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Language Circle : Journal of Language and Literature
Published by Universitas Negeri Semarang
ISSN : 18580157     EISSN : 2460853X     DOI : -
Core Subject : Education,
Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
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THE IMPACTS OF THE BEAUTY MYTH ON THE EXISTENTIAL FREEDOM OF PECOLA IN TONI MORRISON’S THE BLUEST EYE Asmarani, Ratna
Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature Vol 10, No 2 (2016): April 2016
Publisher : Faculty of Languages ​​and Arts, State University of Semarang

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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the destructive impacts of the beauty myth on the existential freedom of Pecola, the young, poor, black female character, in Toni Morrison‘s ―The Bluest Eye.‖ The analysis is done through feminist criticism supported by the concept of the beauty myth and beauty as well as Sartrean concept of existentialism. The result shows that the widely spread beauty myth blocks Pecola‘s existential freedom on the physical, consciousness, or social life level. All these lead to young Pecola‘s ruined existence.
THE IMPACT OF ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN INDONESIA Gunantar, Devy Angga
Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature Vol 10, No 2 (2016): April 2016
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This study aims to analyze the impact of English as an International Language on English Language Teaching in Indonesia. In analyzing the impact of English as an International Language, the writer analyzed how cultural issues are presented in English textbooks, and revealed the teachers‘ perspective about learning English in Indonesia. The data were collected from SMP N 1 Wiradesa, Pekalongan. The study revealed that the English textbooks in SMP N 1 Wiradesa mostly represented the local cultures. Some teachers of SMP N 1 Wiradesa preferred textbooks that deal with the life and culture of various countries around the world and the rest of them chose the content that deals with local cultures. Textbooks have played a very important role in the teaching and learning process. This study shows that, basically, local cultural content has become the purpose of EFL teaching as seen from the textbooks but some teachers still believe that foreign cultures are the suitable target of learning English.
TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS THROUGH TRADITIONAL GAMES Rusiana, Rusiana; Nuraeningsih, Nuraeningsih
Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature Vol 10, No 2 (2016): April 2016
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Teaching English for Elementary level is very important for preparing students to be ready and well prepared generation to be met with the future demand like communication and technology. In the light of communication, Indonesia is one of countries that join in agreement of ASEAN Economic Community which uses English as the language for global market in ASEAN. Dealing with communication, it is clear that nowadays almost all modern technology using English such as computer, gadget, etc. There are more student access internets or gadget for accessing game than playing the traditional ones. That is surely not a bad thing when students are exposed much to internet. Yet, being exposed to the traditional ones is also a good idea so that Indonesian students would be those who are aware of their own culture. Seeing those two things, the demand of being able to use English for communication and an effort of making the students aware of traditional games they have, we are interested in investigating the effectiveness of traditional games as a technique for teaching English for Elementary school students. Through games, teachers can create various contexts in which students have an opportunity to use English for communication, exchange information, and express opinion (Wright, Betteridge and Buckby, 1984). The aims of this resech is to find out whether traditional games are effective to be used in English teaching and learning. This research was conducted at SDIT Lukman al Hakim of fourth grader students with the number of students was 19. The design of the researh is quasi-experimental with one control group pre-test and post-test. The instruments are pre-test and post-test. The games which are used in this research are gedrik and betengan. The findings shows that traditional games are effective for teaching English. Suggestions are proposed for Englishngsinh teachers in implementing the technique in the class.
SEMANTICS AND PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE IN TRANSLATION PRACTICE Engliana, Engliana
Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature Vol 10, No 2 (2016): April 2016
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This writing is conducted to demonstrate the interrelationship between the concepts of semantics and philosophy of linguistics and its implication in translation discipline. The writer starts by pointing out methods and emphasis of semantics and translation theories, although the writer will specifically discuss the practice of semantics in translating semantic situation. There are three parts of discussions in this paper: part one is mainly discussed the semantic and translation theories, part two describes the relation between the two subjects, and finally, part three shows the readers of how the semantics take place in translating written language. The writer finally wishes that the readers, especially Indonesian translators, will take benefit of understanding the semantics and use it for the benefit of as well as to denote and solve the problems and barriers in practicing translation.
SUFI POEM “JOHNNY CASH GOES TO HELL”: THE UNIVERSAL OF MORALS Taufiqurrohman, Taufiqurrohman
Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature Vol 10, No 2 (2016): April 2016
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his research is aimed at finding the theme of a unique Sufi poem expressed by Tiel Aisha Ansari entitled ―Johnny Cash Goes to Hell‖. The analysis used is Riffaterre‘s Semiotic theory. The theory uses two stages of signification. The first finds lexical meaning that is called Heuristic reading. It functions as the footstep for the next signification. The next one explores second meaning that is called Hermeneutic reading. This signification consists of four steps: Hypogram Actual, Hypogram Potential, Model and Matrix. The result of research says that this poem uses character Johnny Cash and St. Peter as the signified. The dialogue was used by Tiel to share Johnny‘s thought. Johnny, the icon for Sufis, was considerate with what people had suffered from. The Hypogram Potential says that a Sufi sacrifices his comfort just for making people who are trapped by wrongness can go back to expedience. The model makes the distribution of meanings to be two, namely morals and universalism. The morals, especially considerate, can be universal. It can go across religions. This can be proved from the using of inter-religion symbols in the poem. That‘s why ―the universal of morals‖ is the theme can be got here.
