Dian Fajrina
University of Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh

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Teacher’s Feedback on Students’ Writing Diah Nisfu Faroha; Asnawi Muslem; Dian Fajrina
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 1, No 1: Agustus 2016
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The objectives of this study were to find out the kinds of written feedback and the reasons for using those feedbacks on students’ writing by English teachers of SMA Negeri 11 Banda Aceh. This research used descriptive qualitative method and the data were collected through documentation and interview. The framework undertaken is proposed by Harmer (2007) and the  interview question was adapted from Thorsteinsen (2010). The findings found that there were two kinds of feedbacks namely, direct written feedback and indirect written feedback. Eighty-four direct feedbacks were found which consisted of 70 direct answers and 14 responding by written comments. Meanwhile, 49 indirect written feedbacks consisted of six coded and 43 un-coded feedbacks. In conclusion, teachers’ written feedbacks are important to make students aware of making mistake on writing task.  The findings suggested that English teachers should give written feedback to students’ writing task to enable them to improve the skill. 
Character Metaphors in George Orwell’s Animal Farm Dian Fajrina
Studies in English Language and Education Vol 3, No 1 (2016)
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Animal Farm was written by George Orwell in 1944 to criticize the Soviet Union leaders and their administration represented by animal characters. The objective of this study was to find out the resemblances between the character of Soviet Union leaders at the time the novel was written and those depicted in the novel. In analysing the objective of this study, content analysis was used. The data are the dialogues and other information in the novel concerning the metaphors of characters between the Soviet Union leaders of the 20th century and those in Animal Farm. The writer finds out that Jones metaphors Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russian Monarchy, Old Major with his speech metaphors Karl Marx with his Communist Manifesto, Napoleon as Stalin, Snowball as Trotsky, Squealer as Pravda, the Russian Newspaper at that time, Frederick as German and Boxer as the type of gullibility proletariat. Indeed, George Orwell’s timeless work reminds us that totalitarianism could be harmful to one society.
Character Metaphors in George Orwell’s Animal Farm Dian Fajrina
Studies in English Language and Education Vol 3, No 1 (2016)
Publisher : Universitas Syiah Kuala

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24815/siele.v3i1.3391

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Animal Farm was written by George Orwell in 1944 to criticize the Soviet Union leaders and their administration represented by animal characters. The objective of this study was to find out the resemblances between the character of Soviet Union leaders at the time the novel was written and those depicted in the novel. In analysing the objective of this study, content analysis was used. The data are the dialogues and other information in the novel concerning the metaphors of characters between the Soviet Union leaders of the 20th century and those in Animal Farm. The writer finds out that Jones metaphors Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russian Monarchy, Old Major with his speech metaphors Karl Marx with his Communist Manifesto, Napoleon as Stalin, Snowball as Trotsky, Squealer as Pravda, the Russian Newspaper at that time, Frederick as German and Boxer as the type of gullibility proletariat. Indeed, George Orwell’s timeless work reminds us that totalitarianism could be harmful to one society.