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Prominent : Journal of English Studies
Published by Universitas Muria Kudus
ISSN : 2621024X     EISSN : 26210258     DOI : https://doi.org/10.24176/pro.v3i2
Core Subject : Education,
Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other
Prominent Journal of English Studies is a national journal of OJS published by English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Muria Kudus (UMK) dedicated to publish high quality articles of research and non-research in the field of English Studies covering linguistics, literature, teaching, education, translation, culture, information and communication technology (ICT).
Arjuna Subject : Umum - Umum
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THE ANALYSIS OF GENERIC STRUCTURE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS PRODUCED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS Achmad Hilal Madjdi; Atik Rokhayani
Prominent Vol 5, No 2 (2022): Prominent: Journal of English Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v5i2.7730

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Writing is a challenging skill for some English students. Before writing, students must consider the genre. A text type is genre. It's not easy to apply genre theory in writing. The students must comprehend the text's genre, general organization, and lexico-grammatical features. They have lots of ideas but can't put them into a nice writing. This is a big issue for some EFL students. This study examined the impact of genre choice and generic structure on students' writing. The researchers studied the English Class of the Psychology Department of Universitas Muria Kudus. This study is descriptive qualitative. The descriptive qualitative examines the study of students' writings based on genre choice and generic structure. This study was conducted in English class at Universitas Muria Kudus at Psychology Department. Based on the research findings, students' descriptive texts consisted of a generic structure of identification and description. A person's introduction is described in identification. A person is described in a description. Identification and description were well used by all students. Thus, the students consistently used generic structure in their writings. However, there were issues with punctuation, diction, and meaning. This research may help English Education Department, especially students who need to better their texts and think about generic organization and challenges while writing.
CREATIVE, FUN, AND EFFECTIVE WRITING IN EFL CLASSROOMS Irma Herawati; Tono Suwartono; Pipit Sri Mularsih
Prominent Vol 5, No 2 (2022): Prominent: Journal of English Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v5i2.8304

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“Writing is difficult”. That might be the most common expression when the students are asked to make a writing composition, especially an English language composition. Actually, writing is a challenging activity not only for the students but also for the teacher. From the students’ point of view, writing is about finding the idea, organizing it, making sentences, and constructing them into coherent paragraphs or essay. Unfortunately, the students have lack of vocabulary to write and motivation in joining writing class. On the other side, the teacher is struggling with how to make the students able to find the ideas, then build them to make a good composition. The teacher must empower many kinds of media and also methods as well as techniques to make the writing class fun and effective. Hopefully, by practicing those suggested methods and techniques the students writing ability can be significantly improved.
STUDY OF LANGUAGE STYLES IN PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN’S VICTORY SPEECH Budi Susatyo; Dholiful Hadi
Prominent Vol 5, No 2 (2022): Prominent: Journal of English Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v5i2.8050

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This study is a study of the Language Style in a speech on Youtube com with its subtitle,  entitled: President-elect Joe Biden stands on stage with his wife Jill, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. Transcript of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory speech Saturday night in Wilmington, Del., as delivered. Provided by the Biden campaign: The Language Style used by Joe Biden are: Repetition, Metaphor, Euphemism, Persuasion, Climax, Anti-tesis, Repetition, Rhetoric, Idiom, Literal Meaning, Persuasive Slogan.Language Style used by Joe Biden could give a positive comprehension, enthusiasm, motivation, understanding for the effectiveness of the audience as well as the listeners and the viewers. This  can be understood  from his speech that the audience often pay attention in each language style (can be seen on Joe Biden makes a history speech " in Wilmington.Messages can enhance 'understanding' or 'message comprehension'. The use of  Language Style  in Joe Biden speech can facilitate understanding. Complex ideas may be conveyed more clearly through Language Style or rhetoric. Stored messages can help to 'alert' a message. The use of various syntactic patterns or figurative words can help audiences remember an important element in the message. The message conveyed can increase the persuasion appeal. Key words: Figurative Meanings, Speeches, Rhetorics, Motivation, Enthusiasm
SPONTANEITY ELEMENTS FOUND IN SPOKEN DISCOURSE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Dina Novita Wijayanti; Atik Rokhayani
Prominent Vol 5, No 2 (2022): Prominent: Journal of English Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v5i2.7587

