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English and Literature Journal
Published by Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar
ISSN : 23550821     EISSN : 25805215     DOI : -
Core Subject : Humanities, Education, Art,
Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
ELITE: English and Literature Journal (Print ISSN: 2355-0821, Online ISSN: 2580-5215) is a peer-reviewed journal devoted specifically to the studies of English linguistics and literature and other literatures with a special emphasis on local culture, wisdom, philosophy and identity. Published twice a year in June and December, the first edition of ELITE was published in 2013. The journal contents are managed by the English and Literature Department, Faculty of Adab and Humanities, Alauddin State Islamic University of Makassar, Indonesia. The primary objective of the journal is to provide a productive forum for lecturers, researchers, authors, graduate students, and practitioners to present results of their recent studies in the areas of English linguistics and literature and other literary traditions. The journal is also intended to help disseminate recent developments in theories, concepts, and ideas in the areas concerned to the academic community of language and literature studies in Indonesia in particular and worldwide in general.
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EMPOWERING POLITENESS IN MAKING PROTEST: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE STUDY IN YOUNG MOSLEM LITERATUTE AND ITS PEDAGOGICAL VALUES Dahlan, Dahlan
Elite : English and Literature Journal Vol 12 No 1 (2025): June : Linguistic and ELT
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This study explores the concept of empowering politeness in protest discourse within young Muslim literature, employing a critical discourse analysis (CDA) framework. It examines how politeness strategies are used not to soften resistance, but to assert agency, uphold moral authority, and engage in constructive dissent. The study employs a qualitative approach, using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine a corpus of texts written by young Muslim authors. These texts cover two novel narratives, reflecting a Moslem sociocultural context. Through close textual analysis, the results of the study showcase how the authors empower protest not as an act of aggression, but as a principled stance that aligns with religious and cultural norms. The results of the study also show how linguistic choices and strategies reflect etiquette (adab) and wisdom (Hikmah) values of respect, empathy, and ethical engagement, even within confrontational contexts. The research results further highlight the pedagogical potential of such texts in educational settings. They offer rich material for teaching critical literacy, intercultural communication, and ethical reasoning. Through the lens of empowering politeness, students can learn to articulate dissent responsibly. This study advocates for the integration of diverse voices and values in both literary appreciation and language education.
SPEECH-TO-TEXT TECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR PRONUNCIATION ASSESSMENT AND SELF-CORRECTION IN EFL CONTEXTS: A PILOT STUDY Henry, James
Elite : English and Literature Journal Vol 12 No 1 (2025): June : Linguistic and ELT
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This pilot study investigates the efficacy of speech-to-text (STT) technology as an objective feedback mechanism for pronunciation assessment and self-correction in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. The research involved 75 Japanese university students across three classes engaging with STT applications for two 25-minute sessions in a single semester. Data collected included successful transcription rates, specific pronunciation feature improvements, and student affective responses. Results indicate that STT software provides immediate, objective feedback that complements traditional pronunciation instruction methods, with students demonstrating measurable improvement in transcription success rates (from 38% to 62%) and reporting increased confidence in their speaking abilities. This pilot study contributes to the growing field of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) by offering a practical, accessible approach to pronunciation feedback that can be implemented with minimal technological requirements and time investment
Dinamika Gender dalam Pujian: Studi Sosiopragmatik Lintas Budaya pada Juri Ajang Pencarian Bakat dalam Bahasa Inggris dan Indonesia Anindita, Maharani Laksmi
Elite : English and Literature Journal Vol 12 No 1 (2025): June : Linguistic and ELT
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The use of a language is governed by several social factors that exist in its speech community. Gender is one of the factors where each gender could have different norms within their speech behavior, including in complimenting. This descriptive-comparative qualitative research aims to understand the strategies and functions of compliments based on gender in English and Indonesian in America's Got Talent and Indonesia's Got Talent 2023. The results of this study show that, regarding frequency, English female judges are more frequent in giving compliments, while in Indonesian, the gender distribution is more balanced. Both genders in both languages used direct and indirect compliment strategies. However, there is a difference in indirect compliment strategies, where in English, it is used evenly by both genders. In contrast, in Indonesia, women use indirect compliments in tiny numbers. Furthermore, the syntax structures and focus of direct compliments in English and Indonesian also exhibit differences. In English, both genders prefer personal pronouns, such as I, she, he, or they, in their compliment structure, though the male judges focused more on non-personal compliments, opposite to the female judges. In Indonesian, both genders avoid using personal pronouns and directly use noun phrases referring to their compliment's subject. Both genders also prefer to utilize a non-personal focus on their compliments. The function of compliments in both languages ​​shows more similarities and only differs in one function, namely, the function of refining the Face Threatening Act (FTA
