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Struktur Keluarga Jepang Kontemporer dalam Tiga Novel Karya Ogawa Yoko
Rima Devi
Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014): Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2
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DOI: 10.21512/lc.v8i2.446
Ogawa Yoko as a Japanese novelist mostly features the life of contemporary Japanese society in her novels. One that stands out from her works is the image of the Japanese family structure. Ogawa outlines the Japanese family structure in contrast to the Japanese family structure in actual society, as in the novel Kifunjin A No Sosei, Hakase No Aishita Suushiki, and Miina No Koushin. These three novels depict Japanese family structure more complex than her other novels. How Ogawa described Japanese family structure in the three novels is the issue on this article. This article is a literature study; data were collected from the three novels and analyzed using sociological literature approach and the concept of Japanese traditional family known as ie system. This paper shows that there was an implementation of the ie system in the three novels yet it was only a part of the ie concept.
Correlative Analysis of TOEFL iBT Scores of Listening Skill Versus Scores of Business English Speaking Skill among Binus University Sophomores
Almodad Biduk Asmani
Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014): Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2
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DOI: 10.21512/lc.v8i2.447
Article found out whether BINUS university sophomore’s TOEFL iBT scores of Listening skill are correlated with those of speaking skill. The research project was expected to result in the best teaching technique of delivering conversational tasks at BINUS University by using alternative approaches of integrated, isolated, or mixed skills. The research project applied the descriptive approach of quantitative method, and thus depends on numerical data. The research project examined the set of data under two skills of the same class groups, which were to compare the listening scores with the speaking ones. Then, the degree of correlation of the two skills was tested so as to find its significance. Interpretation and explanation of data was made based on the statistical results by using correlation research analysis. Based on the statistical results, the listening scores significantly correlated with those of the speaking skill, and there is a moderately linear relationship between these paired scores.
The Role of Imprisonment and Censorship in the International Success of Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Buru Quartet Novels
Yani Susanti
Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014): Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2
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DOI: 10.21512/lc.v8i2.448
Imprisonment and censorship that is meant to silence Pramoedya Ananta Toer and his books did not succeed. On the contrary, they only help popularize Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Buru Quartet novels in the international market. Through some library researches, this article analyzed the purpose of imprisonment, the impacts it has on Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s career in the literary world and related them to Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of capital. It is concluded that this triumph over imprisonment and censorship owes its success to Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s strong connections with the people that matter in his lifetime.
Reading Journal as A Way to Improve Students’ Comprehension toward A Textbook Reading Material
Menik Winiharti;
Agnes Herawati;
Esti Rahayu
Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014): Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2
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DOI: 10.21512/lc.v8i2.449
Reading journal is one way to record students’ independent learning based on text they read. This study was conducted to find out the students’ level of reading comprehension through some notes written in the reading journal, the extent to which the activity of writing reading journals improved students’ reading comprehension, whether the students got benefit from reading journal. There were 104 respondents coming from four different departments in Bina Nusantara University were asked to read a text related to the subject they learned in a certain session. Then they were assigned to write a journal that records the things they had read. When this task was finished, the lecturer ran a quiz containing related questions to check whether they really understood the content of the text. Afterwards, students were to fill in a questionnaire regarding their opinion on the impact of the reading journal toward their reading comprehension. The findings indicate that more than half of the participants appear to understand the material well, and the task plays a certain role in improving students’ understanding. The most crucial thing is that most students think they get benefit by writing the reading journal.
A Discussion on A Code Sound Reading System: A Case Study of I Can Read Greenville Language Center
Wiwik Andreani;
Junita Junita
Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014): Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2
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DOI: 10.21512/lc.v8i2.450
Article described the code sound reading system applied in I Can Read (ICR) Greenville language center. The research was done qualitatively through the observation of teaching and learning process in three different classes of ICR 1 level at the center. A pre-test and post-test for reading were taken from Book 2 of ICR 1. Participants were three classes with three different teachers having different working experiences. The results of the research were: (1) the use of code sounds in reading was useful to improve students’ reading skill which was shown by the increasing of correctly pronounced code sounds; (2) the students’ reading skill and reading comprehension had improved, regardless the teachers’ teaching style. In conclusion, a code sound reading system is successful in helping students to improve their reading skill and reading comprehension, regardless the teachers’ teaching style.