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Speaking English is useful to share information to other people around the world. To communicate appropriately, the students can fulfill the features of spontaneity. In fact, the students of Psychology Department of Muria Kudus University find difficulty to achieve the ideal situation. They do not know how to respond to the speaker spontaneously. To fill the empty space, the participants can apply spontaneity elements. The study is intended to analyze and explain the types of spontaneity elements found in the spoken discourse of university students and the university students’ understanding of spoken discourse. The design of the study used is discourse analysis. The participants were 16 students who did job interviews in pairs for 10 minutes. To collect the data is by using documentation. The findings showed that the types of spontaneity elements found in spoken discourse of university students are 176 occurrences consist of 45 repetitions (25.6%), 121 filled pauses (68.7%), 1 backtracking (0.6%), 9 incomplete utterances (5.1%). The students often use filled pauses to maintain the speaking consistency and seldom to use backchannels because they seldom to restatement the previous utterance while the students’ understanding of spoken discourse is low. It occurs because 3 elements of spontaneity are less than 50%, while 1 element is more than 50%. The students are actively speaking English only in the class. So, it is suggested for the students to speak English in daily life because by practicing to speak English, it can increase progress.
THE OBSTACLES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY OF EFL STUDENTS Nisrina Lutfiyah; Nuraeningsih Nuraeningsih; Rusiana Rusiana
Prominent Vol 5, No 2 (2022): Prominent: Journal of English Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v5i2.8257

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There are many problems faced by students which prevent them from improving their English skills and abilities. One of the most common is their vocabulary mastery. This study aimed to figure out what obstacles they encountered in learning vocabulary and what strategies they used to solve their problems. It is a survey and the respondents were 30 students of second semester students of Universitas Muria Kudus. Questionnaire was used as the instrument to obtain data. The study revealed that there were several obstacles in learning vocabulary, i.e., difficulty in distinguishing how to spell and pronounce English words correctly, difficulty in developing their vocabulary skills and difficulty in using vocabulary correctly and difficulty in understanding the connotation. To solve the problems, the students do some strategies, namely (1) dictionary strategy and memorization (2) peer practice (3) listening to music or watching English videos (4) share and discussion with friends, and (5) additional individual class.
AN ANALYSIS OF DEIXIS IN DAUGHTER OF THE WOLF MOVIE Dholiful Hadi; Mansur Mansur; Ni’matul Fauziah
Prominent Vol 6, No 1 (2023): Prominent: Journal of English Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v6i1.9290

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Deixis is an utterance of meaning based on the word and phrase in the context of utterance. Deixis is divided into five categories. They are person deixis, place deixis, time deixis, discourse deixis, and social deixis. Deixis is important to be analyzed, because if we read some conversations in the movie or the other literary works, sometimes we will be confused about the meaning in that conversation. It means that deixis is the way to analyze unspeakable context. This study examines types of deixis used in Daughter of the Wolf movie. Research method which was used is qualitative. Type of study is a document analysis. The writer watched Daughter of the Wolf movie and downloaded the scripts to classify type of deixis and  the writer did analysis. Based on finding the writer found the type of deixis in Daughter of the Wolf movie, there are four categories of deixis, they are person deixis, place deixis, time deixis, and discourse deixis, and also meaning of deixis used in Daughter of the Wolf movie. The writer suggests, for the future writers who are interesting in doing similar research, this research will give contribution to comprehend the types of deixis and also this research can give inspiration and guidance for the future researchers to be more careful in doing research Keywords: Pragmatics, Deixis, Daughter of the Wolf
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS : THE USE OF TELEGRAM APPLICATION AS AN E-LEARNING TOOL IN ENGLISH CLASS Maya Yuliana; Diah Kurniati; Muh Syafei
Prominent Vol 6, No 1 (2023): Prominent: Journal of English Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v6i1.8384

