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Sufi Ikrima Sa'adah
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English Literature Study Program Faculty of Adab and Humanities Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Jl. Ir. Dr. Soekarno No. 682 Gunung Anyar Surabaya 60294
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NOBEL : Journal of Literature and Language Teaching
ISSN : 20870698     EISSN : 25492470     DOI : https://doi.org/10.15642/NOBEL
NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching publishes articles on literature, language, and language teaching from various perspectives, covering both literary and fieldwork studies. The journal puts emphasis on aspects related to language studies, with special reference to culture, literature, linguistics, and language teaching. This journal always places English language and literature in the central focus of academic inquiry and invites any comprehensive observation with various dimensions in the country. The journal, serving as a forum for the study of literature, language, and language teaching, supports studies of particular themes and interdisciplinary studies in relation to the subjects. It has become a medium of exchange of ideas and research findings from various traditions of learning that have interacted in a scholarly manner.
Articles 164 Documents
THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENTS’ USE OF STRATEGIES AND THEIR PERFORMANCE ON SPEAKING TASK IN PPNS
NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): APRIL
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This research was intended to meet the objective of the study: to examine the relationships between students’ use of strategies and their performance on speaking task. The research used a correlational quantitative design. There were two groups of students. Each group consists of 29 students. Both of the groups were chosen randomly. There were two types of research instruments that were used to collect the data from the experimental and control group; 1) speaking test, and 2) questionnaires. Those data then were analyzed to answer the research questions.This study used the statistical analysis (SPSS program) to analyze the data from pre-post speaking tests, the data from students’ learning strategies and their communicative competence, and the data from pre-post learning strategies questionnaires (SILL). The result of the statistical analysis shows that the hypotheses related to the research problems are accepted.This study revealed several important findings. Firstly, the student’s uses of language learning strategies are proven correlated with their communicative competence. The more the students use the language learning strategies, the higher the students’ communicative competence.Based on the result of this study, there were some suggestions made by the writer which are addressed to English teacher, students and future researchers. It is hoped that English teachers could not only how to teach the language, but also how to develop students’ learning strategies. Thus, learners are demanded to learn and use more learning strategies. The students may try or use any learning strategies which enable them to be better in speaking English. For the researchers, it is suggested to take the findings as well as the limitation of the present study for different level of students.Key Words: SILL, Strategies, Communicative Competence
HOMOSEXUAL TENDENCY OF CHARACTER ‘’I’’ IN TENNESSEE WILLIAM’S MOISE AND THE WORLD OF REASON
NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): APRIL
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Moise and the World of Reason is one of William’s novels. It was published in 1975. This novel tells about character ‘’I’’ who is identified as a homosexual (a person who is involved in sexual desire with the same sex). There are some factors in supporting this tendency. The first is social background. It consists of the family background where he grew up. He was separated from his parents. Then, he had experiences when he was young. The second factor is his relation to the other men characters. The aim of this analysis is to know how Tennessee Williams describes character ‘I’ and his experiences in Moise and the World of Reason.Keywords: homosexual, tendency and character.
What Should Teacher and Student Know in the Teaching and Learning of EMP (English for Medical Purposes)?
NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): APRIL
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EMP (English for Medical Purpose) is a part of ESP (English for Specific Purpose). It is highly needed for students having medical background since ESP has absolute characteristics as follows: (1) ESP is defined to meet specific needs of the learner, (2) ESP makes use of underlying methodology and activities of the discipline it serves, (3) ESP is centered on the language appropriate to these activities in terms of grammar, lexis, register, study skill, discourse and genre (Brunton, 2009) and it is usually designed for adult learners at an intermediate or advanced level ( Daiva CivilkienÄ—, 2008).
Some Cases of Flouted Maxims by Some Characters’ Communication Style in Eat Pray Love
NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): APRIL
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The way of communication can affect the rational and cooperative communication. The speaker and the hearer (interlocutors) in talk exchange may disobey the maxims of quantity, quality, manner, and relevant. The result is the cooperative principles flouted in communication. Such as in Eat Pray Love, involves three countries which have different communication style found some flouted maxims. They are; flouted maxims of quantity, quality, manner, and relevant. The communication style affects the way of speaking in each country. For instance, the interlocutors’ response is redundant, unclear, and out of the point in communication.
