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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.
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The Portrayals of Killer Mothers as Folk Devils in Indonesian Online News 2017-2022 Ruth Adriani Tandio; Jenny Mochtar
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 10, No 3 (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.10.3.472-479

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This study analyze the portrayal of the mothers who kill the children as folk devil. The theory of folk devil by Stanley Cohen and Erving Goffman’s theories on framing are used to determine the deviant images of the mothers that are created by the news using various means of framing. The mothers who kill the children in the news were depicted as having inhuman characters, having psychological problems, and having a weak nature for dealing with external problems, thus, they are portrayed as folk devils. This portrayal is based on the use of various kinds of elements of construction, such as choice of words, contradiction, perspective, comparison, symbolism, stereotype, exaggeration, highlighted and unhighlighted parts in the news, and assumption as means to frame the killer mother as folk devils. News can be fictionalized for certain purposes. There are many articles used to define mothers as having the quality of deviant characters. Therefore, many news stories in Indonesia are still subjective and biased toward women.  
Increasing Kedai Kopi Nadi's Brand Awarness To Its Target Market Through Instagram Jessica Jessica
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 10, No 3 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.10.3.511-516

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This creative thesis is made to solve the problem that Kedai Kopi Nadi has namely low brand awareness. This cafe has been around for more than a year, but few people know about it. In fact, Kedai Kopi Nadi’s ambiance and price of the products can beat other cafes such as Montana, Zona Nyaman, and Kopi Nusantara. Unfortunately, the only social media they have, namely Instagram, is not used properly so it becomes ineffective for marketing. With a target market of university students ranging from 18 to 25 years old, showing off Kedai Kopi Nadi’s USP on Instagram is effective to attract them. Kedai Kopi Nadi has several USPs that can be highlighted on the Instagram content. Its strengths are the product price, the ambiance or atmosphere of the cafe, and the product menu. Not only that, the writer collected answers from Kedai Kopi Nadi’s customers and target market to create content that was suitable for Kedai Kopi Nadi. The writer got more information on what to highlight in the content by doing it. By making the Instagram content, the writer aims to introduce the brand widely to the audience and to increase Kedai Kopi Nadi’s brand awareness.
Exploring The Slang Word Formation Processes Found in Girlboss Tv Series Areta Tirza Partadarsana; Josefa Juniarti Mardijono
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 10, No 3 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.10.3.550-556

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the formation of slang words used by Sophia, the main character of the Girlboss TV Series. The writer conducted this study to determine the types of word formations formed in Sophia's slang words in each episode and the morphological processes involved in the creation of those slang words. Additionally, this study was carried out in a qualitative approach. The writer used the theory of word formation and morphology by Yule (2020) in her study. The findings revealed that compounding, blending, clipping, coinage, acronyms, derivation, and multiple processes were all used in the formation of slang words used by the main character in the Girlboss. Meanwhile, borrowing, backformation, hypocorism, and conversion were not found in the data analysed. Based on their respective origin words and the theory of the types of word formation processes, the slang words that appear in these 11 episodes are divided into several different types of word formation. In short, it showed that the main character of Girlboss TV series often uses slang when communicating with their peers, some of which are in the form of abbreviations, modified elements from original words, and some use new words.
The Other(s) Principle(s): A Screenplay Exploring Childfree Issue in Indonesia Olivia Agatha
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 10, No 3 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.10.3.427-435

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Childfree has become one of few topics still considered taboo in Indonesia. This creative work aims at helping Indonesian childfree women fight for their voices to be heard. Secondary research is used as a methodology to complete the thesis. The data are gathered from journals, e-books, credible website, and online articles. To support the findings, theories that are used are gender role and attachment theory. This thesis explores the reason women decide to be childfree is the toxic relationship in the family. The thesis is in the form of a screenplay using drama-romance genre. It tells a story about Ebba who struggles to be accepted by her family and friends. She had a rough relationship with her mother from her childhood phase until now. Her boyfriend, Bisma, distances himself after finding out that Ebba is a childfree woman However, they manage to reconcile and Ebba gets married to Bisma.
The Illocutionary and Perlocutionary Act in Black Monday TV Series Sherina Gunawan
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 10, No 3 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.10.3.587-593

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This study was done to find out types of illocutionary acts produced by four main characters in episode 5 in season 1 of Black Monday the series, and to reveal the perlocutionary acts reacted by the interlocutors in responses to the illocutionary acts of four main characters in episode 5 in season 1 of Black Monday the series. In this study, the writer used the speech acts theory by Cutting (2002) and Paltridge (2012), the theory of locution, illocution and perlocutionary act by Paltridge (2012). Besides that, this study was done using a qualitative approach. The result of this study showed that the main characters mainly used representative, expressive, and directive when talking to their interlocutors and the perlocutionary acts followed the main characters’ utterances. The conclusion is that status and ethnic superiority on Black Monday influenced the utterance when main characters said their utterances.
The Portrayal of Antagonistic Mothers in One Piece, The Promised Neverland, and Diabolik Lovers Cerelia Permatasari; Jenny Mochtar
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 10, No 3 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.10.3.463-471

