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ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities
Published by Universitas Hasanuddin
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ELS-JISH is, a journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities: Linguistics, Literature, Language Teaching, Translation, and Culture, a scholarly peer-reviewed international scientific journal published quartely by the Faculty of Cultural Sciences Hasanuddin University Publication, focusing on theories, methods, and materials in Linguistics, Literature, Language Teaching, Translation, and Culture (study and research). It provides a high profile, leading edge forum for academics, professionals, educators, consultants, practitioners and postgraduate students in the field of English Language Studies (ELS) to contribute and disseminate innovative new work on the disciplines. JISH was started in 2017 and first published in 2018. It invites original, previously unpublished, research and survey articles, plus research-in-progress reports and short research notes, on both practical and theoretical aspects of Linguistics, Literature, Language Teaching, Translation, and Culture.
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Pragmatic Analysis of 2019 Nigerian Presidential Election-Related Newspaper Cartoons
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34050/elsjish.v6i1.24983

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This study undertook a pragmatic analysis of the 2019 Nigerian Presidential Election-Related Newspaper Cartoons to establish the central issues, their contextual underpinning, the engendering pragmatic acts and strategies and their implication to media, society and politics. It was designed to address the knowledge gap created by extant studies which evaded the appraisal of this slant of political discourse that would provide a better understanding of the political cartoons. To address this issue, the paper adopted the Pragmatic acts theory and the theory of social semiotics to account for the ensuing issues and their semiotic significance. The descriptive research design was adopted with a purposive sampling technique to allow for a qualitative analysis of the data selected for the study. Twenty-five cartoons were purposively selected for this paper. The selection was premised on the critical issues that tainted the general elections of 2019. These were subjected to pragma-semiotic analysis. Three discourse issues were identified – partisan contest, electoral fraud, and corruption. These were constrained by six contexts, which are the contexts of rivalry, game, defeat, victory, corruption, and war with the pragmatic acts of satirizing, warning, and sensitizing, strategically crystalized through the strategies of negative lexicalization of opposition, satirisation of politicians’ identity, and invocation of actor’s precedence. It, therefore, concludes on the note that it takes more than a literal sense to understand the construction of political cartoons of criticism and thus needs conscious efforts to unravel the issues and pragma-semiotic means of decoding them. The study hence recommends that political cartoon studies should be initiated and their proliferation should be censored due to their sensitive construction of reality and its implication for media, politics and society.
A Stylistic Study of Situational Elements in Selected American Creeds
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34050/elsjish.v6i1.24990

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The study is intended to stylistically analyze a sample of three American military creeds. The study hypothesizes that American military creeds have their own stylistic properties which make them distinct texts, and that the stylistic devices employed in military creeds vary in terms of their frequencies and functions. The study also hypothesizes that military creeds are situationally based, and that the employed stylistic devices have a complementary role. They all contribute together to fulfill the creeds’ aims and convey their intended messages. To achieve the aims of the study, and verify its hypotheses, two types of procedure are followed: theoretical and practical. The theoretical part consists of presenting a theoretical framework of style and stylistics including their historical background, types, approaches, models of analysis, etc. Another theoretical framework is also presented about military discourse and creeds including their historical background, terminology, features, etc. On the other hand, the practical part consists of selecting a sample of three military creeds and analyzing them in the light of Crystal and Davy’s (1969) model which accounts for situational elements. The adopted model consists of five dimensions: individuality, discourse, status, modality, and singularity. The results of analysis show that military creeds have their own distinctive stylistic features. The results also show that the stylistic devices characterizing military creeds have a complementary role in that they all contribute together to achieve the creeds’ aims and convey their intended messages.
An Analysis of Cognitive Level in Reading Questions of English Textbook for Vocational High School
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34050/elsjish.v6i1.25225

