Aksis : Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): AKSIS: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia

Assertive Speech Acts in Ryan Adriandhy's Film Jumbo and Its Relevance as an Indonesian Language Teaching Module in High Schools

Lidia Kristiani Situmorang (Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa)
Erwin Salpa Riansi (Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa)
Agus Iryana (Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Jun 2026

Abstract

Assertive speech acts are a form of speech act used by speakers to convey information, opinions, or beliefs that are considered true. This study examines the form and function of assertive speech acts in the film Jumbo by Ryan Adriandhy and its relevance as an Indonesian language teaching module in high school. The study used a qualitative method with data sources in the form of dialogues between characters in the film Jumbo. Data were collected through listening methods with tapping techniques, free conversational engagement techniques, and note-taking techniques, then analyzed using the pragmatic equivalent method by considering the context of the speech through the SPEAKING model. The results of the study showed that there were 55 assertive speech act data consisting of 27 news sentences, 15 interrogative sentences, and 13 imperative sentences. The functions of assertive speech acts found included stating (11 data), informing (10 data), suggesting (10 data), boasting (5 data), complaining (6 data), demanding (7 data), and reporting (6 data). The research findings show that assertive speech acts in the film Jumbo have a variety of forms and functions and are relevant to be used as material for compiling Indonesian language teaching modules for grade XI SMA on the material of writing short stories.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

aksis

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Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

Aksis: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia is a high-qualified open access Journal which is managed by Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia (Indonesian Literature and Language Education), Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Jakarta and published by Lembaga ...