LANGUAGE APTITUDE AND LISTENING COMPREHENSION: A STUDY OF EFL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE Stefani, Inggrit; Indrasari, Nunun; Suryawati, Sri Suci
Elite : English and Literature Journal Vol 12 No 1 (2025): June : Linguistic and ELT
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The present research investigates the connection between students' language aptitude and their listening comprehension and further examines which specific aptitude components are most closely linked to listening performance. In order to address these objectives, a quantitative correlational design was employed. This research involved seventy-two participants from a Senior High School, selected randomly by clusters to minimize the bias potential. The data were collected through two instrument tests; LLAMA Aptitude Test and Self-made Listening comprehension test that were administered to the participant in two different sessions. The results of those tests were then analyzed by using Spearman’s rho correlation, as the data did not follow a normal distribution. The results from the analysis demonstrated a moderate, yet significant, positive association between language aptitude scores and listening comprehension, with a coefficient of .441. Furthermore, among the four subtests, sound recognition (LLAMA D) and grammatical inference (LLAMA F) showed significant correlations with listening comprehension, while sound symbol recognition (LLAMA E) showed a weak yet still showed significant correlation with listening. However, vocabulary learning (LLAMA B) did not demonstrate a meaningful relationship. These findings suggest that successful listening comprehension relies more heavily on phonological and grammatical processing skills rather than simple vocabulary memorization. The findings offer practical insights for language teaching, emphasizing the need to develop learners' sound processing and grammar inference abilities to improve listening skills.
MENGURAIKAN NARASI LINGKUNGAN HIDUP DALAM VIDEO MUSIK 'EARTH' MELALUI LENSA TEORI SEMIOTIKA JOHN FISKE Badar, Muhammad Nail; Yatmikasari, Ika; Nur Sakinah, Myrna
Elite : English and Literature Journal Vol 12 No 1 (2025): June : Linguistic and ELT
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This study explores how environmental messages are constructed and conveyed through the music video Earth by Lil Dicky, analyzed using Fiske’s (1987) semiotic theory. Through the three levels of semiotic analysis namely reality, representation, and ideology, this study explains how verbal and visual signs in the music video work together to form meaningful messages related to environmental issues. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, this study analyzes selected segments of the video that depict environmental problems such as ecological damage and human negligence. The findings reveal that the video utilizes symbolic representations—including animated characters, color schemes, camera angles, and lyrical expressions—to convey themes of conservationism, anthropocentrism, and global collectivism. The song “Earth” serves not only as entertainment but also as a medium to raise awareness about the global environmental crisis and the urgency of collective action. This study contributes to the field of linguistics, particularly semiotic studies, by demonstrating how environmentally themed messages can be communicated through popular media.
SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS IN EFL CLASSROOM: ANALYZING STUDENTS’ RECOUNT TEXT THROUGH THREE METAFUNCTIONS Soni, Mohammad; Nugraha, Irsyad; Umami, Riza; Andini, Anggi Setia
Elite : English and Literature Journal Vol 12 No 1 (2025): June : Linguistic and ELT
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One of the main challenges in learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at the Junior High School level is students' low ability to write recount texts that conform to the correct grammatical rules and text structure. Although recount texts are a type of text that is routinely taught, many students still experience difficulties in terms of the use of proper grammar, development of ideas, and cohesion between parts of the text. This suggests the need for an in-depth evaluation of the quality of students' texts, not only in terms of content but also in terms of their structure and function in the context of communication. This study is significant because it provides a thorough analysis of students' recount texts using the Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) approach through three metafunctions: interpersonal, experiential, and textual. Thus, this study not only reveals the extent to which students fulfill the expected generic structures and linguistic features but also identifies areas of weakness, particularly in aspects such as tense usage, subject-verb congruence, and cohesion devices. This finding is crucial for informing the development of more targeted learning strategies, particularly in enhancing the grammatical consistency and cohesion of students' texts. By understanding the linguistic aspects that students have not mastered, teachers can design more targeted teaching interventions to improve the overall quality of student writing.