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The paper intends to analyze the cognitive level of questions from the text in the English Textbook. The researchers examined the cognitive level of the reading questions and the most dominant level in this book based on the levels of the revised edition of Bloom's Taxonomy. Because the information gathered was verbal, this study can be classified as a qualitative descriptive. The researchers used the textbook "Look Ahead Book 1 An English Course" as a data source and uses a checklist table in collecting and analyzing data to find research results. The researcher analyzes the questions in an English textbook, but only focuses on questions from the text in the chapter with narrative text. After doing the research, there are 2 chapters containing narrative text questions and there are 61 questions that are studied.The results showed that the level of questions in the book "Look Ahead Book 1 An English Course" only contains 5 levels, namely Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, and Evaluating, which from the research results found the percentage of each level is 11, 48% for the Remembering level, 16.39% for the Understanding level, 1.64% for the Applying level, 47.54% for the Analyzing level and 22.95% for the Evaluating level. Hence, In terms of Bloom's taxonomy, the Analyzing level is the most prevalent here, making up 47.54 percent of the text.
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Students Asked: “What is my Contextual Communication Competence Level?”
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34050/elsjish.v6i1.25275

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In general, students need to be able to interact and communicate with one another from all walks of life, whether they are in personal or professional settings. Therefore, it is essential to examine students’ communication skills to ascertain whether they have adequate competence or not. In this regard, this research endeavored to determine the contextual communication competence of 266 Bachelor of Arts in Communication (BA Comm) students in one prime state university in Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. Through a quantitative-descriptive research design, one result revealed that BA Comm students are able to use their understanding of successful and appropriate communication patterns in public, meeting, group, and dyad situations with an average level of contextual communication competence. On the same level, BA Comm majors are committed to the field because they have the necessary communication abilities to adapt and improve various communication tactics when conversing with friends, acquaintances, and strangers. Lastly, compared to female BA Comm students, male students are more self-assured and open to communicating in various communication contexts, such as in public, meeting, group, or dyad contexts, as well as with strangers, friends, and acquaintances. Further, BA Comm students see a growth in their level of contextual communication competence as they move through their year levels because of their communication classes and social involvement. Recommendations are also included for future research directions.
Discourse Analysis and Humor on Papuan Mop in the Series of “Epen Kah Cupen Toh”
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34050/elsjish.v6i1.25642

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This study aims to explore the humor and discourse in Papuan MOP, as depicted in the 2010 YouTube video series "Epen Kah Cupen Toh" (EKCT). Humor reflects different cultures and societal conditions, and MOP is a frequently used humor by Papuan people, making it a unique representation of their lives. The study utilizes qualitative analysis to identify patterns and themes in Papuan MOP humor and discourse. The primary data is collected from the transcription of EKCT video series. Discourse analysis was utilized to further analyze the transcription of videos as the primary data. The findings reveal that the primary type of humor in Papuan MOP is witticism, and the character "Dodi" represents the effects of a lack of education and underdeveloped society in certain areas of the Papuan region. Furthermore, the use of the Papuan Melayu dialect, which emphasizes monosyllabic sounds, adds to the uniqueness of the humor portrayed in the series. The cross-cultural representation in the series also highlights the diverse ethnicities in Indonesia. The study concludes that Papuan MOP humor is closely linked to the social conditions of Papuan people, making it a valuable aspect of their cultural heritage.
Improving Students' Vocabulary Mastery by Using Upin and Ipin Cartoon Movie at Seventh Grade Students of SMP Angkasa Mandai
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34050/elsjish.v6i1.25644

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Abstract Cartoon movie are designed not only to entertain children, but cartoons can be also used to teach and educate the children. The objectives of the study that are to find out whether “Upin and Ipin” cartoon movie can improve the students’ vocabulary and to know whether there is an increase between pre test and post test about the types of vocabulary of "Upin and Ipin" cartoon movie. The method of the research used pre-experimental method with one group pre-test and post-test design. The pre-test administered in order to know students’ vocabulary achievement after. Conducted treatment by using upin and ipin cartoon movie episode 16 Spiritual Night. The subject of the study was seventh grade students of SMP Angkasa Mandai. There were 30 students. Based on finding and discussion, it can be seen that this research shows us that the using Upin and Ipin cartoon movie episode 16 Spritual Night can help students to improve understanding on vocabulary mastery about kinds of vocabulary. After two test was done, there is significant improvement of vocabulary by using Upin and Ipin cartoon movie episode 16 Spritual Night. Pre test mean score (49.67 %) and the post test mean score (88%). The role of media is very important to increasing achievement vocabulary mastery. Therefore, to help the students to remember vocabulary and practice in learning language. It is one of solution to be used as appropriate method in teaching learning process
Honorific Sunda Language in Buru Island
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34050/elsjish.v6i1.25965

