Surakarta English and Literature Journal
The aim of SELJU is to provide a venue for academicians, researchers, and practitioners for publishing original research articles or review articles. The scope of the articles published in this journal deals with a broad range of topics such as Linguistics, Translation, Literature, and another section related to contemporary issues in the English Language.
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<![CDATA[An Analysis of Fromm’s Five Basic Needs on Danny Boodman T.D. Lemon 1900 in The Legend of 1900 Movie ]]>
<![CDATA[PUTRI RINDU KINASIH]]>
<![CDATA[ Surakarta English and Literature Journal Vol 6 No 1 (2023): Volume 6 Number 1 February 2023 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Faculty of Language and Literature, University of Surakarta ]]>
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DOI: 10.52429/selju.v6i1.107
<![CDATA[How people behave and carry out their will is influenced by psychological factors. Ascertaining the cause of maladaptation, therefore, the psychoanalytic study is necessary. In this research, the writer analyzes the character of Danny Boodman, T.D. Lemon 1900 and his drastic decision in life. The writer used the qualitative method. The writer focuses on the theory of five basic human needs proposed by Erich Fromm. Moreover, according to the findings, people who do not meet Fromm's five essential human needs will struggle to lead everyday lives. According to Fromm, there are two ways to resolve the existential dilemma: to progress or to regress to the mother's love and its evolutionary equivalent, a symbiotic relationship with the mother. The SS Virginian cruise ship is a metaphor for a mother's love of rootedness. Thus, this study concludes that Nineteen Hundred cannot achieve Fromm's five basic needs due to his obsession with the ship. ]]>
<![CDATA[DEVELOPING ENGLISH MATERIALS OF MIDWIFERY STUDENTS AT STIKES SUKMA WIJAYA SAMPANG ]]>
<![CDATA[Ika meilinda Ummul ma'rufa]]>
<![CDATA[ Surakarta English and Literature Journal Vol 6 No 1 (2023): Volume 6 Number 1 February 2023 ]]>
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DOI: 10.52429/selju.v6i1.109
<![CDATA[ABSTRACT The demand of qualified midwives in their job field encourages the midwifery academy include English language as the compulsory subject for the students. It is very rare to find the ESP books designed for the students of midwifery. This study is aimed at developing an English material which is specified to the students of Midwifery Academy of Sukma Wijaya Sampang. It was carried out to require the students’ need and interest. It was conducted by using the Research and Development (R & D) design in which the procedures of need assessment, and expert validation were included. The data collection involved a number of instruments, namely questionnaires, interviews, and observation. The questionnaires were applied to the students, and chief of midwifery department on the procedure of need assessment, while the checklist was given to the experts on the process of product validation. All the data were analyzed descriptively and could be concluded that the material was applicable for the students in terms of their attractiveness and appropriateness of the content and level of the difficulty.]]>
<![CDATA[The Archetypal Symbols and The Hero’s Journey of Alice in Wonderland Film ]]>
<![CDATA[Rohmatul Fitriyah Dewi]]>;
<![CDATA[Darini Yusrina A]]>
<![CDATA[ Surakarta English and Literature Journal Vol 6 No 1 (2023): Volume 6 Number 1 February 2023 ]]>
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DOI: 10.52429/selju.v6i1.112
<![CDATA[Myth is a classic story about heroes who explain the origins of natural occurrences. Myth is not always given historically since the modern one will continue to evolve and impact cinema creation. This study aimed to look at the categorization of Campbell's "hero's journey" and the archetypal symbols under Segal's theory, as provided by the main character in the Alice in Wonderland film. The data for this study was taken from a plotline in Woolverton's Alice in Wonderland. The study's findings suggested that the film had a tight relationship with a myth. The primary characters, including Alice, the Red Queen, and the White Queen, symbolized archetypal emblems of light and evil. Alice could eventually complete the hero's journey, beginning with departure, reaching a climax in the initiation stage, and reaching the return stage as the significant point of the movie's plot and the same fundamental structure in the myths.]]>
<![CDATA[Improving Students’ Skills in Writing Descriptive Texts by Using Digital Photographs ]]>
<![CDATA[Khadijah Maming]]>;
<![CDATA[Ali Wira Rahman]]>;
<![CDATA[Amir Patintingan]]>;
<![CDATA[Devy Anggraini]]>
<![CDATA[ Surakarta English and Literature Journal Vol 6 No 1 (2023): Volume 6 Number 1 February 2023 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Faculty of Language and Literature, University of Surakarta ]]>
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DOI: 10.52429/selju.v6i1.114
