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Genre Journal: Journal of Applied Linguistics of FBS UNIMED
ISSN : 23015160     EISSN : 29861551     DOI : https://doi.org/10.24114/genre.v11i4
Genre Journal : is a journal of art creation and study managed by the English and Literature Program, faculty of Language and Art, State University of Medan. Genre is a quarterly publication primarily intended to publish articles, either research-based or conceptual, on language teaching and learning, language acquisition, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and pragmatics.
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AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ RESPONDING ASSESSMENT IN ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT Christiana Meliana; Rafika Dewi Nasution; Anggarini Thesisia Saragih
GENRE JOURNAL : Journal of Applied Linguistics of FBS Unimed Vol 9, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

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This study aims to analysis students responding assessment in analytical exposition text. The purpose of this research is to find out how students respond to understanding analytical exposition text. The subject of the research was the eleventh grade students of SMK SWASTA PAB 12 Percut sei tuan. The research design of this study was qualitatve research.The instruments for collecting data were assessment or questionnaire, observation, and interview. The data were gathered by administering interview to the teacher English and distributing questionnaire to the eleventh grade students. This study were the assessment of students’ responding at in the Eleventh grade students of SMK SWASTA PAB.Students responding occurs when a students make a response by answering questions or responding in a variety of ways that communicates the students’ understanding of the content being taught during the lesson. The researcher can concluded that there was 17 students who know and want respond to the feedback that the teacher gives to students in analytical exposition text material. Conversely there was 8 students who was unable to respond to the material because the ability to received and absorb analytical exposition material is not easy for them, so teachers must patiently guide and applied analytical exposition learning material to students who was poor response and absorbing abilities.65% of students can quickly respond to analytical exposition material used informal assessment methods and 35% of students can answer questions given by the teacher to students.Key Words: Qualitative Research, Writing, Assessment, Students’ Responding, Analytical Exposition Text.
ENGLISH TEACHING TECHNIQUES USED BY TEACHERS IN TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT TO STUDENTS OF SMK TELKOM MEDAN Sarifah Siregar; Berlin Sibarani
GENRE JOURNAL : Journal of Applied Linguistics of FBS Unimed Vol 9, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

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This research was dealt with teaching techniques used by teachers in teaching writing descriptive text. The objective of this study were (1) to analize the teaching techniques used by teachers in teaching writing descriptive text to students at SMK Telkom Medan and (2) to find out  the reasons of doing that way in the process of teaching writing descriptive text to students. The subject of the study was the teachers of SMK Telkom Medan. A descriptive qualitative design was used in this study.  The data were collected by recording the utterances of teacher. The data were analyzed by data condensation, data display, conclusion drawing/verification. There were three types of teaching techniques used by teachers in teaching writing descriptive text namely Collaborative Writing Technique, Graphic Organizer Technique, and Cubing Technique. Based on the result, it may be concluded that : (1) from three techniques above 50% teacher used collaborative writing technique, 50% teacher used graphic organizer technique and there was no teachers using cubing technique in SMK Telkom Medan. (2) For the reasons of doing that way in process of teaching writing descriptive text to students. There were two reasons, building team work and helping critical thinking.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN MALAY SONG LYRICS Muthia Delfhi; I Wayan Dirgeyasa Tangkas
GENRE JOURNAL : Journal of Applied Linguistics of FBS Unimed Vol 9, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

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This objectives of the study were aimed to find out the types and the literal meaning of figurative language in Malay song lyrics. By using descriptive qualitative method, the writer  analyzed the selected Malay songs from different album, the data were Makan Sirih, Kuala Deli, Hitam Manis, Tanjung Katung and Sri Taman. Therefore each of figurative language filtered by using the collective method that from the five songs which were analyzed one by one to gain the results directly. The writer found 44 data that emerged in those selected Malay songs. 11 out of 13 types available from the theory, which were Simile with 1 (2,5%), Metaphor with 2 (5%), Personification 13 (29,5%), Hyperbole 3 (6%), Metonymy 1 (2,5%), Synecdoche 4 (9%), Symbol 1 (2,5%), Apostrophe 1 (2,5%), Irony 12 (27%), Paradox 5 (11%), and Pleonasm 1 (2,5%). From the data, Personification was the most dominant types of figurative language used in the 5 Malay song lyrics, by knowing the circumtances of the Personification itself was the imagery that representing love, woman, life, etc.
STUDENTS’ SELF-REGULATED LEARNING IN LEARNING WRITING Ade Namira; Anggraini Thesisia Saragih
GENRE JOURNAL : Journal of Applied Linguistics of FBS Unimed Vol 9, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

