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The Women’s Languages Used by Taylor Swift in Miss Americana Documentary Film Dewi, Viana Mulya; Parthama, I Gusti Ngurah; Mulyana, Novita
Apollo Project: Jurnal Ilmiah Program Studi Sastra Inggris Vol. 15 No. 1 (2026): Februari 2026
Publisher : Program Studi Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Komputer Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34010/mb6r4y56

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This study is entitled The Women’s Languages Used by Taylor Swift in Miss Americana Documentary Film. The study of sociolinguistics found that there are differences in how men and women speak. Holmes (2013) stated that women tend to speak in a more standard form of English. Based on the differences found in the way women and men speak, this study aimed to find the types of women’s language features and function in Taylor Swift’s utterances. Women’s language features proposed by Lakoff (1975) and women’s language function proposed by Pearson (1985) were applied in this study. The data of this study was taken from Miss Americana documentary film. The data source was taken from Taylor Swift’s utterances in the form of transcript of the film that was taken from the website. Qualitative method, particularly descriptive was used in this study. Based on 140 utterances, seven of them were analyzed. It was found that seven out of ten women’s language features were used by Taylor Swift. They were lexical hedges or fillers, rising intonation on declaratives, intensifiers, hypercorrect grammar, super polite forms, avoidance of strong swear words, and emphatic stress. Out of all features found, lexical hedges or fillers were the most frequently features used by Taylor Swift. Rising intonation on declaratives were the least ones used by Taylor Swift in the documentary Miss Americana. Four out of five function was found in her utterances. Lexical hedges were aimed to start a discussion. They were to get response, to express feeling to soften an utterance. Meanwhile, the women language’s feature fillers are function only as breath gap filler. Keywords: Women’s languages feature, Women’s languages function, Documentary film
Politeness Strategy Used in 10th Grade Students’ Anecdote Text Novita Mulyana; Made Budiarsa; Made Sri Satyawati
RETORIKA: Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa Vol. 5 No. 1 (2019)
Publisher : Program Studi Magister Ilmu Linguistik Universitas Warmadewa

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22225/jr.5.1.2019.72-78

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This research was aimed to find out the types of politeness strategy that is used by 10th grade students to express criticism towards public issues through an anecdote text as well as the implication on the teaching and learning process of anecdote text in SMK TI Bali Global Jimbaran. There were fifteen anecdote texts analyzed in this research and they were collected through a writing test conducted in a 10th grade class in SMK TI Bali Global Jimbaran. The data were classified and analyzed based on the politeness strategy theory proposed by Brown and Levinson (1987) and ethnography of communication theory proposed by Hymes (1973). The result of the analysis shows that from the fifteen anecdote texts collected, there were only two types of politeness strategy found to be used in expressing criticism, they are bald on record strategy and off record strategy. There are ten anecdote texts composed by the students found using bald on record strategy, while the other five anecdotes using off record strategy in expressing criticism towards public issues. In other words, more students still used the more risky way of expressing criticisms, therefore it is important for the teacher to choose or design a better model of learning which can improve the students’ pragmatic competence.
Exploring EFL Students’ Perception on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Enhancing English Language Skills Mulyana, Novita; Novi Utami, Gek Wulan; Neil Prajamukti Wardhana, I Gede
International Journal of Language Teaching and Education Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): International Journal of Language Teaching and Education
Publisher : Universitas Jambi, Magister Program of English Education Department

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22437/ijolte.v10i1.49746

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The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniable, including in learning English as a foreign language. However, the use of AI, in English language learning is still quite controversial. Its use sparks pros and cons among researchers and language instructors. This research is a mixed-method case study adopting the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) that aimed at exploring undergraduate students’ perception on the use of AI tools to enhance their English skills. The data of this study were collected in two stages: (1) by using a questionnaire (n=149) and (2) by conducting semi-structured interviews (n=36). The collected data were analysed using a convergent parallel design. The result of the study shows that the participants are familiar with 21 different AI tools, with ChatGPT as the most frequently used AI tool. It is also shown that there is high degree of Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Ease of Use (PEoU) from the participants towards the use of AI. However, the participants also expressed significant concerns regarding over-reliance and the potential erosion of critical thinking due to the use of AI. As the result, despite the high degree of PU and PEoU, the students prefer to use AI to support their individual learning activities, rather than relying on it to replace classroom instructions.  The results of this study provide a deeper understanding of the psychological drivers underlying AI acceptance and offers specific pedagogical recommendations, such as the integration of AI literacy into the EFL syllabus.