<![CDATA[In English Learning Teaching (ELT), digital photographs are considered a compelling visual medium to help students write English texts. A writing skill is a capacity to convert ideas into complete, comprehensive and understandable sentences that may be used to convey those ideas to the reader effectively. The purpose of this research is to find out whether using digital photographs can improve students’ skills in writing descriptive texts or not. The researchers used a descriptive quantitative pre-experimental method by applying digital pictures to teach writing descriptive text. The sample of this research consists of thirty students at SMP Negeri 1 Pangsid, South Sulawesi. The result shows that students’ writing skills increased by using digital photographs. The results are indicated by the mean value of the pretest (44,73) and the posttest (82,93). After calculating the t-test, the researchers found that the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected, and the alternative hypothesis (H1) was accepted. Using digital photographs as a teaching and learning medium can improve students’ skills n writing descriptive texts. In other words, this medium eases the students in constructing their ideas through descriptive essays.]]>
<![CDATA[Teachers’ Challenges and Students’ Response to Project-Based Learning in English Subject ]]>
<![CDATA[Winarno]]>
<![CDATA[ Surakarta English and Literature Journal Vol 6 No 1 (2023): Volume 6 Number 1 February 2023 ]]>
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DOI: 10.52429/selju.v6i1.116
<![CDATA[This study was conducted to (1) describe project-based learning in the English subject at the vocational high school (SMK Kesehatan Kaltara); (2) describe the challenges or difficulties English teachers encountered in implementing project-based learning in the English subject at the vocational high school (SMK Kesehatan Kaltara); and (3) reveal the students’ responses on PjBL implementation. This study applied a mixed method (Creswell, 2014). The data were collected with observation, questionnaires, and interviews. Then, they were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman formula, including data reduction, data display, and conclusions: drawing/verifying. Based on the analysis, the findings indicate that: (1) English teachers at the school had successfully implemented project-based learning; and (2) the teachers found some following problems: lack of time, learning resources and tools in preparation, difficulty in distributing the whole topic for different groups, time limitation in the class, difficulty in monitoring the activities of the groups and their members, (3) in general the students have positive responses on all learning aspects.]]>
<![CDATA[English Songs in Vocabulary Learning:Higher-Education Students’ Perceived Views: Higher-Education Students’ Perceived Views ]]>
<![CDATA[Faisal Faisal]]>;
<![CDATA[Nadiya Nur Putri]]>
<![CDATA[ Surakarta English and Literature Journal Vol 6 No 1 (2023): Volume 6 Number 1 February 2023 ]]>
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DOI: 10.52429/selju.v6i1.119
<![CDATA[This survey study investigated students' perceptions of using English songs towards their vocabulary learning. It involved 59 sixth-semester English Language Education Study Program students at a private university in Central Java. Data were collected from a closed questionnaire distributed to the research participants via a Google Form. The quantitatively analyzed questionnaire data demonstrated that the average percentage of the three perceptions indicators – perceived object, sensory organs or receptors, and attention – was 86%, included in the ‘Strongly Agree’ criterion based on the interval measurement. The results mean that the students perceived that English songs could help them learn, acquire, and retain new vocabulary. The results showed that students deemed that English songs could attract their interest in learning vocabulary. Using English songs helped them remember the forms, meanings, and uses of newly acquired vocabulary. The students considered listening to English songs a practical and fun learning method for learning, developing, and retaining vocabulary. Therefore, the results of this study can be used as a consideration for lecturers to use English songs to help students boost their interest and motivation to learn vocabulary; consequently, they can use vocabulary suitably.]]>
<![CDATA[The Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) Level of Paraprofessional Translators ]]>
<![CDATA[Allvian Susanto]]>;
<![CDATA[Barans Irawan Palangan]]>;
<![CDATA[Afi Normawati]]>
<![CDATA[ Surakarta English and Literature Journal Vol 6 No 1 (2023): Volume 6 Number 1 February 2023 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Faculty of Language and Literature, University of Surakarta ]]>
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DOI: 10.52429/selju.v6i1.121
