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Research and Innovation in Language Learning
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RILL is a peer reviewed journal of first and second (foreign) language learning and teaching such as Javanese, Sundanese, Bahasa Indonesia, English, Arabic, Malay, etc. It is published in January, May, and September.
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SOCIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SLANG USED BY THE CHARACTERS IN STEP UP 2 THE STREETS MOVIE Meinawati, Euis; Dewi, Nurmala; Rachmawati, Dina
Research And Innovation In Language Learning (RILL) Vol 2, No 1 (2019)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (411.189 KB) | DOI: 10.33603/rill.v2i1.1569

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The objective of this research is to know the function of  the usage of slang, especially slang used by the characters of Step Up 2 The Streets movie. The method of this research used descriptive qualitative method, the data were collected through observation of the movie, analysis of slang in the dialogue, and analysis sociological properties of slang based on the dialogues. Defining the sociological properties of slang and analyzing the most frequent of properties used are taken from the theory of Mattiello. Analyzing the purposes of using slang in a community is taken from the theory of  Victor and Dalzel. The result of this research are: (1) From 31 sociological properties are known, only 14 properties used in the movie, following: ‘Color’, ‘Efficiency’, ‘Group-Restriction’, ‘Informality’, ‘Subject-Restriction’, ‘Orality’,  ‘Musicality’,  ‘Aggressiveness’, ‘Unconventionality’, ‘Offenciveness’  ‘Desire to Impress’, ’Hybridism’, ‘Localism’, ‘Secrecy’, (2) The most frequent of sociological properties is ‘colour’, (3) The purposes of using slang are: to enrich the language, to induce friendliness or intimacy, to prove that someone did not belong to a certain society, and to be secret.   
SOCIAL CRITICISM IN 2019 GANTI PRESIDEN LYRICS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS Herlina, Ninin
Research And Innovation In Language Learning (RILL) Vol 2, No 2 (2019)
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This study aimed to determine the dimension of text. The use of vocabulary and grammar is not independent, there are micro, meso, and macro context that connect to the text in which makes certain practices and objectives a writer. This research aimed to clarify the meaning of the social criticism lyrics “2019 Ganti Presiden” and struggle for social values. This research used qualitative approach by analysis of discourse methods and critical paradigms. The result showed that social criticism of the song “2019 Ganti Presiden” represented awarness and an invitation to unlimited solidarity to learn about humanity, justice, help the lower classes such as laborers and hawkers. The lyrics of “2019 Ganti Presiden” also represented marginalization and personal opinion. “2019 Ganti Presiden”  was produced in 2018 according to the typical situation of Indonesia that regarding the economy, political conditions in Indonesia which resulted in unemployment and corruption. The lyrics of the song "2019 Ganti Presiden" are spread massively and become a new political discourse in Indonesian history
A STUDY ON GENDER AND LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES IN WRITTEN TEXTS Alkhrisheh, Hazim; Aziez, Feisal; Alkhrisheh, Taisir
Research And Innovation In Language Learning (RILL) Vol 2, No 2 (2019)
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This study aims at investigating gender differences in written texts using Halliday’s framework about the functions of language. Halliday claimed that females’ writing style is, what he described as, ‘involved’ while males’ writing style is more ‘informative’. The results of the study do not confirm Halliday’s assumptions about gender differences in writing. No significant differences were found between males and females in the frequencies of the use of nouns, prepositions, numerals and modifiers. The only significant difference that was found is the use of pronouns, which is not enough to account for the assumptions. This paper also aims to investigate the differences between Arabic and English in the average sentence length, lexical density, and readability. To measure readability, the Gunning-Fog index formula was used. The results show that there was no significant difference between Arabic and English in the average sentence length, but there were significant differences in lexical density and readability.
