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Muziatun Mukadji
Universitas Negeri Gorontalo
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN BRUNO MARS LYRICS Muziatun Muziatun; Fahria Malabar; Elvian Hanny Mitali
Indonesian EFL Journal Vol 8, No 1 (2022)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25134/ieflj.v8i1.5589

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 Figurative language is a language style that is used in the story and has an effect to influence the readers or listeners (Buta et al., 2018; Harun, Yusuf, Karnafi, 2020). Figurative language is also used by people to communicate (Colston, 2015; Colston Gibbs, 2021; Colston O'Brien, 2000). In communication, people communicate with each other using various ways, such as by using songs (Van Thao, 2021; Ward, Price, Davis, Crowther, 2018). It is because in the song’s lyrics there are many figurative languages (Bram Avillanova, 2019; Yaito Termjai, 2021). Then from the songs, people could convey their feeling and their conditions. The purpose of this research is to analyze the type of figurative language using the theory from Leech cited in H.D Trisna (2016). There are seven types of figurative language are irony, hyperbola, metaphor, metonymy, litotes, smile, and personification. The method used in this study is qualitative, because this study focused in analyzing the written material in context, included song’s lyrics. The object of this research was Bruno Mars’ song lyrics. However, the research only chooses three songs to analyze, they were Grenade, Long distance, and Talking to the moon. The research conducted some the analysis through some steps: Identifying, classifying, and analyzing. The result of the study indicate there are three figurative language used by Bruno Mars song lyrics. They are hyperbola, simile, and personification.Keywords: figurative language, irony, hyperbola, metaphor, litotes, simile, and personification.
GRAMMATICAL ERRORS PERFORMED BY TOURIST GUIDES IN GORONTALO CITY Muziatun Muziatun; Ansar Tario Jusuf
Indonesian EFL Journal Vol 6, No 1 (2020)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25134/ieflj.v6i1.2640

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The goal of this research is to investigate grammatical errors in speaking performed by tour guides in Gorontalo city. As demanding English is a compulsory language for those who work in the tourism sector when they deal with foreign tourists. This study aims to uncover grammatical errors produced by Gorontalo tour guides. Afterwards, this research uses sequential mixed method that proposed by Creswell, which aims to investigate and discover the types of grammatical errors followed by modus data. Moreover, the data analysis of this study uses a guideline that proposed by Politzer and Ramirez who explained the types of grammatical errors in detail. This study reveals that the ability of 12 tour guides produce speaking in a grammatically low manner. It indicates that the number of grammatical errors is dominated by the verb phrase, noun phrase and transformation. Followed by third person present singular, simple past tense, and past participle. Overall, this research is expected to contribute to tour guides in Gorontalo city, especially what needs to be emphasized by tour guides in speaking grammatically.Keywords: grammatical errors; tourist guide; Gorontalo
MORPHOLOGICAL INTERFERENCE ON STUDENT’S WRITING Muziatun Muziatun; Indri Wirahmi Bay; Sitti Maryam
Indonesian EFL Journal Vol 6, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25134/ieflj.v6i2.3425

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The aim of this research is to find out the types of morphological interference on students' English writing. Through qualitative research method applying a design of the case study, twenty of university students were chosen. Data were collected from written tests and classified based on the Politzer and Ramires (1973) on theory of Linguistic Category. The results revealed that, whilst it is inevitable that the English morphology features governed by the distinctive rules and systems have been the potential target for interference taking place, Bahasa Indonesia, which stands as the official language, becomes the source of transfer. From six types of morphological interference based on Polizter and Ramirez’ (1973), in this study the writer only found three of them. These types encompass of the morphological properties from the use of article, plural marker and simple past tense. Furthermore, there are 40 morphological mistakes in total, in which four mistakes represent the intralingual transfer and 36 data describe the interference. In terms of the mistakes made as a result mostly from the interference transfer. This study makes a significant contribution to the teaching and learning process of linguistic interference.Keywords: linguistic interference; morphology; students’ writing.
AN ANALYSIS OF BORROWING WORD IN DESTINASIAN INDONESIA MAGAZINE Muziatun Muziatun; Jefriyanto Saud; Nurul Ain Halada
Indonesian EFL Journal Vol 7, No 1 (2021)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25134/ieflj.v7i1.3990