Fenomena Muenshakai sebagai Akibat Pola Hidup Individualisme serta Dampaknya terhadap Keadaan Sosial dan Ekonomi di Jepang
Roberto Masami Prabowo;
Sheddy Nagara Tjandra
Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014): Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2
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DOI: 10.21512/lc.v8i2.451
Article described capitalist social life of modern Japanesse that was having individualistic characteristic. This high indivialistic life affected the availability of disconnected family life called muenshakai (無縁社会). This phenomenon caused social and economic shifts in the Japanese family. This research used qualitative approach elaborated in descriptive analysis. The object of research or data corpus was the problem of a decline in Japan population in terms of the breakdown of the family. The research results indicated that muenshakai phenomenon has emerged in Japan caused by some sequential events, those are: the 2nd World War “legacy”, the availability of baby boom, the abolition of shūshinkoyō (終身雇用), the decreasing of marital rate, the increasing of divorce rate, the decreasing of bith rate (少子化), and the lost of family relationship. It can be concluded that the urban individualistic life style is able to change the traditional thinking pattern into oportunistic one that becomes one of the causal factors of muenshakai phenomenon.
Analisis Penggunaan Film dalam Peningkatan Pemahaman Bahasa China Mahasiswa
Mariana Mariana;
Xuc Lin
Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014): Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2
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DOI: 10.21512/lc.v8i2.452
Article explored to what extent students from the Chinese Department, Bina Nusantara University, were able to comprehend Mandarin language through “Home wih Kids” film. Qualitative method was applied by doing observation in class using prepared learning materials got from the film. There were 27 respondents coming from two classes. They were students from semester 1 who took Listening class. The writter also applied observation approach by distributing questionaires to students to know their comprehension of the film content. It can be concluded that students tend to be more enthusiastic in learning Chinese language by using film, and they are able to do the questions and retelling the plot of the film. This evidences prove that the influence of film gives more advantages to develop Chinese language proficiency of the Chinese department students, Bina Nusantara University.
Exploring Gender on EFL Learners’ Beliefs about Language Learning
Hanna Sundari;
Irfan Hadi;
Nurhayati Nurhayati
Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014): Lingua Cultura Vol. 8 No. 2
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DOI: 10.21512/lc.v8i2.453
Article aimed to describe language learners’ belief system and to investigate how significance the language learners’ beliefs are between them in language learning. Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, this research took 111 female- and 32 male-first semester college-students majoring in English Education as respondents. The instrument was 34-item BALLI questionnaire designed by Horwitz. The findings of the research showed that females and males’ language beliefs about language learning are mostly in similar fashion. The significant differences in responses were on the beliefs related to language and intelligence, enjoyment in practicing English, learning English-speaking cultures, having English-speaking friends, and motivation in learning English.
Akulturasi Unsur Kungfu Tiongkok dalam Pencak Silat Betawi
Agustinus Sufianto;
Sugiato Lim;
Andyni Khosasih
Lingua Cultura Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015): Lingua Cultura Vol. 9 No. 1
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DOI: 10.21512/lc.v9i1.754
This study aimed to examine the influence of acculturation of Chinese Kungfu elements on Pencak Silat Betawi. The study used qualitative method and observation with interview and literature study by looking up Betawi and Pencak Silat on Batavia literature. Research finds out that the origins and influence of acculturation of Chinese Kungfu in Pencak Silat Betawi can be seen from a reciprocal relationship between the Chinese community and Betawi through the exchange of knowledge between Chinese martial arts champion and Betawi champion, or brought directly by Chinese Muslims as Master Ong and Kwee Tang Kiam. In addition, there are elements of acculturation both in naming or some movements adopted from Chinese kungfu as Chinese way in Maen Pukul Sabeni that uses two fingers (index and middle), the use of symbols that are closely related to Chinese culture symbols in the logo of Pencak Silat Sabeni, respect technique with Baoquan Li shape as in Mustika Kwitang, and so on.
Kesalahan Penggunaan Kata Bantu Bilangan Bahasa Mandarin pada Siswa Indonesia Tingkat Prapemula
Ayu Trihardini
Lingua Cultura Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015): Lingua Cultura Vol. 9 No. 1
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DOI: 10.21512/lc.v9i1.755
The purpose of this study was to analyze Indonesian breakthrough level students’ errors in using Mandarin measure words. The collected data were the errors made by students of Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Mandarin UNJ who attend Conversation II course (CEFR A1/breakthrough) on written and oral utterance. This study used Zhou Xiaobin’s research design in Mandarin measure words error analysis, with the Carl James model of identification errors. The result of this study shows Indonesian students’ errors in using Mandarin measure words can be determined as follows: omission, misselection, misordering, and blends. Furthermore, this study proves that there are systematic errors made by students with different mother tongue and at the same level of learning Mandarin. The research results can be used to develop Mandarin measure words teaching techniques based on error analysis.