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INDONESIA
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching
ISSN : -     EISSN : 25987801     DOI : 10.9744/katakita
Core Subject : Education,
Kata Kita is a journal dedicated to the publication of students research in the areas of literature, language, and teaching. In the study of language, it covers issues in applied linguistics such as sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, pragmatics, sylistics, corpus linguistics and others. In the area of literature, it covers modern and contemporary literature in English in the forms of printed, screened, aired or performed texts. In the field of teaching, it covers teaching materials and practices, especially those related to English Language Teaching.
Articles 613 Documents
Slang Language in the Subtitle of “The Social Network” Movie Kevin Sienatra
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 9, No 2 (2021)
Publisher : Institute of Research and Community Outreach - Petra Christian University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.9.2.167-172

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Movies are everyday entertainment for people in their daily lives. There are a lot of foreign movies that are being played in Indonesian theatres. Unfortunately, there are many places where people watch the movie with the subtitles that are not created by the professional translators. The Social Network was translated by more than one translator. This research was conducted to analyze how accurate the translation is and what the similarities and differences between the translators are. This study is a qualitative descriptive study, which analyzes the slang word translation accuracy in the movie The Social Network using Newmark theories of translation quality assessment. The finding of the study showed that the translation from both of the translators is accurate enough and there is almost no inaccurate translation, also there are several slang words that are not included in the data of the previous study, but the writer found on subtitle the data of the other two translators. Keywords: Slang, Translation, Accuracy
The Battle of Truths: The Production of Meaning in Indonesian Political Memes Agustinus Dias Suparto
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 6, No 1 (2018)
Publisher : Institute of Research and Community Outreach - Petra Christian University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.6.1.28-35

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Memes have been used in the public discussion nowadays by the internet users and the emergence of social media especially Instagram has facilitates people to share their opinions. Thus, people are trying to influence each other using memes about the political tension which involves Basuki Tjahaja Purnama about his blasphemy case on Islamic verse in Al Quran and Habib Rizieq’s case. Therefore, in order to influence other using memes, several iconic figures are used to produce the meaning about the truths that are said by those figures in each faction. The using of news as the valid data to represent the reality is also used to be the truth that should be believed by the readers of the memes. Later, this paper will try to analyze using discursive approach on how memes use several features to convince the readers to believe that the meaning in the memes is the truth. Finally the memes from two political factions which are pro and cons about the cases are used to reveal the meaning production in memes.  
The Lost of Virtual and Simulated Identity in Online/Virtual Platform Written Adaptation of a Game “Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory” Richard Lawrence; Ribut Basuki
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 8, No 3 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.8.3.297-304

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This creative project is a written adaptation of a video game entitled Digimon story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory (2017). This adaptation will retell a story from the aforementioned video game title about an alternate Japanese society where technology has evolved so much that people can dive into a cyber space called EDEN. By using a set of computers and a special device called Digivice. In this virtual cyberspace, a physical manifestation can be achieved by having a virtual account and many people at the beginning of the story have been using EDEN for years to do many things. The story begins with a young man who lost his virtual account. In order to get his account back he has to get involved in the world of hackers which are individuals who are able to temper the programming codes of EDEN just like how it used to be in regular computers to achieve a certain purpose. In this involvement the protagonist also encounters creatures known as Digimon which will then play a major role in the story moving forward. The protagonist also meets a hacker group called Hudie which the protagonist ends up joining in order to gain support in searching for his missing account. The theme of this adaptation is how a      missing a virtual identity ends up shaping another identity for the main protagonist. This adaptation also serves as a journey for the main protagonist who at the beginning falls under the category of “hacker” which is a bad term into a “hero” at the end.        Key words: Virtual, cyber space, hacker, mental data, avatar, account, identity.
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS FOR ENGLISH LESSON GRADE SEVEN IN ELIA CHRISTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL Ezra Christian Angkajaya; Josefa Mardijono
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 4, No 1 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.4.1.33-37

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This project is based on the writer’s internship in Elia Christian Junior High School from April, 7 to June, 5 2015 The writer thought that it was a good thing to make supplementary materials as a final project because of some problems the writer faced earlier during the internship. There was not sufficient interesting material in the textbook and lack of students’ participation in the classroom.  The writer wrote some suggested supplementary materials that he thought was good according to the analysis of the textbook to supplement the material written in the KTSP curriculum textbook. By having some creative activities during the lessons, hopefully they can change the habit of their English learning, to be more actively participated in every English class.
Gender Roles and Culture: Female Students’ Interest in Information Technology Major and Career Graciela Queen Wijaya
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 10, No 1 (2022)
Publisher : Institute of Research and Community Outreach - Petra Christian University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.10.1.132-140

