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Pelatihan Teknis Peningkatan kemampuan Bahasa Inggris Bagi Aparatur Sipil Negara (ASN) Di Lingkungan Pemerintah Provinsi Sumatera Barat Dian Eka Sari; Dian Purnama Sari; Yusmalinda Yusmalinda; Andry Azhari; Yohanes Tuaderu
ADMA : Jurnal Pengabdian dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Vol 3 No 1 (2022): ADMA: Jurnal Pengabdian dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Bumigora

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30812/adma.v3i1.2034

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Community service as one of the Tri dharmas that must be carried out by lecturers aims to provide knowledge and experience regarding the use of English in the scope of daily activities and the working atmosphere of ASN in the Province of West Sumatra. This training is packaged through a hybrid workshop held during the Covid 19 pandemic which was taken place from 9-18 March 2022. The focus of this training activity is the mastery of spoken English, correspondence, and TOEFL to support the role of ASN as public servants. This material is based on the results of a pre-test conducted a few days before the training day which concluded that most of the selected ASN in the province of West Sumatra is at the Basic to Intermediate level. This service team is STBA Prayoga lecturers who have the duties and functions of a planning and implementing team. The implementation phase included the process of providing material through zoom meetings and Moodle for 3 days and then continuing with the implementation of community service activities for 5 days. The results of the service show that ASN who take part in the training are able to use English actively in the form of presentations, understand how to correspond formally and formally, and increase TOEFL scores.
PARENTAL ANXIETY AND DEFENCE MECHANISM REFLECTED IN JODI PICOULT’S MY SISTER’S KEEPER Yohanes Tuaderu; Diana Kristianti Sarereake
LINGUA LITERA : journal of english linguistics and literature Vol 11 No 1 (2026): Vol 11 No 1 (2026): Lingua Litera: journal of English Linguistics and Literature
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Bahasa Asing Prayoga Padang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55345/stba1.v11i1.133

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This study examines parental anxiety and defense mechanisms in Jodi Picoult's novel My Sister's Keeper through a literary psychoanalytic approach. The focus of this study is the psychological response of Sara and Brian Fitzgerald – the parents - to the severe leukemia that threatens the life of their daughter, Kate. It also examines how this response affects their relationship with Anna, the savior sister. This study asks three fundamental questions related to: (1) the causes of parental anxiety, (2) the manifestations of defense mechanisms, and (3) the consequences of these mechanisms on the parent-child relationship between the parents and Anna. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method, with close reading as the primary data-collection technique. The analysis is based on Sigmund Freud's theory of anxiety and Anna Freud's theory of defense mechanisms. At the end of the study, the researchers found that the main source of parental anxiety was the constant threat of losing Kate, which caused emotional distress, fear, and helplessness. To cope with this anxiety, Sara and Brian unconsciously used defense mechanisms such as denial, rationalization, repression, and suppression. These psychological responses shaped their decisions, including the controversial choice to conceive Anna as a genetically compatible donor. Furthermore, this study found that this defense mechanism significantly impacted family relationships, particularly by creating emotional tension and undermining Anna's autonomy as a savior sibling. The study concluded that the parents' actions in My Sister's Keeper were not only driven by love and sacrifice but also shaped by unconscious psychological processes.