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An Analysis of Conjunctive Relations Found on Oprah Winfrey’s Speech at Spelman University Tutut Setyaningrum; Dias Andris Susanto
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 10, No 2 (2019): August
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v10i2.5126

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This study is focused on the Conjunctive Relations found in Oprah Winfrey's speech. In this case, conjunctive relations were analyzed through how Oprah Winfrey realized them. The objectives of this study were (1) to find out types of conjunctive relations found on Oprah Winfrey's speech (2) to find out the dominant type of conjunctive relations found on Oprah Winfrey's speech and what is that mean. To reach those two objectives, the writer used both Halliday and J. R. Martin's theory. There are two categories of conjunction namely external and internal conjunction. Later on, those two categories classified themselves into four types of relations namely additive relation, adversative relation, causal relation, and temporal relation. This study used qualitative design because it is framed in terms of using words instead of numbers. The result showed that there were 106 clauses with conjunctions in Oprah's speech. The internal conjunction found were about 52 clauses, while the external conjunction found were about 16 clauses. Both external and internal conjunction was dominated by the causal relation. The causal relation indicated that Oprah Winfrey used a lot of reasoning because causal relations made her able to convince the audience to believe with her statements. Furthermore, causal relation made her speech seems natural, influential, and emotionally convincing to the hearer.
USING HAND PUPPETS AS MEDIA TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH NARRATIVE TEXT: A CASE OF EIGHTH STUDENTS OF SMP N 16 SEMARANG IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2016/2017 Chintia Ardhiani; Arso Setiyaji; Jafar Sodiq; Dias Andris Susanto
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 12, No 1 (2021): February
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v12i1.8307

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The objectives of this study are (1) to find out the students of speaking skills who are taught using hand puppet. (2) To find out the students of speaking skills who are taught without using hand puppet. (3) To find out any significant difference speaking skills of students who are taught with and without using hand puppet. In order to the objectives of the study, relevant theories were refer to and discussed significance among them were theories of speaking, storytelling, learning media, and hand puppets. Following the presentation of the theoretical frameworks, the research methods were selected. The study used quantitative description with experimental approach.  Based on the data analysis, the research found that the result of the significant difference speaking skill of students who are taught with and without using hand puppets through narrative text. According to statistical calculations, sig. (2-tailed) and with df 33 in significance level 0, 05 t-table = 22.392 with p-value = 0,000 and a = 0, 05. Which is p < a; (0,000 < 0, 05). It proved that Hº was rejected and H¹ accepted.
THE TEACHING ANALYSIS OF READING COMPREHENSION: A CASE OF THE EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP PGRI 01 SEMARANG Yuli Anita; Dias Andris Susanto
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 4, No 1 (2013): February
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v4i1.1942

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The objectives of the study are1) To know the teaching on reading comprehension at the eight grade of SMP PGRI 01 Semarang in academic year 2016/2017, 2) To know the problems faced by the teacher in teaching learning process of reading comprehension, and 3) To know the solutions of the problem faced in teaching learning process. This research uses qualitative method. The subject of this research was three teachers of class VIII A, VIII F, and VIII G. The instruments used in this research were observation sheet and interview, so the data use was collected through observation and interview. The result of the research showed that 1) the first teacher was first participant implementing reading stage in teaching and learning process. In first participant teaching, the researcher found the problem, it was the difficulty in implementing teaching reading. The solution first participant was make strategy to make student fun. 2) the second teacher was second participant. There was only one interaction, that was the teacher explained the materials then the students kept silent, or the students read something then the teachers listened to them. 3) the third teacher was third participant. The problem it was boredom, and the solution was making question and answer for them. Teachers concluded that reading comprehension is very effective but it can not to be the key in teaching and learning process. From the data which is obtained from documentation and observation inteaching English, the objectives of English teaching can be viewed from kinds of strategy and tecnique in teaching and learning process. Suggestion are 1) for teachers, it is better for them to use Team Games Tournament to teach the students in reading comprehension, 2) for students have to study harder and try to read English more and more, and 3) for the reader to be able to get more information and experiences in the purpose of developing and improving their knowledge, especially in reading comprehensio
SCRUTINIZING ENGLISH DISCOURSE MARKERS IN EFL STUDENTS’ WRITING PRODUCTION Listyaning Sumardiyani; Dias Andris Susanto
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 11, No 2 (2020): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v11i2.7563

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Fraser (1988; 1996; 1999) which are classified EDMs functions as ‘contrastive, ‘elaborative, and ‘inferential. This study designated the use of English discourse markers by University EFL students in writing production. To answer the research question on how do they disclose EDMs in producing writing, the writers employed a qualitative research approach. The object was the documentation of students’ writing result mediated on the writing class. The participants were 38 students of semester III in the academic year 2018/2019. The findings are the contrastive markers are; but 63/instead of 2/whereas 2/however 16/although 2/in the other hand /side 6. The elaborative markers are; and 597/also 105/or 69/for example 27/besides 7/moreover 3/in addition, 24/then 6/likewise 1. The inferential markers are; because 97/so 51/as a result 9/therefore 11/in conclusion 3/then 1. The most functions of discourse markers use by students are; the marker ‘but’ has a meaning ‘on the contrary. The marker ‘and’ has a meaning as ‘in addition’. Students used the marker ‘because’ to indicate ‘for the reason’. The implication of this study is that students need to understand in employing properly English discourse markers to make their writing being cohesive and coherent in texts.
Attitudinal Messages in the Friday Sermon on Death: Appraisal Analysis Dias Andris Susanto
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 14, No 2 (2023): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v14i2.16267

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Abstract. Friday sermons are the most significant speeches in the Muslim world and have been for years, they are the least critically investigated in the science of discourse analysis. The primary goals of this study were to investigate the attitudinal resources in the Friday Sermon on Death and to figure out the most attitudinal resources are revealed how sermon meanings are constructed in the Friday Sermon on death. This study falls into the category of descriptive qualitative research. The data comes in the form of text, which comprises attitudes, and it is these attitudes that are being investigated in this study. This study concentrated on attitudinal resources in the appraisal theory. The transcript of Friday sermon data for this enquiry was obtained from the Navedz.com website on March 27, 2009. It was determined that the preacher Al-Madinah Al- Munawwarrah 'Abdul Ibn 'Awad Ath-Thubayti established himself with 23 Affect clauses with a percentage of 39 percent.  Judgement is linked to 29 sentences in the Friday sermon, then according to the findings, the preacher used appreciation resources in 7 clauses.Â