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A Comparative Analysis of the Intensifiers Quite, Rather, and Pretty Used by Americans and British People: A Corpus Study Rex Stardy
Journal of English Language and Culture Vol 9, No 2 (2019): Journal of English Language and Culture
Publisher : Universitas Bunda Mulia

Words have many different meanings and this can cause problems for nonnative speakers of English. Because words can mean many different things depending on the sentence that they appear in, Indonesian learners of English often have trouble telling the different meanings apart, especially when the words are synonyms or from specific group of words like intensifiers. From this, the writer would like to do a research on the topic of the comparison between American and British English. The research is limited to comparing the intensifiers quite, ratherand pretty. The data is taken from COCA for the American English and BNC for the British English. The result shows that in general, the three intensifiers are more or less similar in meaning, with only slight differences. The usages of these three intensifiers by Americans and British people are also not too different.Keywords: intensifier, American and British people, corpus

An Analysis on Verb Collocation of 'Excited': Corpus-Based Research Rex Stardy
Journal of English Language and Culture Vol 7, No 2 (2017): Journal of English Language and Culture
Publisher : Universitas Bunda Mulia

In learning English, one main problem that learners often encounter is learning vocabulary. Learners cannot use English to communicate if they do not have enough words or vocabulary to convey what they want to say. That is why, learning vocabulary is important. However, it is not always easy to learn vocabulary. Learning vocabulary can be troublesome. One type of vocabulary which is confusing for learners to learn is adjectives, especially verbal adjectives. Verbal adjectives are adjectives which are derived from verbs. These adjectives usually have –ed and –ing ending. Some examples are ‘bored’, ‘boring’, ‘confused’, ‘confusing’, ‘excited’, ‘exciting’, etc. These adjectives are often confusing for learners of English. Based on this problem, the writer decided to conduct research about this adjective. However, the writer only wants to analize and discuss the adjectives that end with –ed. The specific word that is going to be analized is ‘excited’. Since this research is corpus based research, the research will focus on the verbs that collocate with the adjective ‘excited’. The writer will see how many verbs that frequently collocate with ‘excited’. After that, the writer will see the differences between those verbs. Finally, the writer will compare the results of the COCA and the results of the students’ test. In learning English, one main problem that learners often encounter is learning vocabulary. Learners cannot use English to communicate if they do not have enough words or vocabulary to convey what they want to say. That is why, learning vocabulary is important. However, it is not always easy to learn vocabulary. Learning vocabulary can be troublesome. One type of vocabulary which is confusing for learners to learn is adjectives, especially verbal adjectives. Verbal adjectives are adjectives which are derived from verbs. These adjectives usually have –ed and –ing ending. Some examples are ‘bored’, ‘boring’, ‘confused’, ‘confusing’, ‘excited’, ‘exciting’, etc. These adjectives are often confusing for learners of English. Based on this problem, the writer decided to conduct research about this adjective. However, the writer only wants to analyze and discuss the adjectives that end with –ed. The specific word that is going to be analized is ‘excited’. Since this research is corpus based research, the research will focus on the verbs that collocate with the adjective ‘excited’. The writer will see how many verbs that frequently collocate with ‘excited’. After that, the writer will see the differences between those verbs. Finally, the writer will compare the results of the COCA and the results of the students’ test. Keywords: corpus, verb collocation, excited

Students’ Perceptions of the Teaching of Grammar Rex Stardy
Journal of English Language and Culture Vol 1, No 2 (2011): Journal of English Language and Culture
Publisher : Universitas Bunda Mulia

The objective of this research is to investigate the students’ perceptions of the teaching of grammar as there have been numerous debates among researchers about the importance of teaching grammar. In order to know whose argument is the right one, it is important to compare it with the result of present research. The results of this research have shown that there are several findings that support the theories proposed by some researchers. However, there are also some findings which do not support the theories. Hopefully, this study will be able to give some valuable insights for English teachers about what their students need in learning grammar. Keywords: Perception, Students, Grammar

An Analysis of Toulmin Elements in Indonesian Male and Female EFL Learners' Argumentative Writing Ardi Nugroho; Rex Stardy
English Language and Literature International Conference (ELLiC) Proceedings Vol 6 (2023): Transforming Paradigm, Diversity, and Challenges in English Language Learning, Linguis
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang

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Argumentative writing is an essential aspect of students’ academic life. Students are commonly required to produce this type of writing as it reflects their ability to think logically and critically. Nevertheless, it may prove to be quite challenging for students, especially for Indonesian EFL learners as they may not be accustomed to writing this kind of text in English. There are some specific elements that must be present for a work to be considered a good argumentative writing, and these elements may be difficult to formulate when writing in another language. To understand the elements of an argumentative writing, one model that is commonly used is the one proposed by the contemporary British philosopher Stephen Toulmin, i.e., the Toulmin’s Argument Pattern (TAP). Some of the key elements highlighted in this model include claim, reasons, evidence, warrants, and rebuttals. Although there have been several studies that focused on the implementation of this model to analyze argumentative writings, not many have directly compared the writings of Indonesian male and female EFL learners. Hence, this study is an attempt to explore how male and female learners from Indonesia produce argumentative writings. More specifically, whether they utilize the elements of argument structures similarly or differently. The data is taken from the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English (ICNALE), with a total of 30 pieces of writing that are analyzed. This is divided evenly between the two groups, i.e., 15 writings from male learners and 15 writings from female learners. The data is analyzed qualitatively as no specific calculations are involved when comparing the results from both groups. The findings reveal that only two of the six elements are employed by the learners in their writings, and that there are some similarities and differences in the way the male and female learners utilize the elements in their paragraphs.

INVESTIGATING MALE AND FEMALE UNDERGRADUATE EFL STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN WRITING Stardy, Rex
Journal of English Language and Culture Vol 14, No 2 (2024): Journal of English Language and Culture
Publisher : Universitas Bunda Mulia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30813/jelc.v14i2.5524

Writing in English can be difficult for language learners, including for Indonesian learners. That is why they still make a lot of errors in their writings. There are many studies that have explored errors in students’ writings. However, not many directly compares between male and female students. This study tries to fill the gap by exploring the types of errors made by the male and female students. In total, there are 20 students whose work is used as the data for this research. There are 10 male and 10 female students. The writer analyzes a paragraph they wrote on the topic of “Children should not be given smartphones.” The students are from the second semester from the English Department at Bunda Mulia University. The errors are grouped into grammatical and mechanical errors with more specific subcategories for each. The findings of the research shows that the most frequent error is related to tense and structure, while the least is related to subject-verb agreement. This is for both male and female students. The writer also found that between the male and female students, they made very similar errors. Based on the result, the writer suggests that the teacher pays more attention to the mechanical errors that are frequently made by the students because this kind of error is easier to improve compared to grammatical errors. Students can also use programs like Grammarly to help improve their writing.

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