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Unspoken Tension: Grammar in Discourse as a Key to Reading Hemingway’s “The Killers” Chatarini Septi Ngudi Lestari; Suprihatien; Urip Zaenal Fanani
Journal of Applied Studies in Language Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): June 2026
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Bali

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31940/jasl.v10i1.1-15

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This study examines Ernest Hemingway’s short story “The Killers” through the lens of Grammar in Discourse, focusing on how grammatical structures function at both the sentence and discourse level as resources for meaning-making in interaction and narrative. The aims are to examine how Hemingway’s grammar operates at the discourse level to shape interactional dynamics and narrative tension, to fill a scholarly gap by providing a systematic analysis of his grammar within this framework, and to highlight the pedagogical potential of using Hemingway’s text in teaching grammar. This study employs a qualitative descriptive method, analysing excerpts with attention to tense, modality, deixis, ellipsis, repetition, and voice. The analysis shows that Hemingway’s minimalist grammar serves as a stylistic device to heighten tension, realism, and ambiguity. The consistent use of past simple and ellipses in dialogue builds a sense of immediacy and sounds natural. Modal expressions and imperatives emphasize the unequal power dynamic between the gangsters and the victims. Deictic expressions and vague references add to the uncertainty, supporting Hemingway’s iceberg theory of leaving meaning beneath the surface. Pedagogically, the study highlights the potential of integrating literary texts into the teaching of Grammar in Discourse, encouraging learners to see grammar as a resource for constructing meaning, negotiating power, and interpreting stylistic effects.
PENERAPAN MEDIA EDUKATIF TEKA-TEKI SILANG MATERI MEMBACA DONGENG UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR PADA SISWA KELAS III SDN DUKUH KUPANG V SURABAYA Sheren Priscilia Shabilla; Suprihatien; Leni Yuliana
Jurnal Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (JURDIKBUD) Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023): Juli: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (JURDIKBUD)
Publisher : Lembaga Pengembangan Kinerja Dosen

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55606/jurdikbud.v3i2.1955

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This study was prepared with the aim of improving student learning outcomes by using learning media tools that are games, namely educational media crossword puzzles in fairy tale reading learning material for third grade students of SDN Dukuh Kupang V, Surabaya. The improvement of student learning outcomes referred to in this study, namely student learning by using crossword puzzle educational media that can produce an increase in the final learning outcomes. This type of research is quantitative research, where the teacher is the implementer of learning while the researcher is the observer. This research design uses an experimental model. The object of research is student learning outcomes. Data collection techniques used questionnaires, observations, and tests. The variables in this study used independent variables in the form of learning media and the dependent variable was learning outcomes. The class in this study was divided into two, namely the control class and the experimental class, each of which received treatment in different studies so that the two classes experienced an increase or decrease in their results. The experimental class experienced an increase in learning outcomes of 84% (very good category), then the control class decreased to -80% (very poor category). Thus the use of crossword puzzle educational learning media in Indonesian language subjects can improve student learning outcomes )of class III students at SDN Dukuh Kupang V, Surabaya.