Vol. 7 No. 2 (2024): Jurnal Ilmiah Langue and Parole

ABSTRACT

The syntactic complexities of English sentence structures induced the EFL students’ sentence-level accuracies senseless. The Sentence’s Boundary Errors were, therefore, the major essences of this study. This study aimed at diagnosing the 2^nd-year PNP ED students’ SBEs as the writers of English Paragraph Writing at the Writing II course. Qualitatively, both observation and documentation were the instruments of collecting the data while the 1984 Miles & Huberman’s Model and the 1973 Corder’s Clinical Elicitation were employed to analyse the data as regards the SBEs produced by the students. The findings designated that the major sources of the students’ SBEs were the subordinating clauses (noun, adverb and relative clauses), that-clauses, participle phrases, infinitive phrases, lonely verb phrases, afterthought, appositive fragments, fused sentences and comma splices. As a result, the SBEs flopped to communicate complete thoughts because they were grammatically incorrect; lacked a subject, a verb; the independent clauses ran together without properly using punctuation marks, conjunctions or transitions; and two or more independent clauses were purely joined by commas but failed to consider using conjunctions. In conclusion, the success of the EFL students in constructing sentences rests upon the knowledge of complex syntactic structures through transformational grammar. 

Keywords: SBEs; diagnosing; EFL students; sentence-level inaccuracies

This study explores the perceptions of students towards blended learning using YouTube as a teaching tool. Blended learning, which combines traditional face-to-face teaching with online methods, has emerged as a promising approach to address these challenges. Blended learning allows students to access course materials and engage in activities both in the classroom and through digital platforms like YouTube. This study, conducted at Ekasakti University with 54 students divided into three groups, employed questionnaires, interviews, and observations to gather comprehensive data. The findings indicate a generally positive perception among students towards the use of YouTube in blended learning. Students recognize the benefits of YouTube in enhancing language learning experiences, as evidenced by high mean scores for statements emphasizing its effectiveness. However, concerns were raised regarding certain aspects of using YouTube, reflected in consistently low mean scores for specific statements across all groups. Addressing these concerns is crucial for optimizing the effectiveness of blended learning with YouTube and ensuring its successful integration into educational practices. Overall, while students largely appreciate the benefits of blended learning with YouTube, addressing their concerns is essential to further enhance its effectiveness and promote student engagement and learning outcomes.

This research is entitled analysis of Merry Riana's speech acts in the novel A Million Dollar Dream by Alberthiene Endah. This research is limited to several main ideas related to observations of the following two questions: what are the types of Riana's speech acts in the Million Dollar Dream Novel and the types of Riana's reference expressions in the Million Dollar Dream Novel. To explain this, the theory used comes from Austin's theory and Kroeger's theory which is used to dissect and get answers to the objectives of this research. For the data analysis method, the author uses a qualitative method by emphasizing the meaning and meaning of Merry Riana's speech acts. This research uses data collection techniques in the form of reading and taking notes. The conclusion in this research is the meaning contained in Merry Riana's speech acts. There are locutionary speech acts, namely speech acts to state something, illocutionary speech acts, namely speech acts that contain hidden meanings or other meanings that the speaker wants to convey to the interlocutor, perlocutionary speech acts are acts of increasing influence or impact on the interlocutor.

This study is entitled An Analysis Pragmatics Of Tangsi Language in The Sawahlunto Social Structural Approach. Analyzing the background of the formation of the Tangsi language. and its function in society. Finding the meaning of the Tangsi language by using the locutions and illocutions used by the Tangsi people themselves. Knowing that Tangsi Language in Speech Acts influences the social structure of people with different cultures. This research uses descriptive qualitative research. The data in this study are locutinary and illocutionary speech of the Tangsi people who use the Tangsi language. The targets were the Tangsi people who were descendants of the chain people from the Dutch era. Researchers used several methods to collect data in this study, namely observation, field notes, recording speech acts used by the Tangsi community which are used as research objects in everyday conversation and expressing them contain a sociocultural approach. Researcher found that socio-cultural has a very large impact on the speech acts of society, especially when people who are chained come from various regions so that they can create a new language in their work environment or prison environment. The Tangsi people still use the Tangsi language to this day when communicating with other Tangsi people, but there are also people from Minang backgrounds who can also speak the Tangsi language. The researcher is one of the Tangsi people, but so far researcher have not known the difference between Tangsi and Indonesian, because so far researcher have only thought that the everyday language used is Indonesian, but after further investigation, in fact many Tangsi languages come from Javanese and Minang languages.

This research is entitled " Linguistic Signs of  the  Names of Leaves  Used by  Sikerei in Mailepppet, South Siberut, Mentawai. This research is limited to several main ideas related to the observation of the following two questions: What are the signifier and signified of the leaves used by Sikerei in rituals in Maileppet, South Siberut, Mentawai. To explain the signifier and signified of the meaning of the leaves used by Sikerei in rituals in Maileppet, South Siberut, Mentawai. The theory used comes from Saussure's theory and Barthes' theory which is used to dissect and get answers to the objectives of this research. For the data analysis method, the author uses qualitative research by emphasizing meaning and significance in certain conditions. This research uses data collection techniques in the form of field observations, interviews, notes, voice recordings, photos. The conclusion of this research is the meaning of the leaves used by Sikerei in rituals in Maileppet, South Siberut, Mentawai. The arat sabulungan belief means belief in objects that have the spirit of the cultural heritage of the Mentawai people's ancestors. This belief is the same as the unwritten norms or rules for the Mentawai people which guide the daily life of the Mentawai people, especially in Maileppet, South Siberut.

