Muhammad Ahsan Tampubolon
Universitas Pamulang

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MIND MAPPING IN TEACHING DESCRIPTIVE-TEXT WRITING TO THE FIRST GRADE STUDENTS OF “DHARMA KARYA UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA” JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, PONDOK CABE ILIR Nerisha Arviana; Muhammad Ahsan Tampubolon
Lexeme : Journal of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Vol 4, No 1 (2022)
Publisher : Universitas Pamulang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32493/ljlal.v4i1.18848

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The objective of this research is to find empirical evidence of whether or not mind mapping technique is effective in teaching descriptive-text writing to the first-grade students of “Dharma Karya Universitas Terbuka” Senior High School, Pondok Cabe Ilir. The method of the research was a pre-experiment. The writer conducted pre-test to the students’ writing skill to make descriptive text at the first. Then the writer taught writing descriptive text in experiment class by using mind mapping. In the last meeting the writer gave a post-test to know the effect of the increase of the students’ writing skill in making descriptive texts. The data that the writer collected is quantitative in the forms of scores representing how skillful the students in writing descriptive text. In collecting the data of this research, the writer used a pre test and a post test. In the first meeting, the writer gave a pre-test to know the level of the students’ competence at the beginning in writing descriptive texts. In the last meeting, the writer gave a post-test to know the increase of students’ writing skill after they followed the teaching-learning process using mind mapping.
Code-Mixing in Indonesian Selebgram’s Caption in Instagram Iin Risliyanti; Setiana Sri Wahyuni Sitepu; Muhammad Ahsan Tampubolon
Lexeme : Journal of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Vol 1, No 2: July 2019
Publisher : Universitas Pamulang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32493/ljlal.v1i2.5126

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The use of code-mixing in any social media platform rises significantly. As one of currently popular social media, Instagram is mostly-found platform to mixing languages in users’ caption posts. Observing 10 captions written by an instagram-based influencer known with selebgram,, this study aims at (1) finding out code-mixing practices from the captions; and (2) classifying them into types of code-mixing based on Musyken’s theory. The captions were written by a celebrity, a trendsetter for Indonesian teenagers who use English as their target language. This study finds that (1) there are 10 code-mixing uses found in the 10 captions which are classified into (2) alternation type for 8 times, and congruent lexicalization type for 2 times.
USING PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION SKILLS Bambang Irawan; Muhammad Ahsan Tampubolon
Edulingua: Jurnal Linguistiks Terapan dan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Vol 7, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Jepara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34001/edulingua.v7i2.1325

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For EFL students especially the students of English Letters Department at Pamulang University, mastering English is something challenging. There are several problems which they face in learning English. One of the most crucial problems is pronunciation. Hence, appropriate teaching methods such as using phonetic transcription are needed to help the students to improve their pronunciation. This research focused on using phonetic transcription to improve the pronunciation skills of the fourth semester students of English Letters Department of Pamulang University. It was aimed to reveal if the utilization of phonetic transcription was able to improve the students’ pronunciation. It was also aimed to figure out how phonetic transcription improved the students’ pronunciation. This research implemented Classroom Action Research which was carried out from February until April 2020. There were two cycles in this research and each cycle consisted of three meetings. In collecting the data, the writers used field notes, interviews and tests. The average of the students’ score in the pre-cycle and cycle 1 were 59,86 and 66,07 which were still lower  than 75 as the target. In the cycle 2, the average of the students’ score was 75,56 which was higher than 75. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that phonetic transcription was able to improve the students’ pronunciation. Phonetic transcription had role in improving both segmental and supra segmental features of the students’ pronunciation. 
The Presence of Diglossia in American-Based Talk Shows Muhammad Ahsan Tampubolon; Nurmawati Nurmawati; Sukma Septian Nasution
IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature Vol 11, No 1 (2023): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Liter
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri Palopo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24256/ideas.v11i1.3749

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This study aims to find the types of diglossia and the factors of the use of language variations in the videos of “Steve Tv show, Netflix is a Joke, ABC, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on the YouTube channel. Diglossia is defined as a situation where two language variations occur at the same time. This is a content analysis and the data were taken from conversations in the video analyzed using Trudgill's theory. Further, factors of the occurrence of diglossia in the use of language variations are based on Yule's theory of diglossia. Using observation as main instrument of collecting data, all diglossia occurring in the selected videos are classified into high, medium, and low classes to be tallied to come to the final findings. The findings highlight that diglossia is found in six of the eight videos. The writers identified standard English as dominant on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon's YouTube channel. While the use of non-standard English is more dominant in videos on the Steve Tv Show, Netflix is a Joke and ABC channel. The factor that causes a lot of language variation is the ethnic background where this factor is found on 3 YouTube channels, the age factor on 2 YouTube channels, the speech community factor on 2 YouTube channels, and the gender factor on 1 YouTube channel. From the two types of language variation and four of the five factors of diglossia found in the videos, high language variation and ethnic background factors are language variations and dominating factors