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Unconventional characters have always piqued people’s interests, and that includes characters in anime. Mother is a role that is so familiar in the society, with certain characteristics expected of them. Certain mothers in anime acts differently than what is usually expected of them as mothers. This study is conducted to analyse the portrayal of the three antagonists in Japanese anime series One Piece, The Promised Neverland, and Diabolik Lovers respectively: Charlotte Linlin, Isabella, and Sakamaki Cordelia that can be considered unmotherly. The study is done using theories regarding good and bad mothers provided by A. E. Kaplan (1992), Huppartz and Goodwin (n.d.), and H. L. Hadley (2018). The analysis shows how the three mothers deviated from their role as a nurturing mother, showing actions that proved the three mothers to be destructive towards their children. The writer concludes that the three mothers show how mothers are people capable of emotions other than gentleness and care, they are capable of malice and hate, calculating and cruel as well be it biological mothers or foster mothers.
Girl Power in Ascendance of a Bookworm Jennifer Angelica
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 10, No 3 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.10.3.505-510

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Anime originate from Japan and has been deeply rooted as a culture since the 1990s (JW-Magazine, 2021). Ascendance of a Bookworm is one of an isekai anime, a fantasy sub-genre which is booming right now. In this anime series, Myne had grown in a poor family who had no right to speak and had no education. Despite the condition however, Myne is confident and forthright, as most young women in her previous world tended to be more open and vocal in expressing their emotions. To analyze this anime, I will use girl power from two different sources; Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards, and Emilie Zaslow. My analysis will show that Myne has girl power characteristics in her and how her girl power affects other people around her. This thesis will end with a conclusion that the characteristics can be found everywhere and the effects it has, whether positive or negative.
Swear Words Used by The Mobile Legends Game Players Joshua Fandi; Josefa Juniarti Mardijono
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 10, No 3 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.10.3.539-549

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This study is done to analyze the types and functions of swear words used by the Mobile Legends players, and the types of swear words appearing in each function. This Sociolinguistic study is conducted applying the theory of Holmes (2013).  supported by the theories of Montagu (2001) on swear words, Wijana and Rohmadi (2007) for the types of swear words, and (Ljung, 2011) for functions of swear words. Moreover, this study was done by using the qualitative participative method, utilizing the transcribed data that was used in the analysis. The findings revealed that the Mobile Legends players  used six (6) types of swear words: activity, animal, circumstance, part of body, profession, thing. In term of functions, there were eleven (11) functions of swear words: 1)anaphoric use of epithet, 2]expressing high degree of meaning: adjective intensifier, 3)indicating that the speaker dislikes: disliked adjective, 4)giving emphasis on adjective or adverb, 5)interjection: anger, 6)interjection: surprise, 7)interjection: pain, 8)interjection: even joy,  9)interjection: disappointment, 10)interjection: incredulity, and 11)expressing speaker’s wish in order to harm: informal cursing. In addition, there were different types of swear words found in each function.  To conclude, analyzing swear word types, functions, and the relation between types in each function contribute some understanding about the swear words used during the  Mobile Legends game situation.
The Genius Painter and Other Stories : A Children Picture Book About Stigma of Autistic Children Nikita Christy Ignesius
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 10, No 3 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.10.3.416-426

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This thesis discusses stigma that harm autistic children that can harm the mental health of autistic children. Using children picture book as the medium and realistic fiction as the genre, this creative work shows how autistic children’s mental health is harmed by stigma and how autistic children cope with the stigma. The stories incorporated stigma theory which explains how the stigma affects the main characters’ self-confidence self-concept. Coping mechanisms of camouflaging, disclosing, and reframing are used for the main characters to cope against the stigma toward them. Other than coping mechanism, autistic children can get support from other people who are also against the stigma of autistic people.
Sexualized Depictions of AKB48 Girls in Their Summer Music Videos Jennifer Andriany Chandra; Jenny Mochtar
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 10, No 3 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.10.3.579-586

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A pop idol group in Japan, AKB48, has female members capable of attracting the opposite sex into their fans. In this study, I will analyze the depictions of women portrayed in AKB48’s five summer music videos. To reach the objective of my analysis, I will use the theory of male gaze, specifically on the way the members are depicted in the videos. From my analysis, I discovered that through the perspective of male gaze, the idols are depicted as alluring, seductive, and playful. It can be assumed that the portrayal might be a strategy used to hoist their popularity over the other girl groups in Japan. Therefore, the sexualized depiction of the idols is actually proven to be successful in making the group popular.