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Borrowing word is a word from another language which is adopted by another language as stated by Nelson Francis (1965). In instances, people in Indonesia tends to borrow other language in order to describe a thing or situation. Nowadays, the borrowing language can be famous and familiar to others through the use media mass. This fact can influence other in order to use the foreign language than the native language. Due to the fact, this research aims to analyze the borrowing language on media mass especially in Tourism Magazine. The DestinAsian Magazine become the appropriate source of data in order to identified what types of borrowing word that usually occurred in media mass. Moreover, the Bloomfield theory (1935) become the main theory which to identified the types of borrowing through the sociolinguistics and phonetic perspective. This research uses qualitative method to analyze the data. As the result, there are 425 words which identified as borrowing word from English language in DestinAsian Indonesian Magazine. However, after checked the identified loan word in Kamus Istilah Pariwisata there are only 25 words that can be analyze as the data which is 6 words categorized as cultural borrowing, 13 words categorized as intimate borrowing, and 6 words categorized as dialect borrowing. Toward the result it can be conclude that the high tendency of using borrowing word from foreign language than the use Indonesian Language.Keywords: Borrowing words; types of borrowing word
ANALYZING STUDENTS' PASSIVE VOICE DIFFICULTIES Muziatun Muziatun; Fahria Malabar; Lisnawati Mustapa
Indonesian EFL Journal Vol 8, No 2 (2022)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25134/ieflj.v8i2.6439

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The purpose of this study is to find out how difficult it is for students of using passive voice. There were twenty students in class B of the English Department's 2017 academy class at University Negeri Gorontalo, but only sixteen of them were chosen for this study, which employed a descriptive quantitative technique. A survey and an interview were used to get the data. As part of the test, students had to change the forms of numerous active sentences into passive ones. The data was examined using Sudijono’s (2006) formula and Parrot's (2000) theory of passive voice difficulties. This study found that students in the English Department's Class of 2017 at Universitas Negeri Gorontalo continue to struggle with the use of the passive voice. Auxiliary verb "be" utilization was found to be the most problematic by students admitted, with a percentage of 67.18 percent, followed by difficulties in changing the main verb into the past participle (48.43 percent) and changing the object and subject (43.75 percent). The usage of the auxiliary verb "be" is the most difficult part of passive voice for students, compared to the other two.Keywords: students’ difficulties; grammar; and passive voice.  
NAVIGATING THE HURDLES OF TOEFL READING COMPREHENSION: INSIGHTS FROM UNIVERSITAS NEGERI GORONTALO Muziatun, Muziatun; Miolo, Sartin T; Abuda, Hildasari
Indonesian EFL Journal Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25134/ieflj.v10i2.10333

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This study aims to identify and overcome the challenges faced by students at Universitas Negeri Gorontalo in the TOEFL reading comprehension section. Despite extensive research on TOEFL reading comprehension, there remains a gap in practical, context-specific interventions tailored to Indonesian EFL learners. This study utilizes a mixed-methods approach to address this gap. First, a needs analysis was conducted through surveys and interviews to identify key difficulties. Subsequently, various instructional strategies, including vocabulary enhancement and reading strategy training, were implemented and evaluated. The results indicate that targeted interventions significantly improve students' reading comprehension skills. The findings contribute to the broader field of language education by providing practical solutions for educators and students to navigate the hurdles of TOEFL reading comprehension.Keywords: TOEFL, reading comprehension, vocabulary mastery, instructional strategies, EFL learners, Indonesian context. 
Co-Authors Abuda, Hildasari Ansar Tario Jusuf Arrofa Acesta Dadang Solihat Dewi Setyaningsih Mangkey Elvian Hanny Mitali Fahria Malabar Fahrus Zaman Fadhly Fatia Hanapi Fatsah, Hasanuddin Hasanuddin Hasanuddin Hasanuddin Hassanudin Fatsah Indri Wirahmi Bay Jefriyanto Saud Juhana Juhana Kartin Lihawa Lisnawati Mustapa Manan, Nanan Abdul Maryam Katili Monalysa Laonga Mukmin, Rara Sinta Muzdalifah Mahmud Nur Windi Sangketa Nurul Ain Halada Puspita Wulandari Samidu Sartin T. Miolo Sitti Maryam Sitti Roskina Mas Sri Rahayu Malingkas Syarifuddin Achmad Thalia Miranda Virginia