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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
Angel’s Redemption in Francine Rivers’ Redeeming Love Debora Irwanto; Jenny M. Djundjung
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.1.1.32-38

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This article deals with the main female character, Angel’s, redemption in the Christian Romance novel, Redeeming Love. This article will discuss Angel’s perception of her body before her marriage and how that perception changes after her marriage to Michael. To analyze Angel’s concept of her body, I will use biblical verses in the books of Genesis, Corinthian, John, and Luke. I find that Angel regards her body as an empty vessel before her marriage to Michael. By finding Angel’s perspective of her body before her marriage, I found that Angel uses her body and soul separation as a strategy to deal with her pain. Once she is married, Angel regards her body as the temple of God and uses her knowledge of her body as the temple of God to help others like her receive God. At last, I can conclude that the Christian romance genre can be used as tool to spread the Christian perspective about the body.
The Sociopathic Behaviour In Gone Girl Krisandy Henry
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 7, No 2 (2019)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.7.2.214-219

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Gone Girl tells the story of a woman named Amy Elliott Dunne, a woman who wants to have a perfect marriage like in a book Amazing Amy. However, real life is different from her expectation. Her husband has an affair with his student. It pushes her to do some controlling acts to manifest her wish about perfect marriage. And that is the time when Amy shows her personality as a sociopath. To know more about Amy, this study focuses on the cause and the trigger of Amy’s sociopath and to identify the characteristics of Amy’s sociopath through her actions and the ways she thinks. There are two results for this research. The first one is Amy shows four out of seven characteristics of antisocial personality disorder. There are failure to conform to social, deceitfulness, reckless disregard for safety, and lack of remorse. Amy is a person with sociopathic behaviour that is portrayed through her actions, such as lying, manipulating, even killing other in order to get what she wants. The second one is Amy’s sociopath is caused by her parents that always give pressure to her and Amy’s husband affair triggers her sociopathic behaviour. It is clear that people with antisocial personality disorder have different characteristics with normal people.  The way they think and solve the problems are different from normal people. Keywords: Antisocial personality disorder, Sociopath, Pressure
Male and Female Buying Decision Making Processes Seen From BlackBerry Messenger Texts Deviana Stefani Haryanto; Jusuf I Ibrahim
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 2, No 2 (2014)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.2.2.15-20

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This study observes the male and female buying decision making processes seen from BlackBerry Messenger texts. It focuses on the way of how male and female customers make a buying decision in the online shop via BlackBerry Messenger. The data are analyzed by using the theory of the consumer decision-making process by Lamb, Hair, McDaniel (2003) which includes five stages. I found that the female customers have almost two times total more than male customers in the four stages in consumer decision making process. It means, the male decision-making seems to be rational, fast, and attentive for product quality and its function. However, the female decision-making is more emotional, attentive for product surface or outside appearance, and careful for choosing a product she wants to buy. Overall, I know that gender is an important factor that makes the buying processes between both gender groups different.
Product Placement of Samsung Galaxy Note 5 in “Ariana Grande-Focus” Music Video Putra Yunior Poela
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 9, No 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.9.2.219-224

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Product placement is one of popular advertisement methods, which, broadly, compile different purposes from two or more parties into one project then achieve each of parties’ purpose. Samsung is one of many companies that use the method. Samsung launched Samsung Note 5 and advertised it through a music video from Ariana Grande’s song “Focus”. Samsung chose it because by that time Ariana Grande is one of the great musicians that has a lot of fans, where Ariana Grande also launched her new music video of her song. This study has a purpose to identify how both kinds of expressions in the music video, verbal expressions and nonverbal expressions, can collaborate as the union to be used as product placement for an advertisement, in this case is product placement of Samsung Galaxy Note 5 in “Ariana Grande-Focus'' Music Video. The data in this study include the lyrics of the music and the scene capture of the music video. In fact, many aspects and details are important to put in to be elaborated as advertisement, which are divided into two types as well, verbal and nonverbal expressions. At the end it is successfully advertised. Keywords: semiotics, product placement, verbal communication, nonverbal communication, music video, advertisement 
The Perceived Meanings of Thailand Tourism “Pad Thai” Video Advertisement by Thais and Indonesians May Magnolia Ongky Wijaya
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 5, No 3 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.5.3.85-92

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This thesis is a study about observing the perceived meanings produced by Thai and Indonesian respondents as respondents from different national identities can produce different perceived meanings. The process of analysis is that the writer analysed the differences between Thai and Indonesian respondents’ perceived meanings after finding out the perceived meanings from both of the respondents. The writer also analysed how meanings are perceived in Thailand tourism “Pad Thai” video advertisement ased Process of Signification using The Piercean Model as well as denotation and connotation. The study uses descriptive qualitative approach. The writer of this study found out several findings. The finding is that in perceiving, Thai respondents tend to relate the data with their personal experiences based on facts while Indonesians respondents’ perception tends to relate their emotion. From this study, the writer believes that the result will help readers understand the influence of national identity in perceiving meanings from an advertisement.
The Construction of Expatriate Identity: A Critical Discourse Analysis on “Indonesia Expat” Magazine Vivian Graciela Chertian; Esther Kuntjara
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.8.2.169-182