<![CDATA[This study investigated para-professional translators' intercultural communicative competence (ICC) level and its relation to their translations. The research design of this study is descriptive research. Twelve participants are participating in the research. The techniques of data collection employed in this study are questionnaires and tests. The results of the research show that : (1) The average ICC level of the para-professional translators is moderate level with a score of 3.0; (2) The average score of translation works from the participant with the lowest ICC level is 70; (3) the average score of translation works from the participant with the highest ICC level is 84.5; (4) the participant with the highest ICC level has a better score in the aspects of usefulness/ transfer, terminology/ style and idiomatic writing in their translation works. ]]>
<![CDATA[EFL Students’ Critical Thinking and Their Reading Comprehension Ability: A Study Case Of Students In SMP Negeri 2 Baubau ]]>
<![CDATA[Baharudin Adu]]>;
<![CDATA[Nur Melansari]]>;
<![CDATA[Fatima Azzahra]]>
<![CDATA[ Surakarta English and Literature Journal Vol 6 No 2 (2023): Volume 6 Number 2 August 2023 ]]>
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DOI: 10.52429/selju.v6i2.110
<![CDATA[The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a relationship between students' critical thinking skills and their capacity for reading comprehension. This study employed the ex-post facto research design as a quantitative approach, and the population of this study consisted of 345 eighth graders from SMP Negeri 2 Baubau, the sample consisted of 50 EFL students from the overall population, which was drawn using a straightforward random sampling procedure, tests and questionnaires served as the research's instruments. The findings of the investigation can be concluded that there was a strong relationship between the capacity of EFL students to think critically and their comprehension of reading. It is suggested that EFL students develop their critical thinking skills because they are necessary for reading comprehension as well as other language skills in language learning.]]>
<![CDATA[The Designing English Learning Media for Junior High School Students using Adobe Flash ]]>
<![CDATA[Athiyah Salwa]]>;
<![CDATA[Hafiza Ghassani]]>
<![CDATA[ Surakarta English and Literature Journal Vol 6 No 2 (2023): Volume 6 Number 2 August 2023 ]]>
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DOI: 10.52429/selju.v6i2.115
<![CDATA[Nowadays, it is important to shape students into autonomous learners since technology and the internet rise massively. Post-pandemic era makes learning English more flexible. It can be done through various kinds of media such as social media, online quizzes and courses, and many applications that support students to be autonomous. Making students to be autonomous learners means they can study with their external motivation by which they can feel motivated and unlimited of time and place. It aims to increase students' motivation and awareness of learning Procedure Text for Junior High School students from an integrated application of material and assessment. The research method was Research and Development, in which the writer will develop software for English teaching media. English teachers can use this application to teach Procedure text because the result shows an improvement in students' achievement and motivation compared to the pre-test conducted before the treatment is given. Product testing on the interface and the material presented in the application showed that students' learning outcomes increased, and satisfaction or interest in English subjects had a significant impact. Both were obtained from the post-test conducted and also observation of the learners.]]>
<![CDATA[The Adjacency Pairs in the Bing Bunny Animated Series ]]>
<![CDATA[Euis Kurniasih]]>
<![CDATA[ Surakarta English and Literature Journal Vol 6 No 2 (2023): Volume 6 Number 2 August 2023 ]]>
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DOI: 10.52429/selju.v6i2.117
<![CDATA[An animated series narrated about a preschool bunny named Bing shows how he interacts with the world around him with the support of his caretaker through little everyday experiences. The goal of this study is to explore the pattern of adjacency pairs among Bing and his friends with their caregivers in the Bing Bunny animated series. This study applied qualitative methods and conversational analysis. The data was gathered from the conversation of all characters in Bing Bunny's official channel on YouTube. The result shows that adjacency pairs in five episodes of the Bing Bunny animated series consist of 10 types. They are greeting-greeting, summon-answer, question-answer, request-acceptance, request-refusal, offer-accept, blame-denial, apology-minimization, assertion-agreement, announcement-acknowledgement. The adjacency pair patterns reveal the successful engagement among the children and the caregivers. The exposure of adjacency pairs to children will contribute to language acquisition, cognitive development, social understanding, and overall learning.]]>