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Stereotypes has been ingrained in the society for a very long time. According to Daniel Katz and Kenneth Braly (1933), stereotyping guides to racial discrimination just after people respond to a particular group and assign the characteristic of the group emotionally. Cultural expectations have dominated societies around the world, and become an obstacle to women, including in career. However, they start to break down the barriers to show how traditional gender roles belong in the past. Therefore, in college majors, they started to enter the male-dominated majors. This research aims to find out what cultural values do the female students believe related to gender roles and its relationship with their chosen major and career. The theory that will be used is gender roles. A qualitative approach will be used by interviewing and collecting all the data from the students who are majoring in Informatics Engineering and Business Information System (SIB) in Petra Christian University.Keywords: gender roles, non-traditional career, male-dominated majors, education, career choice
Natural White Pinkish Fairness Advertisement Ignacia Petrina
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 7, No 1 (2019)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.7.1.56-63

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This study observes the perceived meanings towards perceived meanings stated by people with different skin colors towards a skin whitening product advertisement. The subjects for this research are people with dark and fair skin. The writer used the theory of perceived meaning, semiosis, representation, interpretation, and light-skinned beauty in Indonesia to analyze the perceived meanings. The study used descriptive qualitative approach to reveal the perceived meanings of the respondents in a systematic way. From this study, it was found that skin color was one of the factors that affects the process of perceived meaning. Dark skin respondents produced perceived meanings that dark skin was beautiful. Meanwhile, fair skin respondents agreed that fair skin equaled beauty. However, they also produced similar perceived meanings due to the similar culture and common stereotype. Key words: Advertisement, Verbal Expressions, Visual Expressions, Perceived Meaning.
THE COMPLIMENT RESPONSES USED BY HERBALIFE’S MALE AND FEMALE CUSTOMERS IN SURABAYA Y. Meiling Turangan; Samuel Gunawan
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 1, No 1 (2013)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.1.1.212-216

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This journal mainly deals with the males’ and females’ compliment responses from Herbalife following up system. The focus of my analysis is the types of the males’ and females’ compliment responses that occurred most frequently by both genders, the differences or/and similarities  of males’ and females’ compliment responses types. To analyze the data, I used Holmes’ (1995&2006) and Wolfson’s (1989) theories. I used Lesmana’s research (2009) as well the contrast between an online communication research and an offline communication research as supporting thesis. For the                 methods, I used a descriptive qualitative approach to be supported by quantitative data in developing my research.Then, from my analysis, I found that the both male and female interlocutors tended to accept the compliments given by me as the female complimenter.
CLARITY Tifanny Tanuwijaya; Budi Darma
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 5, No 1 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.5.1.129-135

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This creative project is a romantic suspense novel that tells about the emotional bond of a cruel psychopath, Lukas, who kidnaps people and commits drug exploitation on them, and Sharon, who is one of his victims. To develop the plot and the characterization, I used four theories: Psychoanalysis, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Stockholm syndrome and Dream Analysis. The themes are about perception, exploring that of the psychopath’s false perception about people’s lives, and purpose, in which we explore both the psychopath and the victim’s contradicting purpose. This novel will also explore the topics of drug exploitation, factors that trigger Stockholm syndrome to the victim, and the syndrome’s effects to both the psychopath and victim. These are to assist me in conveying my purpose of writing this novel which are to raise the ever-growing issue of kidnapping and drug abuse, so that people could raise their guard more; also, for the people to know the underlying causes of a problematic person’s actions, so they are not quick to judge.
Swear Words Translation in The Raid Movie and Its Classification Evandio Zefanya Pattiselanno
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 8, No 1 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.8.1.124-129

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This study wanted to help the reader to understand about the classification of swear words in “The Raid” movie’s dialogue. The writer used Larson’s (1984) kinds of translation (literal and idiomatic translation). The writer was interested in analyzing the swear words, especially the classification of translation whether it match to the original meaning or not, for example “anjing” becomes “dog”, “bajingan” becomes “bastard” or being translated using different swear words in the English subtitle of the movie. The writer found that there are so many dialogues translated using swear words on the subtitle of the movie while the dialogue itself does not have any swear words. The rest of other swear words are being translated match with its original meaning, and there are also different translation. Keywords: translation, swear word, subtitle, literal translation, idiomatic translation
THE ANALYSIS OF TWO ESL/EFL WEBSITES: ENGLISHCLUB AND ACTIVITIES FOR ESL STUDENTS Antonia Tefa; Flora Debora Floris
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 3, No 2 (2015)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.3.2.7-12

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This study reviewed two well known ESL/EFL websites namely EnglishClub and Activities for ESL Students using the website evaluation framework proposed by Hasan and Abuelrub (2011). The writers found that Activities for ESL Students met 79.92% of the website evaluation criteria with 211 of the total score; while EnglishClub met 79.54% of the website evaluation criteria with 210 of the total score. Thus there was no significant difference between these two websites. Both EnglishClub and Activities for ESL Students are good for ESL/EFL learners