SALIENCE : English Language, Literature, and Education

Illocutionary Act in Prince if Persia: The Sand if Time Movie

Ira Kustiyarantini — 2023-11-23

In everyday conversation, while producing utterances, people also perform actions via those utterances. This discussed the use of illocutionary acts in the utterances of the main character in Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time. The aims of this research are to find out the context and classification of illocutionary acts used in the Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time movie and to understand the interpretation of the dialogue between speaker and hearer that uses illocutionary acts. The writer uses the qualitative descriptive analysis method. The writer collects the data from the script. The writer finds five types of illocutionary acts used by Dastan as the main character in Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time. They are representative, directive, expressive, communicative, and declarative. The writer has found and analyzed data points in the utterances of Dastan as the main character in Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time movie script that classified the Illocutionary Acts theory by John Searle, such as representative, directive, communicative, expressive, and declarative.

The Representation of Moral Message In Raya and The Last Dragon Movie

Lupi Nuryani — 2023-11-23

Film is a complex social, psychological, and aesthetic phenomenon that reflects and shapes reality through stories and audio-visual media. Its presence in human life is more important than other media, as it can influence or shape viewers with the content of the message. This descriptive qualitative research involved collecting and analyzing non-numerical data (e.g., text, video, or audio) from Raya and the Last Dragon film scripts, articles, and scientific journals. The data was collected through content analysis methods, which included the reduction of data, display, and drawing conclusions. Based on the findings, eight representations of the moral message in Raya and the Last Dragon were identified: Friendship, Cultural Diversity, Trust, Courage, Honesty, Tolerance, Companionship, and Being Generous.

Obstacles in Teaching Reading to Asperger Syndrome Students in The Primary School

Nur Auliya Ulfa — 2023-11-23

Abstract

Teaching reading to Asperger’s Syndrome students especially in primary level is difficult. Students with Asperger syndrome often struggle to comprehend other people's perspectives, experiences, or even the possibility that other people may hold experiences, emotions, or opinions that diverge from their own.This study aims to outline the challenges associated with teaching English reading to individuals with Asperger syndrome. This study used a descriptive qualitative methodology. The primary school pupils with Asperger syndrome are the focus of this study.To determine the barriers Asperger syndrome students have when learning to read in English, the researcher employed a qualitative descriptive approach. Based on the results, the author came to the conclusion that teaching English reading to primary kids with Asperger syndrome presents a variety of challenges that call for a customized strategy. The biggest challenge was keeping their eyes open for long stretches of time, which affected their focus and participation in class. The author also noted that these children could have trouble digesting and comprehending complicated directions, so it's critical to provide structured instructions that are broken down into smaller, more doable steps. To keep students' interest and attention, teachers must give clear directions, divide work into manageable chunks, and come up with creative ways to do things.

TED Talks Video As Efl’s Public Speaking Learning Source

Nurul Aini — 2023-11-23

The subject of public speaking is fascinating and crucial since it helps students develop their communication abilities. A qualitative approach was used to acquire the data. Finding out how students feel about using TED Talks as a public speaking practice is the aim of this study. There were twenty respondents who were sixth semester English education majors in this study's sample. A questionnaire was used as the research tool. Item 8, which stated, "Watching TED Talks videos improves my comprehension of the lesson content in public speaking," received the highest score.19 students (95%) selected "agree," while 1 student (5%) selected "strongly agree." Item 5, which had the lowest result, had the following statements: "Watching TED Talks videos to learn public speaking is more effective than looking at a teacher's note." Of the students who responded, 3 (15%) strongly agreed, 11 (55%) agreed, and 6 (30%) disagreed. As the study's findings demonstrated, using TED Talk as a teaching tool for public speaking was a smart idea. Additionally, students thought that watching the TED Talk video improved their public speaking skills.

Users’ Perspectives on Improving English Skills Through Twitter and Telegram

Rifa Suci Wulandari — 2023-11-23

The need to use English in communication places English as an important language to master, especially in this modern era of the Internet. The Internet provides a bunch of information with fast distribution and a wide networking reach. The Internet can also provide material to learn English, which can be accessed for free. The two platforms that provide this access are Twitter and Telegram. Based on this phenomenon, this research aims to dig deeply into users’ perspectives related to their experience using Twitter and Telegram to improve their English skills. The method used in this research is descriptivequalitative. The data sources were collected from open-ended structured interviews, follow-up interviews, and library research. The subjects of the interview are Twitter and Telegram users who use the application to learn English outside of their formal classroom. The analysis of the interviews was done by taking notes and recording the interview results. In addition, the interview results were interpreted and transcribed into English using formal academic language. The journal analysis was conducted by summarizing and synthesizing the sources to record the title, author, year of publication, research background, research questions, and research findings and discussion. The findings show that users have positive responses and experience using Twitter and Telegram to improve their English skills.

The Use of Dubbing Technique in Teaching Pronunciation for 7th Graders

Umi Rohmatin — 2023-11-23

Speaking is an important part of learning a foreign language. Pronunciation, as a micro-skill of speaking, needs to be taught in the early years of school to help students better understand how to speak. Realizing the importance of pronunciation, teachers should be able to convince the students so that they have the willingness to improve their English pronunciation. This research analyzed the use of dubbing techniques in teaching pronunciation in the seventh grade of SMP Maarif 4 Kauman in the academic year 2021-2022. The aim of this research is to help students practice speaking. The method used was the descriptive-qualitative method. The researcher took place in VII grade, which consists of 19 students with 16 boys and 3 girls. The researcher used observation, interviewing, and documentation as the techniques for collecting data. As a result, the researcher found that the use of dubbing techniques helped students learn speaking. This result can be seen in the students’ enthusiasm in watching and re-voicing the videos. The fun and joyful feeling accidentally makes them speak up and pronounce the word based on the videos.

Keywords: teaching pronunciation, dubbing technique, 7th graders