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IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXTS BY USING VIDEOS Widya Ladeci Simbolon; Amrin Saragih
TRANSFORM : Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol 2, No 1 (2013)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (200.817 KB) | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v2i1.897

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ABSTRACT This study deals with the students’ achievement improvement in writing procedure texts by using videos by applying classroom action research. The subjects of this research were 38 students of class X-1 SMA TELADAN MEDAN. After analyzing the data in two cycles of classroom action research, it was found there was an improvement of students’ mean score from 60.44 in assessment before applying video became 68.52 in cycle I and improved again became 78.89 in cycle II. It means that the use of video significantly improves the students’ achievement in writing procedure texts. Keywords: writing, procedure text, action research, videos, X-I SMA Teladan Medan.
Modality in The Grand Campaign Speech of Presidential Candidates of Indonesia 2024 Triumph Sihombing; Amrin Saragih; Anni Holila Pulungan
RETORIKA: Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024)
Publisher : Program Studi Magister Ilmu Linguistik Universitas Warmadewa

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55637/jr.10.2.10076.556-562

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This research deal with types of modality used in the Speech Texts of the Presidential Campaign of the 2024 Indonesian General Elections. The objectives of this research were to analyze and categorize the modality used in the grand campaign speech texts of presidential candidates of the 2024 and to elucidate the realizations of the types of modality whether Modalization or Modulation used in the grand campaign speech texts of presidential candidates of the 2024. The researcher had observed and looked at the speeches of the three candidates of the 2024 presidential election from KOMPASTV news in YouTube, wrote the transcripts of the speeches of the three candidates and identified the modality in the speech. Based on Halliday’s theory about Modality, it could be found in the sentence or clause. It was found that the modulation of obligation at medium levels of modality was the most used in the grand campaign. It was the most dominant feature found among the three candidates, Prabowo Subianto, Anies Baswedan and followed by Ganjar Pranowo. It meant the candidates convinced the voter that the candidates had obligation before the voters’ futures as they used modulation of obligation type in their grand campaign speech.
Appraisal on Editorial Texts Related To Covid-19 in Newspaper in Dairi Mia Fiona Simanjorang; Amrin Saragih; Thyrhaya Zein
Britain International of Linguistics Arts and Education (BIoLAE) Journal Vol 5 No 2 (2023): Britain International of Linguistics, Arts and Education - July
Publisher : Britain International for Academic Research (BIAR) Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/biolae.v5i2.942

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This thesis aims to analyze the type and realization of Appraisal in the analysis of the content of the editorial texts of Dairi newspapers to find out the comparisons in each electronic newspaper by applying the three elements of Appraisal (attitude, positioning, and graduation). This research applies descriptive qualitative by using interactive model and document study as data collection. The data sources of this research are 20 phenomenal news texts from four different electronic newspapers and the data used in carrying out this research are the words, clauses contained in the text of the electronic newspaper. From the results of the analysis, it was found that the Appraisal contained in the editorial text of the regional electronic newspaper consisted of the engagement category with 97 clauses (29%), the judgment category with 94 clauses (28%), the appreciation category with 62 clauses (18%), the graduation category as much as 61 clauses (18%), and the last is the Affect category with 23 clauses (7%). Based on these findings, the subsystem that dominates the news text is the engagement subsystem.