Sastika Seli
Universitas PGRI Lubuk Linggau

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WORD FORMATIONS OF JARGON USED IN THE US MILITARY IN THE EXPENDABLES 3 MOVIE Sastika Seli
JELLT (Journal of English Language and Language Teaching) Vol 3 No 1 (2019)
Publisher : Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (336.014 KB) | DOI: 10.36597/jellt.v3i1.4480

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The present study aims to describe the form, function and the word formation of US military jargon in “The Expendables 3” movie. Data collection was administered through movie observation and orthographic transcription. Data analysis was administered through identification, data reduction, classification and description. The results reveal 4 forms of jargon based on the word class including jargon in word forms, phrases forms, abbreviation and acronym with word forms jargon as the highest frequency of use. The second frequency of usage is jargon in phrase form which occurs in 12 phrases. Abbreviation occurs only in 2 forms and acronym occurs in 1 usage. US military jargon in the movie has 3 functions: to show the identity of the group, to strengthen the intimacy among the users in group and to show that someone is mastering the skill in military. The last finding of word formation presents 9 jargon formations and two of them indicate two combinations of two word formations and most of jargons are formed by borrowing.
Teaching English through Online Games for Junior High School Students Sastika Seli
Premise: Journal of English Education and Applied Linguistics Vol 4, No 1 (2015): Premise Journal:e-ISSN:2442-482x, p-ISSN:2089-3345
Publisher : UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH METRO (MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF METRO)

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Teaching language is an attractive activity both for the teacher and for the acceptor. They can interact together in this act. Teaching English is a challenge for the teachers to make the students interest in English because as we know English is not the first language for some countries in this world including Indonesia. There are various ways and ideas to teach English so that it can be fun and interest to be taught and to be learnt. But those ways and ideas also should be an up date method and also use a modern technology to be implemented. Along with the development of modern technology, the teachers should involve with it and make it as a part of English teaching tools. Two of the famous and sophisticated tools are computer and the internet. These things have a close relation to be urgent equipment for people. In this article, the writer wants to purpose the use of online games as a way to teach English for junior high school. Te article aims to give another teaching alternative in attracting the junior high school students to learn English in funny and enjoyable way. Through online games they do not only can play the various games but also indirectly they do the exercises of English skills.