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MORAL VALUES IN LADY GAGA’S SELECTED SONGS LYRIC Yuni E. Alouw; Elizabeth Z. Oroh; Sanerita T. Olii
SoCul: International Journal of Research in Social Cultural Issues Vol. 1 No. 01 (2021): SoCul: International Journal of Research in Social Culture Issues
Publisher : Faculty of Language and Arts (Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni) Universitas Negeri Manado

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The purpose of this study is to reveal the moral values found in Lady Gaga’s selected songs. This research is a qualitative research since the data gathered are in the form of words rather than numbers. In analyze the data; the writer used objective approach because the data were taken only from the work itself, the study only focused on moral values found only in Lady Gaga’s selected song lyrics. The result show that There are four songs that full contain moral values. Born This Way morally tells about originality that needs to be sustained by human. Til It Hapens To You is a song to express the pain of women who become the victims of violation and sexual assault, Grigio Girls is composed to describe the mental strenth of female friends who got cancer and how they keep sustaining their life and Angel Down is about abuse of teenager, comes from the experience when a teenager was shot by neighbour, implying there is no care and protection to teens in their period of growth to future maturity, Til It Hapens To You is mainly about social moral that women needs to appreciated and respected, Grigio Girls delivers individual moral that tells that each individual needs to be strong and brave to face even hardest phase in life in this case cancer as acute disease, and Angel Down conveys social moral value with its concern to teenangers that needs to be given special attention in family and society. Keywords : Dynamic, Sisterhood Relationship, Moral Values, Literature.
INCREASING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY BY USING COMIC STRIPS : (A Study Conducted at SMP Anugrah Tondano) Rahman Korompot; Sanerita T. Olii; Rinny Rorimpandey
SoCul: International Journal of Research in Social Cultural Issues Vol. 2 No. 3 (2022): SoCul: International Journal of Research in Social Cultural Issues
Publisher : Faculty of Language and Arts (Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni) Universitas Negeri Manado

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This research aims at finding out whether the use of comic strips could increase the students’ vocabulary or not. In conducting this research, quantitative method with pre-experimental design (one group pre-test and post-test) is used. This research is carried out at SMP Anugrah Tondano in which the subject of this research is 8 first-grade students of SMP Anugrah Tondano. The data are collected through matching test and are analyzed by using the mean score formula. The findings show that the mean score of the post-test (85.6) is higher than the pre-test score (58.1). It indicates that Comic Strips is effective way to increase students’ vocabulary. So, it can be concluded that the use of Comic Strips as a technique is effective to increase the students’ vocabulary. Since this study is conducted in the pre-experimental design, further studies with the experimental design are expected to show the effectiveness of using comic strips in English Language Teaching.
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS IN TAYLOR SWIFT’S SONGS ON THE ALBUM EVERMORE Siti R Kondoalumang; Sanerita T. Olii; Maikel B. G. Sanger
SoCul: International Journal of Research in Social Cultural Issues Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): SoCul: International Journal of Research in Social Cultural Issues
Publisher : Faculty of Language and Arts (Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni) Universitas Negeri Manado

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This study aims at identifying and describing the idiomatic expressions found in Taylor Swift’s songs on the Evermore album. This study was a descriptive qualitative study that used note-taking and literature review as the means of collecting the data. The primary data of this study were taken from the lyrics of 4 songs in Taylor Swift’s Evermore album. The researcher also used secondary data such as academic articles, books, and various websites in conducting this study. The data were then analyzed using the content analysis technique proposed by Miles and Huberman. The result showed that there are 21 idioms found in Swift’s song lyrics in the Evermore album. Based on its types, there are 2 proverb idioms, 8 phrasal compound idioms, 9 tournures idioms, and 2 simile idioms. Those idiomatic expressions are used to express the problem in life and the problems in love faced by the character in the songs.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY THROUGH WORD WALL TECHNIQUE Rivalen A. Maindoka; Sanerita T. Olii; Rinny Rorimpandey
SoCul: International Journal of Research in Social Cultural Issues Vol. 2 No. 3 (2022): SoCul: International Journal of Research in Social Cultural Issues
Publisher : Faculty of Language and Arts (Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni) Universitas Negeri Manado

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The aim of this research is to see whether the use of the Word Wall Technique can improve students’ vocabulary mastery or not.  This research is conducted in the seventh grade of SMP BEREA Tondano, class VII is chosen as the subject of the study and this class consists of fifteen (15) students. This research uses the pre-experimental design with one group pre-test and post-test. The instrument for data collection is a multiple-choice test.  In this research showed that the mean score of the pre-test is 49,6 and the post-test is 82.  This means that the result of post-test is higher than pre-test. In other words, this result may lead to conclusion that using Word Wall Technique is effective to improve students’ vocabulary mastery at the seventh grade of SMP BEREA Tondano.  This shows that English teacher can use Word Wall Technique to improve students’ vocabulary mastery.
SISTERLY BONDS IN ALCOTT’S LITTLE WOMEN: AN ANALYSIS OF FEMALE SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS Melia Debora Sweetzemey Piri; Mister G. Maru; Sanerita T. Olii
SoCul: International Journal of Research in Social Cultural Issues Vol. 2 No. 4 (2022): SoCul: International Journal of Research in Social Cultural Issues
Publisher : Faculty of Language and Arts (Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni) Universitas Negeri Manado

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Louisa May Alcott's Little Women has been a timeless classic in American literature, depicting the lives of the March sisters and their relationships with each other. This study analyzes the portrayal of sisterhood and female sibling relationships in Little Women through a feminist lens. Using a qualitative content analysis approach, the study examines the themes and patterns that emerge in the novel regarding sisterly bonds. The findings reveal that the March sisters' relationships with each other are characterized by loyalty, support, and sacrifice, reflecting the importance of sisterhood in women's lives. The study also highlights the challenges and conflicts that arise in sisterly relationships, including jealousy and competition. Overall, this analysis provides insights into the significance of sisterhood and female sibling relationships in Little Women and their relevance to contemporary feminist discourse.