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THE RELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE ATTITUDE AND CREATIVITY ON ENGLISH SPEAKING PROFICIENCY Irma Nuraini; Nurjanah Nurjanah; Engliana Engliana
INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 1, No 3 (2018): INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : Universitas Indraprasta PGRI

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30998/inference.v1i3.5595

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The purpose of the research is to figure out three aspects: 1) the influence of language attitude and creativity together with the skills of English speaking students; 2) Influence of language attitude towards English speaking skills; 3) Influence of creativity in the students’ speaking skills. The method used in this research is method is survey research. The population in this research is the students of the class/levels of XI SMK Negeri in Purwakarta district of West Java province, consisting of two different schools, with overall 944 students.  The results of the study concluded that: first, there is a significant influence of language attitude and creativity together with the skills of speaking English students by the acquisition of the value of Sig. 0.000 < 0.05 and Fh = 14.697. Second, there is a significant influence of speaking attitude towards English speaking skills; this is evidenced by the acquisition of the value of GIS. 0.000 < 0.05 and th = 3.765. 3). At last, there is a significant influence on the power of creativity in English speaking skills by the acquisition of the value of Sig. 0.007 < 0.05 and th = 2.746.Keywords: language attitude; speaking skills; foreign language learning; creativity.
Illocutionary Acts in Iconic Musicals: A Pragmatic Study of Jesus Christ Superstar and Les Miserables Kusuma, Marsya Purnanditha; Baron, Rifari; Nurjanah, Nurjanah
INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 7, No 3 (2024): Inference: Journal of English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30998/inference.v7i3.28205

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This study aims to determine: 1) The social and contextual aspects of each story influencing the illocutionary behaviors in Les Misables and Jesus Christ Superstar, 2) The kinds of conversational implicature and politeness methods do the characters in Les Misables and Jesus Christ Superstar use to negotiate power dynamics and interpersonal problems, and 3) The pragmatic force of illocutionary acts strengthened in the dialogue of Jesus Christ Superstar and Les Misables. The research approach used is qualitative descriptive. The research subjects are the drama scripts. The findings of this study reveal that there is a significant difference between Judas and Valjean illocutionary acts that lead to distinctive the social and contextual aspect. Moreover, there is a pivotal similarity between Judas and Valjean to navigate the power dynamics and interpersonal conflicts. At last, there is a pragmatic force between Judas Iscariot and Jean Valjean to communicate complex emotional and social dynamics.