Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching
Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching is a double blind peer reviewed international journal biannually published by the Faculty of Literature, Islamic University of North Sumatra, Medan, Indonesia. Publication is issued in June and December. Authors are encouraged to submit complete unpublished and original works or research results, which are not under review in any other journals. Manuscripts should follow the style of the journal and are subject to both review and editing. The scopes of the journal include, but not limited to, linguistics, literature and language teaching written in English.
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<![CDATA[THE WASHBACK EFFECT OF SCHOOL-BASED ORAL EVALUATION PERFORMANCE AND ITS CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP WITH FEAR OF NEGATIVE EVALUATION ]]>
<![CDATA[Rosnah Mohd Sham]]>;
<![CDATA[Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi]]>
<![CDATA[ Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching Vol 2, No 1: June 2018 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/ll.v2i1.434
<![CDATA[This paper presents part of a study that investigates the washback effect of a School-Based Oral Evaluation (SBOE) performance from the teachers’ perceptions. It also investigates the causal relationship between students who have passed in the school-based oral evaluation (SBOE) with fear of negative evaluation. The participants are 302 of form four students and four English teachers from the Putrajaya Federal Territory government secondary schools in Malaysia. It is a mixed-method study in which data were collected in sequential, analysed separately, and then explained. The quantitative data were collected by using FLCAS, the School-Based Oral Evaluation (SBOE) results and the qualitative data were collected from the semi-structured interviews with the English teachers and guidelines on SBOE from the Ministry of Education Malaysia. The quantitative method used descriptive statistical analysis, whereas the qualitative method used content analysis. Students’ result in the mid-term examination 2017 had shown that they scored high marks in the SBOE. The quantitative results revealed that the students experienced low mean level of fear of negative evaluation. The teachers reported that students had shown positive attitude during the SBOE and English class interaction. They were focused, confident, responsive and not panic. There is a positive washback effect of SBOE on the students’ result. High results in SBOE affected the mean level of fear of negative evaluation. The partial eta-squared showed the value of 0.106 which is considered high. This study suggests two broad future tasks. The first task involves the development of national curriculum in English language which dependence upon oral English language. The second task focuses on the development of English language training and skills for the English teachers.Keywords: washback effect, School-Based Oral Evaluation performance, causal relationship, fear of negative evaluation]]>
<![CDATA[TEENAGERS CULTURAL VALUES TOWARDS THEIR VERNACULAR AND INDONESIAN LANGUAGES ]]>
<![CDATA[Anjasmara Tri Dharma]]>;
<![CDATA[Wan Muthia Lubis]]>;
<![CDATA[Nur Alfi Syahra]]>
<![CDATA[ Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching Vol 2, No 1: June 2018 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/ll.v2i1.466
<![CDATA[This research is aimed at analysing the teenagers’ cultural values towards their vernacular and Indonesian languages. The populations of this research are teenagers around Langsa, especially in old sub district of Langsa named Meurandeh village. They are boys and girls with the age range from 12 to 21 years. The data were collected using questionnaires. The research result shows that teenagers’ love and appreciation to their vernacular language have been gradually fading because their parents rarely use the vernacular language and even many have not used it in their home, and it is only few of them who still consider that it is important to keep their identity. The number of the teenagers who use it as their means of communication with one another in their area is also very low. It is also shown that they do not significantly play a role in preserving the cultures of the region since the preservation is mainly done by the old. It is clear that if the old do not preserve the culture of the region, the culture may gradually vanish. Many of the teenagers tend to use Indonesian language rather than their vernacular language in their daily communication.]]>
<![CDATA[LOCAL WISDOM OF KEMBAR MAYANG IN WEDDING TRADITION OF JAWA ETHNIC ]]>
<![CDATA[Hidayati Hidayati]]>
<![CDATA[ Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching Vol 2, No 1: June 2018 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/ll.v2i1.552