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The aims of this study were to describe how the students implement their self-regulated learning in learning writing and to explain the reason why they do it as the way they do. A descriptive qualitative design was used in this study. The data and source of data were students’ activities of self-regulated learning in learning writing of Grade XII Culinary SMK Telkom 2 Medan. The data were collected by using questionnaire and interview. The data were analyzed by using descriptive qualitative. The results showed that (1) Most of the students did self-regulated learning activities with the level of frequency of use sometimes namely goal-setting (93%), environmental structuring (40%), self-evaluation (70.5%), task-strategies (40%), help-seeking (83.3%), and time management (50%). (2) The reasons why the students did self-regulated learning in learning writing as they do were: 1) Goal-setting (personal factor), 2) Environmental structuring (environmental factor), 3) Self-evaluation (behavior factor), 4) Task-strategies (personal factor), 5) Help-seeking (personal factor), and 6) Time management (personal factor).
QUESTIONS USED BY ENGLISH TEACHER IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION TO GRADE X AT SMAN 1 MUARA Suryani G Siregar; Berlin Sibarani; Syamsul Bahri
GENRE JOURNAL : Journal of Applied Linguistics of FBS Unimed Vol 9, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

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 This research focused on the types of questions used by teacher and the reason for using the questions. It was a qualitative research design. The subject of this study was an English teacher of the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Muara. The data were collected by observing, video recording, and interview. The result showed that the teacher only used 4 out of 5 types of questions, they were question of literal, question of reorganization, question of inference, and question of personal response. It was also found that there were other types of questions which categorized as students’ knowledge, vocabulary, and students’ experiences. Out of the 4 types of question, the type of questions frequently used was question of literal. Followed by question of reorganization came as the second, and the least used by the teacher was question of personal response. The reasons for using the types of questions were to measure students’ comprehension and to facilitate students towards comprehension. Key words: teaching reading comprehension, types of questions
ERRORS IN INDONESIAN-ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS BY STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM M Fajar K Lubis; Masitowarni Siregar; Indra Hartoyo
GENRE JOURNAL : Journal of Applied Linguistics of FBS Unimed Vol 9, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

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This research was aimed to analyze errors made by students in translating Indonesian text to English using the classification made by Gentzler. The subject of this research was students who took Translation subject in 2018/2019 academic year in English Education study program in State University of Medan. The instrument of collecting data was a translation test from Indonesian to English consisting of three genres: narrative, descriptive, and analytical exposition. 30 students were divided into 3 groups of 10, each translating different genres. The errors in translations were classified into five types of errors as classified by Gentzler. The result showed that inversion, omission, addition, deviation, and modification errors were found in students’ translations. Deviation and modification errors formed 90% of all errors combined. The errors were caused by interlingual and intralingual interference. They were collocational errors, choosing inappropriate meaning when looking up the dictionary, word per word translation, and overgeneralization. Key words: Translation, Errors in Translation, English Education Study Program
TRANSLATION USED IN TEACHING WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT AT SMA YPK MEDAN Nurul Fatma; Sumarsih Sumarsih
GENRE JOURNAL : Journal of Applied Linguistics of FBS Unimed Vol 9, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

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This study aimed at describing translation used and reason in teaching writing procedure text at SMA YPK Medan. This study was qualitatively conducted that taken 3 English teachers of SMA YPK Medan. The data were collected by using an interview and observing the whole process of teaching writing procedure text. The findings of this study showed that there were 59 times of using translation found during three processes that they were conveying and checking the meaning of words or sentences, explaining the grammar and classroom management. It was also found that translation used in the scientific approach activity that experimenting, associating and communicating activity in teaching. The reason of using translation in teaching writing procedure text were facilitating communication, teacher-student relationship and the L2 learning. The findings of this study revealed that translation contributed to the study of foreign language teaching especially teaching writing skills.

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