HOW ARE ENGLISH VERB-FORMING SUFFIXES TRANSLATED INTO INDONESIAN? A MORPHOLOGICAL AND CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE Huda, Masrul
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This study examines the morphological and semantic equivalence between English verb-forming suffixes {-ize}, {-ify}, {-ate}, and {-en} and their Indonesian equivalents. The data used is sourced from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (2010), English-Indonesian Dictionary (2008), and Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (2008). The analysis focuses on how the English verb derivation process is translated and matched in Indonesian, which often lacks morphologically equivalent verb-forming suffixes. The study identifies equivalence phenomena in the form of convergent equivalence, divergent equivalence, absence of equivalence, and distributional differences between the two languages. The results show that although there are many lexical equivalents, Indonesian relies more on prefixes and phrase constructions than suffixes to form derivative verbs. This difference reflects the different typological characters between English which is more synthetic and Indonesian which is more analytic and agglutinative in word formation. The findings make an important contribution to the development of cross-language equivalence theory as well as practical applications in the fields of translation and language learning.
NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A UNITY-BASED EDUCATIONAL GAME APPLICATION ON THE FAVOURITE FOOD AND DRINKS TOPIC AT SMP NEGERI 2 SUNGAI LILIN Zulhaidir; Syarifuddin; Vianty, Machdalena
Elite : English and Literature Journal Vol 12 No 1 (2025): June : Linguistic and ELT
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This study aims to analyze the needs for developing a Unity-based educational game on the topic Favourite Food and Drinks in English language learning at SMP Negeri 2 Sungai Lilin. A descriptive qualitative approach was employed, involving two English teachers and 60 seventh-grade students as research subjects. Data were collected through interviews, observations, and needs analysis questionnaires, and analyzed using descriptive qualitative and simple quantitative methods. The findings reveal that the learning process is still dominated by conventional media such as textbooks and PowerPoint presentations, which have not effectively enhanced students’ motivation and active participation. Both teachers and students showed a high level of enthusiasm toward the use of interactive educational game-based learning media. The questionnaire results indicated an average needs score of 83.96%, categorized as very high, with the aesthetic aspect receiving the highest score (89.2%). These findings confirm that educational game-based media are highly relevant to improve students’ vocabulary mastery and communicative abilities. Therefore, the development of a Unity-based educational game is recommended as an innovative solution to create interactive, engaging, and meaningful English learning in the digital era.
Hubungan Antara Mauvaise Foi dan Kebebasan Radikal dalam Karya Zoulfa Katouh, “As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow” Nugrahani, Ananda Meira; Imas Istiani
Elite : English and Literature Journal Vol 12 No 2 (2025): Literature
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This research aims to offer a philosophical character analysis by exploring the interrelation of the existential dilemma experienced by Salama and Kenan in Zoulfa Katouh's novel As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow. The research adopts Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialist framework, particularly the concepts of Mauvaise Foi (Bad Faith) and Radical Freedom, which are central to understanding the characters’ internal conflicts. Salama and Kenan are both torn in a situation of Mauvaise Foi or a condition where they are struggling against the inner turmoil between remaining to stay in their homeland out of duty and patriotism or fleeing to seek refugee for the sake of future and safety. Initially, they deceived themselves by feeling that they had no choice but to stay, when in fact they had an alternative option to leave. This is particularly aligned with the concept of Mauvaise Foi, in which individuals reject the truth about themselves and are trapped in an illusion that they have imposed. Radical Freedom, on the other hand, is the decision and form of manifestation they finally make with full awareness and responsibility for their freedom. These two existential concepts dynamically interact to shape the character’s existential journey throughout the novel. By analyzing how these two existential concepts operate and interact within the narrative, this study highlights the characters’ philosophical journey and contributes to the broader discussion of existentialism in war literature.
ACTANT GREIMAS STRUCTURE NARRATIVE ON THE COLOR PURPLE BY ALICE WALKER Dalpah; Nargis; Eka Ugi Sutikno
Elite : English and Literature Journal Vol 12 No 2 (2025): Literature
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This study examines the narrative structure of Alice Walker's “The Color Purple” through the lens of Greimas' actant model. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to apply the narrative structure with Greimas' actant model to enable a comprehensive analysis of how the main character, Celie, experiences a journey of transformation from oppression to personal freedom using Greimas' actant theory. With this, the focus of the problems that arise in this study are: (1) what are the actant schemes that can be found in the novel “The Color Purple?” (2) How does the actant Greimas describe the journey of transformation of the main character in the novel “The Color Purple?” By using descriptive qualitative research method. Data collection in this study focuses on the novel “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker as the main data source. For data analysis, qualitative analysis is used, the process of which is carried out through the stages of data analysis, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The dynamic interaction between actants reflects the systemic nature of trauma and how liberation is built through family relationships, faith, and love. By mapping Celie's journey through Greimas' actant model, the novel “The Color Purple” is not only a personal narrative, but also a structurally complex story of transformation. Each actant role develops along with Celie, reflecting how freedom and identity are achieved not through isolation, but through enduring relationships, personal growth, and ultimately overcoming oppression.

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