This  research clarifies  about the kinds of methapors that found in the” seloko Adat” traditional ceremonies in merangin culture This research applied descriptive qualitative research in which the data are obtained from seloko adat in traditional ceremony. it took from Lubuk Bumbun village in Merangin regency. The data are collected by observational method supported by note-taking and interview  technique. After analyzing the data, it is found that there are 10 metaphors included into three from four kinds of methapor. The result of the research showed there are animistic, synaesthetic and concret to abstreact of methapor. Animistic metaphor dominant exist in seloko adat traditional ceremonies on Merangin culture .The meaning of each metaphor is understood in light of the current situation.

Language is a verbal communication tool. Humans use language to communicate with each other. Language, like other social behavior, also accommodates gender differences. This research aims to analyze the language commonly used by male and female speakers of Indonesian and Minang in everyday life. The respondents were UPI 'YPTK' Padang undergraduate students. The data collected is in the form of words or texts which are then processed and presented in descriptive form. The collected data is then categorized and analyzed. From observations it can be seen that the language of men and women is different in several aspects, including in the choice of topics, vocabulary and grammar. These vocabulary differences include the use of adjectives, adverbs, enhancers, and the color of certain words. Meanwhile, in grammar, the difference lies in the use of question tags, hedges, and hyper correct grammar.

This research aims to describe the relationship between the form of cohesion and the meaning of coherence in the discourse analysis of Sandiaga Uno's Speech in the High Level Thematic Debate On Tourism United Nation General Assembly 2022. The frequency of use of cohesion markers and coherence varies in their use, in The subject of this study focused on sentences in speech texts.The theoretical research used in this research is Tarigan's theory which discusses aspects of cohesion and coherence. This research is the researcher himself with based on knowledge of theories regarding aspects of cohesion and coherence. This study used qualitative descriptive method Data were collected through observation methods. Then, the data is analyzed through the method of interpretive findings with the technique of collecting data taking notes techniques.The results showed that markers of cohesion and coherence were used in the script of Sandiaga Uno's speech. Shows the element of grammatical cohesion consists of elements of reference, subtitution, ellipsis, and conjuction. Then The lexical cohesion element consists of repetition, synonymy, antonymy, collocation. From the aspect of coherence observed through contradiction, contrast, and temporal coherence.

The title of this research is "An Analysis of Magical Realism of Supernatural phenomena As Seen in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".  The problem of this research is focused on the characteristics of magical realism, inanimate objects that come alive as reflected in the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.  This research is a qualitative descriptive research.  The technique used in this research is literature.  To obtain certain data by searching and collecting several books related to the analysis of magical realism, the characteristics of magical realism, inanimate objects that come alive in a literary work.  By quoting sentences or words that show the characteristics of magical realism, the dead band that turns into life then describes it. Magical reality includes four parts, namely the irreducible element, the characteristic phenomenal world, the amalgamation of nature, the disturbance of time and space.  This happens due to Alice's life in her dream world which gets lost in the rabbit hole and indeed this novel tells magic so that everything that Alice experiences is beyond reason.  The change in the reality of inanimate objects to life occurs due to the characters reflected in the novel which should not have happened in real life.  Like a talking rabbit, a rabbit's glove that can take off and walk on its own.  Even other animals that can talk.  Lessons can be learned from this novel, such as the struggle for life, in life, don't give up even though the obstacles you face are great.  Always be a good person, always support the truth.

This research discusses a literary work by Dan Brown, namely a novel entitled Angels and Demons which was first published in 2000. Dan Brown is an American writer who was popular in the 2000s. Angels and Demons is a novel that tells readers about the struggle of a professor in solving an Illuminati symbol puzzle in a murder case that occurred at the Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire and the Vatican.This novel tells the story of a symbology professor, Robert Langdon, who tries to solve the mystery of the Illuminati symbol in a murder case committed by the Illuminati (an ancient underground fraternity group) who tried to destroy the Vatican. Where he got help from Vettra (adopted son of the murdered professor at CERN, Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire) who is also a researcher from the Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire.In analyzing the problems found, the author uses objective theory as a tool to solve problems. Through the use of this theory, the novel Angels and Demons becomes an object for analysis. To support objective theory, structural theory is used in this research. This theory is used to analyze the structures contained in the novel. This research will focus on analyzing the story in the novel. The approach used is a semiotic approach as a way to analyze the signs or symbols in the novel, and to connect the story and symbols in the novel with existing science and reality.After analyzing the novel, three main factors were found in the mystery of the Illuminati symbol. The first factor is the mystery of the emergence of the Illuminati in the case of the murder of a scientist with an Illuminati symbol stamped on his body. The second factor is the mystery of the Illuminati symbols that appeared in the murder case, and the last is about the motive for the theft and murder case that occurred among the Pope candidates who will take part in the Pope's selection at the Vatican.