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This study tries to describe the honorific usage in Sunda language on Buru Island as it relates to gender. This study is qualitative in nature. A modest level of participant observation, recording, and recording procedures were used to gather the data. The study's findings revealed that among other things, (1) honorifics on the male sex include honorifics for brothers in the form pamegut, honorifics for other brothers in the form aa', and honorifics for younger brothers in the form ujang; honorifics for husbands in the form caroge, bapak, and ayah; honorifics for fathers in law in the form mitoha and bapak; honorifics for young adults in the form jaja (2) Honorifics on the fa male sex include garwa, mama, and ibu for the wife, nyai for girls, teteh and neng for sisters and younger sisters, mitoha, mama, and ibu for the mather in law, bibi for the aunt, ema for the mother, nini for the grandmother, and unyut for the parents of the grandma.
Discursive Practice Used in Sermons of Waibu Moi Churches in Jayapura
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34050/elsjish.v6i1.26016

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Sermon has vital roles in educating the people of Papua in Jayapura. It is considered one of the legal ways effect the attitude of Papuan Christianity. Sermon conducted in Waibu Moi Churches of Jayapura contains power of language to ensure the life as Christianity. The power of language used by the preacher is seen by using discursive text analysis. The goal of this study is to present the language power used by the preacher in Waibu-Moi Churches of Jayapura. The method applied in this study was descriptive qualitative. The data was taken from 5 churches which have good management by using recording technique. The techniques of analyzing data were transcription, reducing, data display, and analysis. The Analysis of data used the theory of Fairclough, discursive dimensions, combined with the analysis of formal aspect of language namely experiential analysis. The results of this analysis show that the power of language used by the preachers in Waibu Moi churches are generally forms the features of analogy , cause and effect, affirmation statements, and code of language in mixing and switching.
Effectiveness of Blog Media to Increase Students' Short Story Writing Skill
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34050/elsjish.v6i1.26042

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Writing short story is a basic competency that is still taught in tenth grade NMC Vocational High School Malang. This research is based on the low ability of tenth grade NMC Vocational High School Malang in writing short story. This is because they are not used to expressing their feelings, thoughts, imagination, and are not able to connect between the imaginary world and the real world in short story. Besides that, the selection of strategies and media that is not appropriate in short story writing skills. Based on the obstacles experienced by students, researcher provided solutions to these problems with blog media to improve and develop short story writing skills for tenth grade NMC Vocational High School Malang. Blog media can improve the students’ short story writing skill because it gave ideas for the students to find and start short story writing activities. The results of the research that has been done show that there is an increase in writing short story. It can be proved by the improvement of student’s ability in the process and result of the students writing short story.
Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by the High- Proficiency Learners
ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34050/elsjish.v6i1.26142

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Vocabulary learning strategies played a significant role in EFL learners’ vocabulary acquisition. All language learners use their own chosen vocabulary learning strategies; however, appropriateness in selecting strategies can lead them to success. The objectives of the study were to explore the vocabulary learning strategies used by high-proficiency language learners of the Department of English at Jagannath University, Bangladesh, and to describe the reasons behind choosing these strategies. A mixed-methods approach was used. Thirteen high achiever undergraduate students of the Department of English, Jagannath University, Bangladesh, participated in this research. An adaptation of Schmitt’s (1997) questionnaire, learners’ scores, and interviews were used as instruments to collect data. The result showed that the Cognitive (Consolidation) Strategy Category no. 25: “I repeat the word to myself” was the high achievers’ most frequently used strategy. The next preferred strategies were Determination (Discovery) Strategies Category no. 4: “I guess the meaning from the context” and Category no. 5: “I use an English-Bangla dictionary.” The Memory (Condensation) Strategy Category no. 17: “I connect the word to a personal experience”, Cognitive (Condensation) Strategy Category no. 29: “I take notes about the new words”, and Determination (Discovery) Strategy Category no. 6: “I use an English dictionary” were in the third position. These strategies ensured their spontaneous learning and aided them in becoming autonomous learners. The findings of this study will contribute to learners, teachers, and researchers.