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Wiralodra English Journal (WEJ)
Published by Universitas Wiralodra
ISSN : 25977504     EISSN : 26224100     DOI : https://doi.org/10.31943/wej
Core Subject : Education, Social,
Wiralodra English Journal is published twice a year, in March and September. This journal welcomes articles in the form of research reports or library research on English Education, Linguistics, Literature, and Translation that have never been submitted for consideration nor published elsewhere.
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AN ANALYSIS OF SLANG LANGUAGE TYPES IN "THE DUFF" MOVIE" Herman
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The purpose of this study was to determine the type of use of slang language. The types of slangs were analyzed from “The Duff” movie. Theories used in this research were Paltridge (2004) about the types of slang language and Yanhong (2013) about the functions of slang. This study was conducted by using a descriptive qualitative method. The data was from a movie entitled “The Duff” in the year of 2015 with genre of teen or comedy. After conducting the analysis, this study showed that there were six slang languages from eleven type of slang language. They were society, cockney, workmen’s, public school and university, public house, and theater. Society was found as the most dominant slang language with society with 41 data (54,6%), public house with 20 data (26,6%), workmen’s with 6 data (8 %), cockney with 5 data (6,6%), theater with 2 data(2,6%), and public school and university with 1 data (1,3%). Finally, the researcher hopes that this study will be useful for the future improvement of studying literature, especially about slang language
THE COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE VIOLATION IN CLASSROOM TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS Hutahaean, David Togi
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The purpose of this research is to investigate the cooperative principle violation between the teacher and the students in grade eighth classroom teaching and learning process in SMP N 11 Pematangsiantar. The problem of this research was What cooperative principle are violated by the teacher and the students in grade eighth classroom teaching and learning process in SMP N 11 Pematangsiantar, To solve the problem, the researchers use some theories like: Grundy (2000), Yule (1996), Cruse (2000), Cook (1989), Cutting (2002), Moloeong (2007), Grice (1975). The research done in this study follows descriptive qualitative perspective. Source data in this study is the cooperative principle violation between the teacher and the students in grade eighth classroom teaching and learning process in SMP N 11 Pematangsiantar. Descriptive research describes what it is. It involves the descriptions, recording, analysis, and interpretation of conditions that exist. After analyzing the data, the researchers conclude that the maxim are flouted if the information is more informative than is required, ambiguous, uses symbolic, not absolutely true, lack of adequate evidence. The maxim can be flouted when the researcherss produce some utterances in the form. From the data can found the maxim, they are: maxim of Quality, maxim of Quantity, maxim of Relevant, maxim of Manner. The maxim flout when the conversation started until the end, so the maxim can used in the conversation and the conversation can analyze with the maxim.
AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN USING ENGLISH INTONATION AT GRADE EIGHT OF SMP NEGERI 2 PEMATANGSIANTAR Purba, Christian Neni; Herman
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This research is about the students’ difficulties in using English intonation. Since English is a foreign language, students always face problems especially in pronouncing the words. Pronouncing also refers to the intonation in conversation. Problem stated in this research as follow: What are the students’ difficulties in using English intonation? It focuses on the students’ intonation in a conversation, which consists of rising tone, falling tone and level tone. To answer the problem above, this research follows some theories, namely: Allen (1954), Hay craft (1971), Jones (1979), and Roach (2000). The research design is qualitative research. The subjects of this study are the second year students of SMP Negeri 2 Pematangsiantar, and the object is the student’s intonation. The technique of collecting data follows audio method or what is called recorded voice data. The data is analyzed by drawing the terminal contour of students’ intonation. The result of this research was there are three difficulties of students in using English intonation, namely: (1). Difficulty in using level tone, (2). Difficulty in using rising intonation (3). Difficulty in using falling intonation. This research finding recommends both teacher and students to take responsibility in overcoming those difficulties. An English teacher should teach his beginner students the using of intonation and its function in every kinds of sentence. Since there is an imitation process in learning intonation, a teacher should be able to detect a falling intonation from a rising intonation in his own voice as well as in a student’s. The success of learning does not only depend on the teacher but also involves the students’ awareness to learn English.
MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS ON ERTIGA CAR ADVERTISEMENT Purba, Ridwin; Herman
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Language always refers to communication where spoken and written texts are dominated in human’s life. Communication does not always mean verbal but it is also can be visual. Visual (pictures, gestures, photos, advertisement, and so on) also means text and can deliver message as communication to others. Like verbal, visual also has structures how it delivers the message to audience. Advertisements are the visual objects that human always see for they are dominating in television. The purpose of this research is to investigate the structures of advertisement of Ertiga car. Theories to be used are Kress (2009) and Cheong (2004). Descriptive qualitative was conducted in this research. The source data was the advertisement of a car from Suzuki, Ertiga. After analyzing the data, the researchers found that verbal components (Announcement, Enhancer, Emblem, Tag, Cal-and-visit information) and visual components (Lead, Display and Emblem) were inserted in the advertisement of Ertiga. It means that the advertisement of Ertiga is made in a good way where the purpose of advertisement is to persuade the audience to buy the product. In short, the structures of the advertisement determine the quality of the product.
IMPROVING THE WRITING ABILITY USING MIND MAPPING TECHNIQUE FOR THE FIRST GRADERS OF STIKES MUHAMMADIYAH KENDAL IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2018/2019 DEWI, SRY
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The research attempts to investigate the result of students’ writing ability through the use of Mind Mapping Technique. It also describes the implementation of mind mapping technique in teaching writing, describes the students’ response and describes the students’ improvement. The subjects were The First Graders of STIKES Muhammadiyah Kendal in the Academic Year of 2018/2019. The type of this research is a classroom action research. In this research there are two cycles, and every cycle consisted of three meetings, and the end of each meeting the researcher conducts the post test to measure the improvement of the students’ writing ability. The data are collected by using observation lists, interview, field notes, documentation, and writing test. In analyzing data the researcher describes the mean of the students based on their score to know the students’ improvement in every cycle. There are two techniques to analyze the data. They are qualitative and quantitative method. To enhance the trustworthiness of the data and to reduce the subjectivity in analyzing the data, the researcher uses triangulation method. The result of this research is mind mapping is an appropriate technique to be used in improving the students’ writing ability.
A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF STUDENT TEACHERS MULTIMODAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCES IN THE INDONESIAN ESP CLASSROOM CONTEXT Yanto, Elih Sutisna; Pravitasari, Hikmah
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Drawing on narrative inquiry aiming to understand the experience of student teachers learning context texts through different modes of meaning. This paper reports on the use of narrative frames as a mean of investigating the intersemiotic practice experiences of student teachers majoring in English education program in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. Students in depth interview data revealed that multimodal practice has the potential to promote the role of student teachers as designers and navigators in reading English disciplinary texts. In addition, multimodal reading encourages the student teachers to become autonomous language learners. Moreover, multimodality reading tasks can scaffold students in comprehending academic language and in increasing students’ academic vocabulary development as well. These findings have implications for policy makers and teacher educators.
A STUDY OF SPEECH ACT BETWEEN SELLER AND BUYERS IN ‘SINAGA SHOP’ Pardede, Hilman; Herman
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This research is aimed to investigate the speech act between seller and buyers in ‘Sinaga Shop’at Jalan Melanthon Siregar Pematangsiantar. Speech act is related to utterances. Communication can be said successful if the speech act between speaker and listener are good in daily life. The transaction in the market between seller and buyer is also inevitable. Therefore, the problem of this study is: “What kinds of speech act verbs do the sellers and buyers use in ‘SINAGA SHOP’ Jalan Melanthon Siregar Pematangsiantar in their daily conversational transaction? To answer the problem above, the researchers follow some theories that related with the problem, they are speech act theory by Austin (1962) and Searle (1985). Descriptive qualitative approach was conducted. Participants of this study are seller and buyers at “SINAGA SHOP”. They are female and male. Context of the study is the utterances of seller and buyers in “SINAGA SHOP”. After analyzing the data, the researchers found that there were some verbs that the seller and the buyer use in their daily transactional conversation, they are: Representative include suggest, report, state, inform, complain. Directive include ask, request, order. Expressive include apologize, thank, pardon. Commisive include offer and Declaratives include sentencing.illocutionary act, pragmatics, speech act, utterance

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