African American English (AEE) And Slang Used by Jim and Huck Finn in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): APRIL
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African American English and slang are now become interesting topics among linguists for its unique characteristics and usage in daily society as vernacular language. This paper analyses the use of African merican English and slang used by an African American and a Caucasian American in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn novel. Findings propose that African American English and slang are particulary used by African American speakers as their daily language, but non African Americans may choose this variety as their language choice.
EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAM FOR STUDENT SPEAKING IMPROVEMENT
NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): APRIL
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This qualitative study explores the role of English Students Club as an extracurricular program to improve the English speaking skill of the students of the English Education Department in the Faculty of Tarbiyah (Islamic Education) State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Sunan Ampel Surabaya. The informants were 21 students of the English Education Department who were joining the club as its members. They were to fill out the questionnaires made by the writer. In further, an interview was conducted for finding more details on the club. The findings suggest three areas of concerns: 1) the students of English Department are suggested to join English Students Club as an alternative to improve their English speaking skill; 2) the programs in the club were related to speaking improvement; 3) Suggestions made by the writer in order to improve the organization management.
PROBLEMS IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) IN HIGHER EDUCATION
NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): APRIL
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English for Specific Purpose appeared due to the awareness that general English course was not suitable for the learners’ need, especially in higher education. In the teaching of ESP, the materials are focused on the learners’ needs or their specific fields of study and it is assumed that they have basic language skills of general English. The purpose of this study was to analyze the problems that arise in teaching English for Specific Purpose (ESP) in higher education. The writer investigated the problems and the causes by reading many literature reviews related to the topic. The findings showed that there are five main problems in ESP. They are related to (1) teaching pedagogy, (2) the teachers ,(3) the design of the course, (4) students’ ability and (5) students’ needs. Some suggestions are also given to solve the problems in teaching English for Specific Purpose in higher education.
THE SOCIAL CHANGE AS THE IMPACT OF GERMAN’S INVASION IN JOHN STEINBECK’S THE MOON IS DOWN
NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): APRIL
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he Moon Is Dows is one of John Ernest Steinbeck’s novels. It was published in 1942. Based on this novel, Steinbeck wanted to express his idea about the ambition of the German armies to conquer all Europe. Of course, the invasion creates conflict both to the government and the people of the country being invaded and it has impact to the social change.
THE PREMISES OF SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM IN BUCHI EMECHETA’S THE SLAVE GIRL AND THE JOYS OF MOTHERHOOD
NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): APRIL
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Literature remains an important part of every society because of its didactic and aesthetic functions. From the preliterature era to the present, literature is still as a source with which to appreciate human creativity and burden to look at human experiences and actions, more critically, satirically and sometimes, pleasurably. Literature has the ability to stimulate human consciousness to reality and points to human folies. Through the major forms of literature, writers of all ages have been able to capture the social, political and cultural moods and experiences of their societies.
AMERICAN DREAM IN JOHN STEINBECK’S THE GRAPES OF WRATH AND JEFFREY ARCHER’S KANE AND ABEL
NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): APRIL
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/NOBEL.2014.5.1.71-84

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This article attempts to analyze the American Dream in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath and Jeffry Archer’s Kane and Abel. The article uses American Dream Concepts and Historical background to analyze the characters. The study aims at comparing two different literary works coming from two different cultures, nationalities, and historical background. The articlestudies the concepts of the American Dream which holds three key points, better, richer, and fuller life with opportunity according to ability or achievement.The results of this article can be formulated as follows: 1) Both have the American Dream and different achievements and effort to gain the American Dream through the representation of the characters of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath whose American Dream is unattainable and Abel in the Kane and Abel whose American Dream is attainable. (2) Both Ma Joad and Abel struggle to concretize the American Dream while Ma Joad cannot achieve the American Dream through her hard effort. Abel achieves the American Dream. Therefore, Ma Joad’s mobility is downward, while Abel’s is upward. (3) The similarities of the two novels are the descriptions of the main characters that are poor people to achieve and struggle for the American Dream.

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