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This thesis is a study on the construction of expatriate’s identity in Indonesia Expat magazine. The purpose of this study is to find how the expatriate’s identity is constructed in Indonesia Expat. In this study, the theory used was van Dijk’s (2015) critical discourse analysis. The data were parts of texts taken from Meet the Expat and Info for Expat columns in Indonesia Expat magazine. The writers took a descriptive qualitative approach in this study. According to the findings, there were five identities constructed about the expatriates: skillful, successful, wealthy, healthy, and caring. These identities were constructed by utilizing background, details, graphics, and word choice to generate particular interpretations.Keywords: Critical discourse analysis, expatriate, identity, elite
CONTRADICTORY CHARACTER TRAITS AS SEEN IN PERSONA 4: THE ANIMATION Nathasa Ayu Sabrina; Setefanus Suprajitno
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 3, No 4 (2015)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.3.4.33-38

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Anime is Japanese cartoon that has a vast popularity due to its story and art. The popularity of anime results in the various genres such as: crime-fiction, urban fantasy, and slice of life. One of the popular animes that combines the three genres is Persona 4: the Animation. The popularity and the combination of three genres of that anime makes me interested in analyzing this anime. I am particularly attracted to the two main characters in Persona 4: The Animation namely, Yu Narukami and Tohru Adachi. Those two main character possess contradictory character traits and represent a certain symbol on the society. In this paper, I examine the values that influence their character traits. Using Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of individuation, I proves that they have contradictory character traits by looking through their Persona, Shadow, Ego, and Self. Through the analysis of character traits, I find that they symbolize yin yang. Like yin yang, they are contradicting as well as complementing. Yet, they also are not paragon of evil or good
Cultural Shock and its Recovery as Seen through Language Features in Emily in Paris Bryan Edbert
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 10, No 1 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.10.1.25-32

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This study aims to find out the language features used by Emily Cooper in the series Emily in Paris during the culture shock and recovery stages. In conducting this study, I used the theory of cross-cultural transition and adaptation stages by Oberg (1960), as cited in Marx (2001), and the theory of language features by Lakoff (2004) and Coates (2004). This study was done using a qualitative approach in which I transcribed and analyzed Emily Cooper’s utterances that occurred in all office scenes in Paris. Emily used adjectives, hedges, intensifiers, grammar, politeness, swear words, commands and directives, minimal responses, and questions language features during the culture shock stage. Emily used color terms, adjectives, hedges, intensifiers, grammar, politeness, swear words, minimal responses, and questions language features during the recovery stage. Emily’s personality, conversation context, and culture were variables that might influence Emily’s use of language features. Keywords: language features, cultural adaptation, culture shock, recovery
Increasing the Brand Awareness of Midtown Hotel Surabaya Sitju Melinda Crishtine
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 6, No 3 (2018)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.6.3.312-316

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A promotional video is important because it would increase the brand awareness of a product or service for brand awareness is closely associated with promotional tool. The goal here is to promote and introduce the product or service of a business to the public. Midtown Hotel Surabaya is a 3 - star hotel strategically located at Basuki Rahmat Street No. 76, Surabaya. The problem of Midtown Hotel Surabaya is the lack of promotional tools, especially in the form of promotional videos. Additional revenue is expected to increase through the promotional video. The portrayal of the pleasant staying experience one will get in a night is contained in the promotional video of Midtown Hotel Surabaya. The delicacy of food and beverage, comfortable bedding, and fast booking access would be the main selling points of the hotel. The video can be displayed in hotel or wedding exhibitions and Youtube to attract public’s attention of Midtown Hotel Surabaya. Moreover, the video can also be utilized as a sales tool for the sales team on sales visits to companies who have not known about Midtown at all.
AMIR’S GUILT IN KHALED HOSSEINI’S THE KITE RUNNER Lordna G.L. Lambe; Ribut Basuki
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 1, No 1 (2013)
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This paper emphasizes guilt as the main issue portrayed in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner through its main character, Amir. Guilt discussed in this paper is defined as a feeling produced from a behavior that is related to a failure, a wrong doing, or even a sin. This paper discusses the way Amir deals with his guilt since it needs to be redeemed even through suffering. In this paper, I maintain that Amir bears not only his personal guilt yet also his familial and societal guilt. Amir’s personal guilt comes from his failure to become a good friend, his familial guilt comes from his burden to bear the sin of the family, especially his father, and his societal guilt comes from his burden to bear the injustice that happened in the history of his tribe. The analysis also shows that self-sacrifice is the way Amir chooses to deal with his guilt.