Suhud Eko Yuwono
Universitas Widya Dharma Klaten

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Afro-American Literature: The Analysis of Gorilla, My Love by Toni Cade Bambara Kustinah Kustinah; Sri Haryanti; Suhud Eko Yuwono; Umi Sholihah
NOTION: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Culture Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021): NOTION: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Culture
Publisher : Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.12928/notion.v3i1.3547

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It is said that Afro-American literature is the body of literature produced in the United states by writers of African descent. Today, Afro-American literature has become accepted as an integral part of American literature. In broad terms, Afro-American literature can be defined as writings by people of African descent living in the United States. This qualitative study analyzes a short story entitled Gorilla, My Love written by a female Afro-American writer, Toni Cade Bambara. The analysis of the study aims at answering the three problem formulation: (1) states the literariness of the text (2) explains how the literariness of the text play as a means to symbolize a “broader” text (the universe) and (3) writes the proof of mental evidences taken from the text. In analyzing the short story, this study uses Sociology of Literature and Psychology of Literature. The two theories help readers understanding the theme of the short story by reading the explanation about how the narrator of the story set the plot. This study uses narrative as its approach since this is a literary study where a short story is analyzed through its narrative structure. The conclusion of the study provides the proof of its research benefits: giving information to readers about the following: (1) all about Afro-American literature plus its life-experience, family-values, etc. (2) how a literary work can connect its readers to their life and (3) an understanding that a reading-act strengthens the definition that a literary work is as a portrait of human experience.
Spelling errors found in descriptive writing among seventh-graders of lower secondary school in Klaten district Jayus Ngumarno; Erry Pranawa; Suhud Eko Yuwono; Septina Dyah Astuti; Sri Budiyono
Journal of English Language and Pedagogy Vol 5 No 1 (2022)
Publisher : Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36597/jelp.v5i2.12719

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This study aims to investigate errors found among seventh-graders descriptive writing of  SMP N 2 Trucuk, Klaten district, Indonesia. This study used a qualitative descriptive approach. Data was collected from the notes-taking techniques from which the seventh-graders produced errors in their descriptive writing. Data analysis qualitatively identified seventh-graders descriptive writing. The results showed that there were errors found in the form of writing capital letters use, writing compound words, prepositions [at, to, and from], and punctuation marks [.] Errors in using capital letters included in naming geography at the beginning of sentences, capital letters used in people's names, and writing capital letters in the middle of sentences. Combination of spelling errors. Errors in writing prepositions (at, to, and from). Error using punctuation.