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Students Critical Thinking Skills in a Classroom Debate Reli Handayani
LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching Vol 19, No 2 (2016): October 2016
Publisher : English Education Study Programme of Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/llt.v19i2.307

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Mastering argumentative discourse both in written and oral is a must for students nowadays. However, a successful argumentative discourse requires high thinking order skill such as developing a stance, analyzing arguments, distinguishing facts and opinions, solving problems, comparing and contrasting material, and making inferences. Realizing the importance roles of critical thinking in constructing argumentative discourse, this study focuses on students performance in debate specifically argument, counter-argument, and rebuttals. They are chosen since they are always taken into consideration in assessing students debate performance.
CAPTIONS WRITING IN INSTAGRAM: UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING AND THE COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION IN LEARNING A LANGUAGE Diah Royani Meisani; Nidaan Nungky Chofiyya; Reli Handayani
JAMBI-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING Vol. 1 No. 2 (2016)
Publisher : Universitas Jambi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (273.863 KB) | DOI: 10.22437/jelt.v1i2.3437

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This study was conducted to investigate the language functions used in captions written in Instagram and reveal the meaning behind it. It was undertaken by analyzing the captions written by Ani Yudhoyono in her personal Instagram. The descriptive qualitative design was implemented in the recent study. The result of the analysis revealed that all six elements of communication were found, namely addresser, context, message form, contact, common code, and addressee. Five functions of language and its combinations were being used in the captions in order to ensure message delivery. The language function mostly used was referential function with twenty five sentences used or 58.1%. The caption needs to use this function because Instagram photos require a lot of information to be informed to the followers in order to get the message of the photo through the caption. The meanings given were also varied, yet they were all positive.