Musamus Journal of Language and Literature
The aims of this MuJoLaLi is to provide a venue for academicians, researchers, and practitioners for publishing the original research articles or review articles. The scope of the MuJoLaLi deals with current issues in Language and Literature.
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<![CDATA[Flouting Maxim Analysis in Bill Gate's Utterances on Ellen Talk Show (Pragmatic Approach) ]]>
<![CDATA[Silvia Nanda Putri Erito]]>
<![CDATA[ Musamus Journal of Language and Literature Vol 4 No 2 (2021): Musamus Journal of Language and Literature ]]>
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DOI: 10.35724/mujolali.v4i1.3501
<![CDATA[Abstract In communication, people usually apply the cooperative principle that consists of four maxims of conversational maxims for several reasons in several contexts. Speakers obey these maxims to have effective communication without any miscommunication. Flouting the maxims is a situation wherein the speakers cause misunderstanding on their participants’ part or to achieve some other purposes in conversation. The objective of this study intends to analyze the types of maxims that flout by Bill gates’ utterances. The data were collected by using video observation. The video is taken from the youtube channel The Ellen Show. The data analysis was done by (1) eliciting the video from youtube channel, (2) observing the data by watching and listening to the talk show, (3) transcribing the script, (4) analyzing the types of maxims that flout by Bill gates, (5) categorizing the data, (6) Finding the data (7) concluding the study. The finding shows a maxim of quantity is the most floating by Bill gates.]]>
<![CDATA[Presupposition Analysis in David Cameron’ Speech for Conservative Party Conference ]]>
<![CDATA[Widyashanti Kunthara Anindita]]>
<![CDATA[ Musamus Journal of Language and Literature Vol 4 No 2 (2021): Musamus Journal of Language and Literature ]]>
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DOI: 10.35724/mujolali.v4i1.3523
<![CDATA[This research explains about presuppositions in a speech. The purposes are to find out types of presuppositions, to analyze meanings of each presupposition in, and to find out situation used by the speaker to apply presupposition. The writer used the theory of George Yule (1996). For data, the writer used two scripts of David Cameron speech in October 2014 and 2015. The writer used the approach of descriptive qualitative research method. As population, the writer took the utterances containing presupposition in the form of phrases and sentences. As sample, the writer took Purposive Sampling Technique. To collect the data, the writer used observation and taking note method. To analyze the data, the writer use basic distributional method. To prove the valid data, the writer used source triangulation method. The writer found 164 presuppositions. There are 50 for existential presupposition situated in noun phrase, 33 for factive presupposition situated in fact information, 10 for non-factive presupposition situated in falsity information, 10 for lexical presupposition situated in asserted meaning understood, 13 for structural presupposition situated on wh-question, and 46 for counterfactual presupposition situated in ‘if’. The writer concluded that the most presuppositions found in this research is existential presupposition and the least ones are non-factive and lexical presupposition.]]>
<![CDATA[Investigating Investigating the Use of Java-English Accent In The EFL Class ]]>
<![CDATA[Febriana Aminatul Khusna]]>;
<![CDATA[Lilia Indriani]]>
<![CDATA[ Musamus Journal of Language and Literature Vol 4 No 2 (2021): Musamus Journal of Language and Literature ]]>
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DOI: 10.35724/mujolali.v4i1.3528
<![CDATA[English is an international language and its status in Indonesia as a foreign language. In learning English the learner must understand the usage of grammar, pronunciation of words, function of using words, etc. Pronunciation of words is one part that can not be separated from learning a language. In English language, the pronunciation of the word is included in the accent part that is used. At Tidar University, Central Java nearly 80 present of students comes from the Java area and uses Javanese accents. In other words, for those who are studying English, they have to adjust the use of accents when they speak English. This research is related to the accents used by students of English education study programs, universities in the TPTEFL class (theory and principle in teaching English as foreign language). Descriptive qualitative methods with data analysis using comparison and contrast or Received Pronunciation (RP) were used in this study. As a result, there were students whose pronunciation of English sounds was not optimal and tended to mix with Javanese accents. In this case, there are five voice-shifting speakers. Bilabial, interdental, velar, alveolar and glottal are the sounds that come out in this discussion.]]>
<![CDATA[English teachers' reflections of the integration of intercultural competence into their teaching practices: What and how? ]]>
<![CDATA[Ahmad Sugianto]]>
<![CDATA[ Musamus Journal of Language and Literature Vol 4 No 2 (2021): Musamus Journal of Language and Literature ]]>