PROMOTING EXTENSIVE READING ACTIVITY THROUGH CONSTRUCTING READING LOGS PROJECT IN EFL CLASS Aulia, Vivi
Research And Innovation In Language Learning (RILL) Vol 2, No 2 (2019)
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This research aims at knowing the result of students’ extensive reading (ER) activities that were described on reading logs project carried out by English Department students of STKIP PGRI Banjarmasin. Besides that, this research also wants to know the students’ attitude towards the ER activity by gaining their personal views on the benefits and difficulties faced by them in accomplishing the activity. This research takes place towards 22 students who are assigned to do ER activity outside the class time. The data were collected through the documentation of their reading logs project and the questionnaire. The reading logs project consists of six elements that are reported by students individually presenting the summary of their reading activities during 16 weeks while the questionnaire gains information further on clarifying the benefits and the difficulties they face on the activity. The result of documentation students’ reading logs project shows that the students are comfortable having freedom to choose reading material based on genre determined and its sources, stating specific reason on choosing reading material, and reflecting what has been discovered while reading. Furthermore, the result of questionnaire shows that students have benefits and difficulties in promoting ER activity through constructing reading logs project. Since they are given freedom on this activity, 100% of them state that ER activity is not easy due to limitation of their free time during the large amount of other courses assignment. This research concludes that promoting ER to build students’ reading habit and reading culture should be developed continually.
SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN ROWLING’S FANTASTIC BEAST AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Meinawati, Euis; Setianingrum, Herlin Widasiwi; Jimmi, Jimmi; Winata, Eggi
Research And Innovation In Language Learning (RILL) Vol 2, No 2 (2019)
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The purpose of this research was to know the social relationships through Sorokin's theory. This research was done through a film titled Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them which was released in 2016. The data were taken from the utterances of the characters’ dialogue through documentation, the process of watching, and post watching the film. The method of research used a qualitative descriptive method. The results of the study indicated that: (1.) the types of social relationships are social interaction phenomena and non-social interaction phenomena, (2.) From the seven data about a social relationship, three data are about social interaction phenomena:  by human in friendship, by human in ethnicity, and social interaction phenomenon in helping the economy, (3.) using Tsapeli's theory, the sub-chapters of the causes and effects are also successfully identified.
PSYCHOANALYTIC CRITICISM ON MIZOGUCHI’S PERCEPTION OF THE GOLDEN TEMPLE IN THE TEMPLE OF THE GOLDEN PAVILION Kobis, Dewi Christa; Dewi Christa Kobis
Research And Innovation In Language Learning (RILL) Vol 2, No 2 (2019)
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This paper is to discuss the psychological aspects in the novel which is written by Yukio Mishima entitled The Temple of the Golden Pavilion which is translated into English by Ivan Morris and published at the first time in English translation in 1959. The Temple of the Golden Pavilion is one of the literary products which were written by Yukio Mishima that got its popularity among readers around the world since it has been translated into English. The Temple of the Golden Pavilion has several important psychological aspects that might be important to be analyzed since the psychological aspects are necessary to comprehend deeper about how and why the heroin behaves like what is written in the novel.