<![CDATA[The research is concerned with the local wisdom of Kembar Mayang in wedding tradition of Jawa ethnic. Local wisdom can be in the forms of knowledge, skills and policies used for the welfare of the peoples concerned. Tied to this, Kembar Mayang, about a meter in height, has been known as a pair of symbolic ornaments made from of janur or coconut leaf, trunks of banana tree, fruits and flowers of five colors and usually presented in the wedding tradition of Jawa ethnic. The research is conducted by means of descriptive qualitative method and supported by phenomenological approach. Data collection technique and procedures cover observation, interview, questionnaire and documentation with 20 key informants consisting of community leader, scholars, and community members. The results show that there are four points of local wisdom in Kembar Mayang: Maintaining Family Honor, termed keris-kerisan in the form of dagger-shaped webbing; Mutual Protection, termed payung-payungan in the form of umbrella-shaped webbing; Fidelity, termed manuk-manukan in the form of bird-shaped webbing; Tenacity and Sacrifice, termed walang-walangan, in the form of praying mantis- shaped webbing. Kembar Mayang as a cultural heritage is to be preserved to be used as a guideline in social life. ]]>
<![CDATA[LANGUAGE MANAGEMENT IN NON-MARRIAGE COUPLE ]]>
<![CDATA[Alfi Sahri]]>;
<![CDATA[Nurmalia Rafiana]]>;
<![CDATA[Cut Droena Dibha]]>
<![CDATA[ Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching Vol 2, No 1: June 2018 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/ll.v2i1.471
<![CDATA[This study aims to analyze how non-marriage couples plan language planning for their daily communicating and language decline for their future children when they are married. The population of this study is all couples dating arround Langsa as many as 10 couples. Data were collected using questionnaires for dating couples. The result of the research is that the coupleshas many good planning to plan the language fir them and their future child, beside that there are still many who want to use local language. Couples dating in the Langsa cuty prefer to plan language planning is the Indonesian language is the mother tongue and for their children will be able to easily communicate with people arround.]]>
<![CDATA[ENGLISH WRITING PERFORMANCE USING BLENDED LEARNING IN TVET EDUCATION ]]>
<![CDATA[Ayuni Madarina Abdul Rahman]]>
<![CDATA[ Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching Vol 2, No 1: June 2018 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/ll.v2i1.445
<![CDATA[This study focuses on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) includes formal, non-formal and informal learning that prepare young people with the knowledge and skills required in the world of work. English has become an important language in Malaysian higher learning institutions that is used as a medium of interaction and for other educational purposes. For this study, the researcher would like to highlight the impacts of blended learning on students’ writing performance. This is due to the concerns regarding students’ difficulty in English writing. The study used experimental research design to conduct the study that involved 60 students from semester 1 who took Communicative English 1. The study has been conducted on two groups, which were experimental and control group. The students had to answer the questionnaire regarding teacher centred approach (control group) and blended learning approach (experimental group). Also, students do writing test to be correlated with the result from questionnaire. SPSS version 23 that used Kendall’s correlation has become the the tool to analyse the result. The result shows that blended learning has a positive effect to the most students in experimental group.]]>
<![CDATA[ERROR ANALYSIS OF SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT MADE BY STUDENTS IN MEURANDEH LANGSA ]]>
<![CDATA[Rasyid Gunawan]]>;
<![CDATA[Reny Lestari Indah]]>;
<![CDATA[Putri Mulyani]]>
<![CDATA[ Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching Vol 2, No 2: December 2018 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/ll.v2i2.571
<![CDATA[This research aimed at identifying the subject-verb agreement errors in students’ writing. This research applied a descriptive research. The data were collected through test and non-test instruments. Test instruments were conducted through writing test and non-test instruments were through questionnaire and interview. The data obtained from both test and non-test instruments were conducted by employing descriptive analysis. This research analyzed students’ narrative writing based on Surface Strategy Taxonomy proposed by Dulay, Burt and Krashen (1982). This result revealed the types of error in subject-verb agreement in the students’ narrative writing covering omission, addition and misinformation. In conclusion, the students involved in the research made a number of errors. It was found that the students’ ability to use subject-verb agreement in English was still low.]]>
<![CDATA[ADVERBIAL DERIVATION IN TOBA BATAK LANGUAGE: A GENERATIVE TRANSFORMATIONAL STUDY ]]>
<![CDATA[Esron Ambarita]]>
<![CDATA[ Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching Vol 2, No 2: December 2018 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/ll.v2i2.689