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DOI: 10.35724/mujolali.v4i1.3529
<![CDATA[In this globalization era, the English teaching is expected to not only exhort language skills but also promote the effective communication involving cultures is crucial. This study aims to scrutinize the way the English teachers reflect the (inter)cultural competence incorporated into their English instructions. Thirty one English teachers studying at a university in Bandung were involved. The data were gleaned through questionnaires and interviews. Findings reveal that the teachers have various levels of beliefs in incorporating cultures and intercultural competence in English teaching practices. In this regard, 35.48% were found to be in the moderate level, 25.81% in the good level, 22.58% in the low level, and 16.13% were categorised into a high level. Moreover, in all aspects of the familiarity of the target cultures, most of the teachers were categorised to have a moderate level. Furthermore, storytelling constitutes the most frequently used technique by the teachers. Besides, the English teachers perceived that some challenges were still emerged during the practice of integration of target cultures into English teaching practices. Thus, some systematic endeavors to endorse it are advocated.]]>
<![CDATA[The analysis of President Jokowi's Speech at the 2014 APEC CEO Summit in China ]]>
<![CDATA[Masrul Huda]]>
<![CDATA[ Musamus Journal of Language and Literature Vol 4 No 2 (2021): Musamus Journal of Language and Literature ]]>
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DOI: 10.35724/mujolali.v4i2.3530
<![CDATA[The speech was chosen because it was the first time President Jokowi used English in a speech at an international forum. This speech became a hot topic among economists because at that time Indonesia was experiencing an unstable economic situation. The research purposes are to describe the types and functions of speech acts and to describe the obedience and deviation of the politeness principles in President Jokowi's speech. The method used in this research is descriptive method, describing data based on existing facts or phenomena that are empirically alive to its speakers, resulting in notes in the form of language descriptions. The conclusions are (1) There are various types of illocutionary speech acts: assertive speech acts, commissive speech acts, expressive speech acts, expressive speech acts, and declarative speech acts. (2) Realization of obedience and deviation of President Jokowi's speech, including two utterances adhere to the maxims of wisdom, one utterance adheres to the maxim of humility, one deviation from the maxim of generosity, and two utterances deviate from the maxim of humility. (3) There are no utterances containing obedience or deviation from the maxims of praise, agreement, and maxim of sympathy.]]>
<![CDATA[Language Choice in English Language Teaching at AKPARTA Surakarta ]]>
<![CDATA[Eka Susylowati]]>
<![CDATA[ Musamus Journal of Language and Literature Vol 4 No 2 (2021): Musamus Journal of Language and Literature ]]>
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DOI: 10.35724/mujolali.v4i2.3536
<![CDATA[Language choice is an important in a sociolinguistics study. It is affected by social differences of the participants, seting, and topics, etc. This study is aimed to describe language choice in English language teaching at Akparta Surakarta. The data source of this research is conversation of teacher and student, student and student in the classroom. The method used was descriptive-qualitatif method. The result of the study finds that standard language and non-standard language used in English language teaching in Akparta Surakarta to communicate between the teacher and student, student and student. There are several factors that affect the language choice, such as participant, setting, topics, and purpose of the speaking.]]>
<![CDATA[Anorexia of the Main The Character in Movie Entitled “To The Bone†]]>
<![CDATA[Jimmi Jimmi]]>;
<![CDATA[Bonita Narulita]]>;
<![CDATA[Juniato Sidaruk]]>
<![CDATA[ Musamus Journal of Language and Literature Vol 4 No 1 (2021): Musamus Journal of Language and Literature ]]>
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DOI: 10.35724/mujolali.v3i02.3548
<![CDATA[The aim of this research is to figure out about the symptoms and the treatment of the Anorexia in the movie entitled “To the Boneâ€. The researcher chooses “To the Bone†movie because the movie provides Anorexia disorder that occurred in the main character, Ellen, as the main analysis of this theme movie. The object of this research is about movie entitled “To the Bone†due to this movie provides shown Anorexia appeared in the main character. The researcher applies descriptive qualitative method to analyze the “To the Bone†movie. The data are analyzed using the anorexia theory from Pamela I. Swain. The data as the results of this analysis are (1) There are six symptoms of Anorexia in the main character are always wear baggy clothes, weight less than 85 percent normal, downy hair grows in arms, extremely low-calorie diet, compulsive exercise, refuse for not eating; (2) The treatments of anorexia for the main character are refeeding and psychotherapy counseling that consists of family counseling, group counselling, and personal counselling.]]>