Z GENERATION TOWARDS THE USE OF SMARTPHONE APPLICATION FOR LISTENING ACTIVITIES IN BLENDED-LEARNING Sari, Valentina Dyah Arum
Research And Innovation In Language Learning (RILL) Vol 2, No 3 (2019)
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The character of Generation Z which is closely related to the use of technology triggers awareness of educators to facilitate this generation with teaching and learning techniques that are most suitable for them. One of them is by optimalizing the use of gadget or smart phones as learning media for them. Because of this phenomenon, this study was carried out with the aim to find out the use of smartphone application in learning listening acctivities in blended-learning of English general courses followed by first semester students who are included as Z generation. The research also aimed to find out the significance of smartphone application dealing with the improvement of listening skill towards the non-English department students and to figure out the possible obstacles while using the smartphone application. The researcher applied the two selected smartphone applications. In addition to data triangulation, this study also used pre-test and post-test to see the significance. The other instruments were questionnaires and students? listening material summary. The data were analyzed by mixed-method technique, namely qualitative and quantitative. The results show that the students showed a medium positive response to the use of smartphone applications for learning listening skills in blended-learning class and did not encounter obstacles while using the applications. Moreover, the smartphone applications also give high positive affects showed by a significant improvement in results experienced by non-English students in listening skills. keywords: listening skill, smartphone applications, blended-learning  
ENRICHING ENGLISH VOCABULARIES USING MOVIE SCRIPT IN READING CLASS Khusniyah, Nurul Lailatul; Hakim, Lukman
Research And Innovation In Language Learning (RILL) Vol 2, No 3 (2019)
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The purpose of this study is to get more in-depth implementation of movie scripts to increase vocabulary in reading classes. Vocabulary has a important role in understanding the contents of the reading text. The research method uses action research. So that, data analysis techniques use qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques. The sample is taken as many as 25 students. The process of collecting data uses tests, observations, and interviews. The results showed that the vocabulary of students before and after using movie scripts was different. The average score of the student vocabulary test in the reading class showed a significant difference. The average of pre-test result is 56.2 and the post-test is 81.87
MAINTAINING LOCAL LANGUAGE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNICATION ERA Susanti, Santi; Sukaesih, Sukaesih; Perdana, Fitri
Research And Innovation In Language Learning (RILL) Vol 1, No 2 (2018)
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Globalization synonymous with changes in all sociocultural aspects of human life, including languages. The use of local languages as a medium of communication shifted by the national language and English that became dominant. The local language seems to be a rare item, as it is not easy to find families who teach local languages to their children. Attempts to maintain the local language never stop. One of them is through writing. A number of writers in Bandung still write in Sundanese, although quantitatively, the readers are few. This study aims to reveal the motives of 8 writers produce writing in Sundanese and how their efforts to keep generating ideas for their writing. Based on the qualitative-phenomenology method used, this study reveals, the motives of the writers to produce works in Sundanese is the idealism as individuals born and raised in the Sundanese society. They feel they have a responsibility to maintain the existence of Sundanese in the community of native speakers. To keep writing on, they do not rely on personal experience as the idea. They also made an adaptation to the information technology by using social media to spread Sundanese language writings broadly.Keywords: globalization; Sundanese; Sundanese writer; idealism; social media; preservation.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SPEAKING ABILITY THROUGH JIGSAW Ubaedillah, Ubaedillah
Research And Innovation In Language Learning (RILL) Vol 2, No 3 (2019)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33603/rill.v2i3.2127

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ABSTRACT The aim of this research is to find out the improvement of students? speaking ability through Jigsaw method of the Management Study Program students of the second semester in the academic year 2018/2019 at Muhadi Setiabudi University taught by and without using Jigsaw. The data of the current study were gathered at multiple points of time before and after the end of the experiment to determine the improvement of student?s speking ability through Jigsaw speaking skills. In practical terms, the sample?s speaking ability were first examined through an English oral test prior to and after some Jigsaw instructional activities were provided. The data were analyzed using basic and inferential statistical methods including mean scores, standard deviations, paired sample t-test, and effect size. The findings showed a remarkable development in the students? speaking skills through Jigsaw method. The writer holds an experimental research to apply Jigsaw in teaching English speaking. The population is the second semester students of Muhadi Setiabudi University in the academic year 2018/2019 and the sample are two groups of students placed in experiment and control groups. Using oral test as the instrument, the writer collected the data of the students? speaking ability. The report of the research concludes that Jigsaw improved the English speaking ability of the second semester students in the academic year 2018/2019. By doing small discussion of Jigsaw method it can motivate to develop the student?s braveries to use their knowledge and their experience to solve a problem without other?s opinion. There may be different of view so the students can give different opinion. Beside that the students are also able to give real opinion orally.Keywords: Teaching Method, Improving Students? Speaking Ability, Jigsaw