<![CDATA[The purpose of this article is to elaborate adverbial derivation in Toba Batak language from the view point of generative transformational study. The data were analysed by applying modified theory with reference to Halle’s model as the main theory. Therefore, there are six components of sets of generative transformational rules as modified theory in this study, i.e. List of Morphemes, Word Formation Rules, Filter, Orthographic Rules, Phonological Rules, and Dictionary. The method of this study is descriptive qualitative. The data were collected by using observation and interview. The collected data are voice-recordings and writings. The research findings show that adverbial derivation in Toba Batak language are done by attaching (1) prefix [par-], (2) prefix [maN-], (3) prefix [mar-], (4) affix combination [-umal-], and (5) affix combination [-umar-] to stems. The results of the affixation processes generate complex words which have new grammatical and lexical meanings. Phoneme assimilation takes place in morphological processes particularly with prefix [ma-]. The inflectional processes of attaching those affixes bring about phonological idiosyncrasy; therefore, such words must be processed in filter to generate acceptable words in Toba Batak language.]]>
<![CDATA[LANGUAGE CHOICE USED BY CHINESE FAMILY IN LANGSA ]]>
<![CDATA[Yusmawati Yusmawati]]>;
<![CDATA[Cut Intan Lestari]]>;
<![CDATA[Nurul Hidayah]]>
<![CDATA[ Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching Vol 2, No 2: December 2018 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/ll.v2i2.682
<![CDATA[The research aims at identifying the language choice used by Chinese family in Langsa, the phenomenon that has long been seen in Chinese families: having tendency to choose Indonesian as the second language in their families even though they live in the Aceh region. This phenomenon is not only seen in the town but also in urban areas. The emergence of language selection is caused by the occurrence of language, social condition, and cultural tradition. The interesting thing to look at and study in connection with this phenomenon is that members in the family are from the Chinese ethnic group and speakers of native Chinese but the language used to communicate with the community in the chosen environment is Indonesian. The focus of this research is to analyze language selection Indonesia in a Chinese family in Langsa. The research is executed by means of descriptive qualitative method supported by the technique of interview to get deep information about the language choice.]]>
<![CDATA[DOCTOR-PATIENT INTERACTION: A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS ]]>
<![CDATA[Isli Iriani Indiah Pane]]>;
<![CDATA[Amrin Saragih]]>;
<![CDATA[Nurlela Nurlela]]>;
<![CDATA[Masdiana Lubis]]>
<![CDATA[ Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching Vol 2, No 2: December 2018 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/ll.v2i2.780
<![CDATA[One of the basic mediums in the interaction between doctor and patient in the treatment room is language. This paper, hence deals with the conversation in doctor-patients interaction in Pirngadi General Hospital in Medan, Indonesia. Clauses in the conversations were adopted as the main research data. The analysis is based on the theory of Systemic Functional Linguistics pioneered by Halliday (2004). The research was conducted by applying top-down approach from the analysis of the consultation in terms of context of situation that is concerned with register variables covering field, tenor and mode. Then, the analysis further focuses on the experiential function in terms of transitivity system covering the analysis of the processes used the participant functions involved and the interpersonal function covering mood and modality. The study was conducted by using descriptive qualitative method with triangulation. It refers to the use of multiple methods or data sources in qualitative research to develop a comprehensive understanding of phenomena. Triangulation is viewed as a qualitative research strategy to test validity through the convergence of information from different sources. The results of the analysis have revealed that social relation exists in the language used by the doctor and the patient in their interaction in which the doctor has more power over the patient.]]>
<![CDATA[STYLISTICS IN “ASAHAN DALAM ANGKA 2015” TRANSLATION TEXT ]]>
<![CDATA[Ely Ezir Marpaung]]>;
<![CDATA[Syahron Lubis]]>;
<![CDATA[Amrin Saragih]]>;
<![CDATA[Eddy Setia]]>
<![CDATA[ Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching Vol 2, No 2: December 2018 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/ll.v2i2.782
<![CDATA[This research deals with the role of stylistics in translation and is aimed at identifying the types of stylistics used in “Asahan Dalam Angka 2015” in the translation text, to analyze the application of how and why stylistics is applied. This study applies qualitative research method, proposed by Miles and Huberman. There are six types of stylistics applied in ASDA 2015translation text: Word Formation Variation (WFV), Lexical Choice Variation (LCV), Syntactical Order Variation (SOV), Semantic Meaning Variation (SMV), Pragmatic Contextual Variation (PCV), and Grammatical Change Variation (GCV). The application refers to the morphological process (Word Formation Variation).The words are lexically chosen to vary lexical meaning (LCV), the phrases are syntactically reconstructed SOV), the words are pragmatically and contextually varied and translated to be equivalent (PCV), and the words are grammatically changed and varied to construct appropriate meaning. The finding shows that there are two causes why stylistics is not well applied in ASDA 2015translation text. Firstly, MT (Machine Translation) used in translating the text is not equipped by sufficient linguistic devices. Secondly, ASDA 2015 translation text is not realized in stylistic variation.]]>