<![CDATA[The Effect of Grammar and Vocabulary Mastery toward English Writing Skills on Vocational High School Students in Serang ]]>
<![CDATA[Sayyid Khairunas]]>;
<![CDATA[Ary Iswanto Wibowo]]>;
<![CDATA[Rizki Mirani Desi Pratama]]>
<![CDATA[ Musamus Journal of Language and Literature Vol 4 No 1 (2021): Musamus Journal of Language and Literature ]]>
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DOI: 10.35724/mujolali.v3i02.3549
<![CDATA[The objective of this study is to see the effect of grammar and vocabulary mastery on writing in English. The research method used is a survey method with analysis and regression techniques with the assistance of the SPSS 20 program. The research sample examined 47 students from 3 high schools, namely students of class XI at SMK Daarul Hikmah, SMK Miftahul Falah and SMK Daruttaibin which are located at Serang Regency. The data set collection is accumulated by presenting a grammar mastery questionnaire by carrying out a written English proficiency test. From the analysis, result shows: 1) There is a significant effect of mastery of grammar and vocabulary together on the English writing skills of students at SMK in Serang Regency. It is indicated by the acquisition of the Sig. 0.000 <0.05 and FH = 49,615. Along with mastery of grammar and vocabulary contributed 69.3% to the variables written in English. 2) There is a significant effect of language mastery on the English writing skills of students at SMK in Serang Regency. It is proven by the acquisition of the Sig. 0.001 <0.05 and th = 3.616. The grammar mastery variable contributed 12.39% in improving English writing skills. 3) There is a significant effect of vocabulary mastery on the English writing skills of SMK students in Serang Regency. The acquisition of the Sig. 0,000 <0.05 and th = 6,093 is shown in the data. Vocabulary mastery variable contributed 35.28% in improving written skills in English.]]>
<![CDATA[Code Mixing in Sarah Sechan Talk Show Program ]]>
<![CDATA[Dadan Hidayat]]>;
<![CDATA[Chodidjah Chodidjah]]>
<![CDATA[ Musamus Journal of Language and Literature Vol 4 No 1 (2021): Musamus Journal of Language and Literature ]]>
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DOI: 10.35724/mujolali.v3i02.3551
<![CDATA[Abstract- This research aimed to understand the categories of code mixing in Sarah Sechan programme. This research uses qualitative descriptive since the data collected were collected by watching the TV program. The data of this study was the sentences that contained code mixing within the extent of words, phrases, clauses or sentences which were found in utterances between the hosts and guests in Sarah Sechan program on Net TV. The source of information was Sarah Sechan talk show. The technique of data collection applies during this study was documentary technique and therefore, the instrument of information collection was recorder. The data was collected by downloading the video Sarah Sechan programme through official channel. Then, she transcribed each of the host and the guests’ utterances while they talked, commented, interacted and responded one another. After doing analyzing, the researcher roll out some facts. This type of insertion and external code mixing are dominant for this episode. Key words: Code Mixing, Sociolinguistic, Sarah Sechan Talk Show Program]]>
<![CDATA[Portraying EFL Students’ English Listening Experiences ]]>
<![CDATA[Alviaderi Novianti]]>
<![CDATA[ Musamus Journal of Language and Literature Vol 4 No 1 (2021): Musamus Journal of Language and Literature ]]>
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DOI: 10.35724/mujolali.v3i02.3612
<![CDATA[Many studies had been conducted in a large-scale on the investigation on the students’ problems and difficulties in listening comprehension. Most of the studies showed that the difficulties come from the internal factor that is the students’ linguistics ability. The teacher also had tried to implement some solutions regarding to those listening problems, but the students perhaps still found hindrance in getting a good achievement in listening. This study aimed at recognizing the students’ perception on the importance of listening ability and finding out the other factors that could hinder students in dealing with their listening activity. The instruments were questionnaire on students’ difficulties and semi-structured interview. Twenty-three of second-semester students majoring English education were involved as research participant. The rationale of the purposive sampling technique was that students involved were considered as voluntary research participants. The questionnaire was spread to all research participant while semi-structured interview. Three major challenges were found. The students found noises become the biggest factor that could impede the listening activity. Not only the noises, the students’ biases as receiver in listening the information could impede them from comprehending the listening content, as they think that they just need to know the conclusion rather than paying attention to the whole listening content. The result of the interview turned out to be the solution that could be considered by the teacher in overcoming students with the difficulty in English listening activity.]]>