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This study aims to determine students' perceptions of using the Telegram Application as a tool in learning in English class and also to find out what benefits they get when using the Telegram Application. In this study, the researcher used a qualitative descriptive method.  Researchers used a questionnaire to determine the perceptions of students who were given to and interviews, namely to gain deep information about the questionnaire and to find out what benefits they got.  There were 65 students who filled out the questionnaire and 26 students who had been interviewed.  The results showed that the students' Perceptions towards the use of Telegram Application as an e-learning tool have positive perceptions.  Moreover it was also revealed that the students get benefits when studying through the Telegram Application, they get many benefits. From the results, the majority of students agree that through Telegram students can make it easier to get material, make it easier for students to understand the material, as well as the many benefits they get from learning through the Telegram Application.
THE READABILITY LEVEL OF THE READING TEXT IN “PATHWAY TO ENGLISH” BY ERLANGGA FOR XI OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Rohmanita Riski Istikhomah; Muh Syafei; Nuraeningsih Nuraeningsih
Prominent Vol 6, No 1 (2023): Prominent: Journal of English Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v6i1.8341

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Abstract: The objective of the research was to find out the readability level of reading text in Pathway to English by Erlangga of 2017 edition for XI of Senior High School, which is generally used in the school as a written source and used by the teacher to deliver the material. This research is categorized as descriptive quantitative research and the data was collected and analyzed using Flesch Reading Ease formula. The results of this research show that 17 from 20 reading text is readable for XI of Senior High School, 2 of them is for the 13th to 16th grade, and 1 reading text is for College Graduate. Then, the average of readability score of the reading text is 62.88, which can interpret that Pathway to English for XI of Senior High School by Erlangga of 2017 edition for Kelompok Peminatan in Standard level and it’s readable for 10th to 12th grade, which can be concluded that this textbooks is readable and appropriate for XI of Senior High School.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION OF NARRATIVE TEXT Maulinda Mukhofifah; Nur Ekaningsih
Prominent Vol 6, No 1 (2023): Prominent: Journal of English Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v6i1.8677

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The purpose of the research was known no matter if use of discussion small group technique was successful in enhancing students reading comprehension of text narrative of tenth graders Sultan Agung 1 Islamic High School Semarang in the academic year 2021/2022. This study was conducted at Sultan Agung 1 Islamic High School Semarang. Located at Jalan Mataram No. 657, Wonodri, Central Java, Indonesia. This kind of the research was experimental quasi. Population in this research was tenth graders of SMA Islam Sultan Agung 1 Semarang. Sample were X MIPA 4 was control class while X MIPA 2 as the experimental class. When gathering data, researcher applied a pre-test and post-test were two tests. The outcome of this research indicated pre-test score means control group 56.42 and experimental group 59.46. Treatment completed, post-test score means control group 69.00 while the means score experimental group 78.58. The outcome indicated a significant dissimilarity both classes in post-test. The outcome analysis t-test was sig (2-tailed) .000 0.05. Thus, it may be said technique small group discussion was efficient was effective to increase readers’ comprehension in students of narrative text.
STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF POMODORO STUDY TECHNIQUE FOR ENGLISH LEARNING HABITS IN ENGLISH COURSE OF UKIR VILLAGE Aniqotul Chalimah; Slamet Utomo; Agung Dwi Nurcahyo
Prominent Vol 6, No 1 (2023): Prominent: Journal of English Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v6i1.8377

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Abstract: This study focuses on investigating the students' perceptions of the Pomodoro study technique and how the Pomodoro study technique influences students' English learning habits. Pomodoro study technique is a study technique that uses a timer to break down work into intervals. To find out the answers for research purposes, a semi-structured interview and Likert-scale questionnaire were used. After analyzing and interpreting the data the finding shows that the students perceive the Pomodoro study technique as an effective technique to improve their English learning habits. Some aspects of the students’ learning habits that have been improved are their focus, discipline, concentration, productivity, and motivation. Also, in their opinion, the rules of the Pomodoro study technique were easy to follow. The finding from the Likert-scale questionnaire shows that the Pomodoro study technique improves and influences most students' learning habits indicators. The indicators are time management, concentration, discipline, self-control, and self-improvement. Based on the questionnaire result, the range agree has the highest number of responses which is 47. The results demonstrate that the Pomodoro study technique improves the students' learning habits, so it can be said that the Pomodoro study technique is effective. The indication of the conclusion is based on the descriptive rating scale.

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