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PINPOINTING SEMANTIC SHIFTS IN THREE DIVERSE GENERATIONS OF KUNINGAN REGION Marwito Wihadi; Shely Fauziah
English Journal Literacy Utama Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): English Journal Literacy UTama
Publisher : Universitas Widyatama

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (192.556 KB) | DOI: 10.33197/ejlutama.vol3.iss2.2019.262

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Lexical semantic changes were pinpointed on three distinct generations of Kuningan Region so as to find out their tapestry and figure out their prevalent influential factors. They were both analyzed and identified by the employment of the qualitative descriptive method with questionnaires and interview as data collection techniques. It was shown that referring to 141 appearances, broadening and narrowing meaning took up respectively 24.82% and 7.09%. Meanwhile, both Ameliorization and Pejorization made up 29.07%, while Taboo comprised 9.92%. Subsequently, it was notified that all factors were of prevalence, namely linguistic,historical,psychological,social causes, foreign language influences, and novel word needs. It is concluded that typical types of lexical semantic changes as well as their determining factors are prevalently identified. It is imperative that corpus study be implemented and timelines related- lexical semantic changes be touched upon for the further research.
PREVALENT POSITIONED SLANG WORD TAPESTRY IN Marwito Wihadi; Shaffa Putri Pratiwi; Wulan Rahmatunnisa
English Journal Literacy Utama Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020): English Journal Literacy UTama
Publisher : Universitas Widyatama

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This research draws on a sociolinguistics study of slang word commonly encountered in social media aimed to conduct to identify the types and analyze the function of slang. The data are elicited from natural conversation among the members of Potatoes Crew WhatsApp Group. This research uses a case study qualitative method for in-depth analysis so as to understand the activity and the process of their using slang words. The result of this research identifies seventy slang words or phrases. The classification of categories of slang types are fresh and creative (41,4%), flippant (0%), imitative (20%), acronym (18,6%), clipping (20%). Regarding the slang functions, the variety of coverage are to address (8,6%), to reveal anger (7,15%), to show intimacy (7,15%), to form intimate atmosphere (0%), to humiliate (20%) and to initiate relax conversation (57,1%). Fresh and creative slang type is the most preponderantly used by the members while the function of slang word mostly found is to initiate relax conversation. It is concluded that the slang word type with its function is substantially determined by the tenors of the members. It is highly recommended that the deeper analysis in diverse community relative to gender-based emphasis shall be pursued.
The Students' Perception Of The Online English Writing Learning Process Marwito Wihadi; Vina Agustiana; Tika Kurniawati
Borneo Educational Journal (Borju) Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023): February
Publisher : Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Widya Gama Mahakam Samarinda University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24903/bej.v5i1.1259

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Abstract: This study pinpointed on how students perceived online learning process, particularly on writing narrative learning. It employed the quantitative research approach by undertaking a survey as the research instrument. Through the use of a closed-ended questionnaire, the data were gathered from one hundred eighty seven (187) students in the eleventh and twelfth grades in one of Senior High School in Kuningan, West Java. It was discovered that English writing online learning had a variety of responses in three categories. Based on the analysis of the data, it was revealed that students' perceptions of the process of learning English writing online were positive in the participation category (70.5%), neutral in the accessibility category (44.7%), and positive in the material and assignment delivery category (60.2%). It is concluded that respondents struggling with English writing narrative online learning feasibly overcome these difficulties by rereading the summary, thus becoming more independent, and taking greater responsibility for each of their duties.
STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY ENHANCEMENT THROUGH CROSSWORD PUZZLE: CLASS ACTION RESEARCH IN A PUBLIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Benny Nugraha; Marwito Wihadi
English Journal Literacy Utama Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023): English Journal Literacy UTama
Publisher : Universitas Widyatama

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33197/ejlutama.v7i2.208

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Mastering vocabulary in English is such an essential facet that learners would be able to own productive and receptive skill needed to get their messages across and decipher the conveyed ones towards them. This Class Action Research (CAR) aims at pinpointing the intervention of Crossword Puzzle as a medium of teaching-learning vocabulary on Personal Recount Text. Collaborating with the classroom teacher, its use in one class of eight graded students in a public junior high school in West Java is conducted together with the instruments of observation and tests. It is found out that Crossword Puzzle radiates the teaching-learning process positively on account of students’ enthusiasm and responses as well as profoundly inclines the mean of Pre-test, 40.61 to the one of Post-test, 80.60 aside from the majority of the students’ achievement to the success indicator score on vocabulary mastery in one Cycle. Despite its benefits to other parties, it is advisable that further research is to fill the gaps on other writing genre with discrepant learning contexts.