DESIGNING A MODEL OF RESEARCH PAPER WRITING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR ACADEMIC WRITING COURSE: TEXTBOOK EVALUATION Ghufron, M. Ali; Saleh, Mursid
Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature Vol 10, No 2 (2016): April 2016
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This study attempted to evaluate an academic writing textbook used in English Education Study Program of Language and Art Education Faculty of IKIP PGRI Bojonegoro, East Java, Indonesia. The fourth edition of a book entitled ―Writing Academic English‖ written by Oshima and Hogue was critically evaluated based on two major points, namely general attributes of the textbook and the learning-teaching contents of the textbook. The general attributes of the textbook cover the book in relation to syllabus and curriculum, the methodology, the book‘s suitability to learners, physical and utilitarian attributes, and efficient outlay of supplementary materials; and the learning-teaching content of the textbook covers general elements (move of the tasks, tasks‘ objectives, etc.), academic writing (specified on research paper writing), vocabulary, grammar, and exercises. The questionnaires developed to evaluate the textbook were adapted from textbook evaluation checklist developed by Mukundan, Nimehchisalem, and Hajimohammadi (2011). The results indicate that the lecturers and students were not really satisfied with the book since it does not represent the students‘ needs and curriculum (the curriculum of English Education Study Program of IKIP PGRI Bojonegoro mandated to teach research paper writing for Writing IV course). The materials provided there are not specified to research paper writing. However, the textbook is very good in some points such as the methodology, physical and utilitarian attributes, layout of the book, general elements (move of the tasks, tasks‘ objectives, etc.), academic writing (from paragraph writing to various essays writing), vocabulary, grammar, and exercises in the area.
THE USE OF METAPHOR IN BARACK OBAMA’S INAUGURATION SPEECH Risdianto, Faizal
Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature Vol 10, No 2 (2016): April 2016
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This study is aimed to elaborate the uniqueness of Barack Obama‘s inaugural speech when he has been sworn in as the 44th US president at 20 January 2009. This research is a (qualitative) bibliographical study. The object of the study is the analysis of the use of metaphor in Barrack Obama‘s speech. There are 23 sentences chosen to represent all the metaphorical sentences of Obama‘s speech being the object of the study. Having analyzed the data by the perspective of George Lakoff and Johnson‘s conceptual metaphor, the researcher can draw a conclusion that Obama has effectively and creatively used metaphorical expressions in convincing his people about his future plans. His remarkable speech discussing how to solve the great scale of the economic mess that now confronts the US and the common feeling of the loss of national self-confidence.
INTERPERSONAL MEANING NEGOTIATION IN THE TEACHER-STUDENT VERBAL INTERACTION Yuliati, Yuliati
Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature Vol 10, No 2 (2016): April 2016
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This study aims to reveal the role relationship among the teacher and the students of SMAN 4 Semarang Year XII and the way the teacher negotiate her interpersonal meaning to the students. The design of the research was a discourse analysis concerning on the analysis of mood suggested by Susan Eggins. A transcript of the teacher and students interaction was taken as the main source of data. I analyzed the data by using Mood Analysis suggested by Eggins.The results showed that most of the utterances produced by the teacher were in the form of command which means that the authority of the teacher was dominant. Besides, the teacher also tried to be equal with the students by using some declarative and interrogative types of Mood. These made the students respond well but not really elaborated her/his responses. Familiarity in implementing Subject, Finite, and Modality was the main reason due to the problem of Interpersonal Meaning Negotiation. This leads me to suggest that in the foreign language (FL) context lexico-grammar cannot be taken for granted. FL learners need to notice the grammar and eventually acquire it. This can happen if the learning process encourages focus on form. This point should be the focus of teaching English as a Foreign Language.
MYTHS IN EDGAR ALLAN POE’S “THE RAVEN” Harits, Imron Wakhid; Sari, Ulfah Rizkyanita
Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature Vol 10, No 2 (2016): April 2016
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This study is aimed to describe myths which appear in Edgar Allan Poe‘s ―The Raven‖ and to figure out the way that is used by Edgar Allan Poe to show the myths in the poem and convey the meaning of the poem itself. Archetype theory from Canadian critic Northrop Frye is used in this study in order to analyze the myths in ―The Raven‖ poem. Furthermore, to clarify the myths in the poem itself, this study uses a qualitative research as a method to collect, select, code, and analyze the data. In the research finding ―The Raven‖ poem by Edgar Allan Poe contains three types of archetype imagery, they are apocalyptic, demonic, and analogical imagery (analogy of innocence and analogy of experience). This poem also contains the four types of cyclical symbolism of archetype, they are divine world, human world, animal world, and mineral world. It is also found that this poem has a structure of sparagmos due to the dark myth and the confusion world that cover the theme of poem. Finally, this poem is divided into six phases of winter which is related to the literary genre of irony and satire that explain more about the sorrowfulness of the author, Edgar Allan Poe because his lover, Lenore leaves him.
THE IMPACT OF TEAM TEACHING ACTIVITIES ON THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION DEVELOPMENT N, Kurniawan Yudhi; Mazizah, Chilyatul
Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature Vol 10, No 2 (2016): April 2016
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This paper presents the result of experimental research on reading comprehension development, conducted to students at state vocational high school in Central Java. Around seventy-one students participating in this research was categorized into two classes named Control and Experiment. To make it easier to understand, the result was presented in the form of statistical data. Referring to the analysis result of posttest, it shows that the Experimental class has higher learning progress than that of control class, which is 78.61 for experimental class and 66.62 for control class. Further, sig (2tailed) which is 0.00 explains that there is a significant difference between the class of Control and Experiment in term of learning achievement in the end of the program.

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