual strategies, Transference is the most prevalent, followed by Synonymy, Functional equivalent, Cultural equivalent, Adaptation and Through-translation. The most common couplets also involve Transference in combination with other strategies. Besides, detailed analysis shows that there are losses of cultural elements during the translation process, calling for increased attention to the transfer of cultural elements in general and translation of tourism materials in particular. The findings further encourage the development of both linguistic and cultural competences among translators to improve the overall quality of tourism translation
Metaphors of Human-Flora-Fauna Symbiosis: Eco-Critical Discourse Expositions in Yorùbá Proverbial Analysis
Full text linkIt has been emphasized that metaphors in general are crucial forcomprehending and interpreting ecological discourse. Numerous studieson Yorùbá proverbs have been conducted (Jelili et al., 2022; Akanbi, 2020;Anyachebelu, 2019; Olofinsao, 2018; Faleye, 2018; Ojo, 2015; Akanbi,2015, etc.), but insufficient research has been done on human-flora-faunasymbiosis, particularly in Yorùbá proverbs. This study uses ecocriticalmetaphor analysis to look at the symbiosis of humans, plants, and faunain Yorùbá proverbs. The study focuses on how, according to the Yorùbáworldview, particular plants and animals are used to symbolise varioushuman experiences, actions, and traits in Yorùbá proverbs. We use thetransitivity system from the Systemic Functional Linguistics approach toeco-critical discourse analysis, along with Lakoff and Johnson’s ConceptualMetaphor Theory (CMT) to explore human experiences with naturethrough process types and illustrate the metaphorical “mapping” acrossthe conceptual domain. Other human experiences are conceptualised asthe target domain through the lens of flora and animals, which serve as thesource domain. Both primary and secondary sources of information werecarefully selected for this article. The study discovers that Yorùbá proverbsuse metaphors of animals such as dogs, cows, chameleons, doves, andeagles as well as woods and trees like iróko and mahogany, to warn peopleagainst negative attitudes towards the ecosystem, like destruction, laziness,intolerance, and impatience among others. For harmonious coexistence inthe ecosystem, the proverbs urge humans to behave well toward nature.According to the results of the transitivity analysis, the detected processchoices in the data can be seen as a positive discourse that motivates peopleto conserve the environment