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Grammatical Problems in the Discussion Section of Master Theses Lidya Rona Mentari; Wisma Yunita; Alamsyah Harahap
Linguists : Journal Of Linguistics and Language Teaching Vol 9, No 1 (2023): JULY
Publisher : Islamic State Institute of Bengkulu (IAIN) Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29300/ling.v9i1.10281

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The discussion section is one part of the thesis that describes the findings of research by demonstrating deep knowledge of the findings, interpreting the findings, and emphasizing the contribution to the current knowledge. Additionally, discussion section is also the most challenging part of the thesis. This study aimed to find out the most grammatical problems and the causes of grammatical problems in discussion section of thesis written by English Education postgraduate Program students at University of Bengkulu. This study used a mixed method in analyzing the data. Most of the grammatical problems were investigated quantitatively, while the causes of grammatical problems were studied qualitatively. The corpuses of this study were 30 master theses written by postgraduate English students who have graduated in 2021. The findings showed that the most frequent grammatical problems found in the discussion section of the thesis were incorrect verbs with 65,4% or 121 times of errors, which were dominated by tense confusion and subject-verb agreement. The cause of the grammatical problems found in the discussion section of the thesis was first-language interference. The conclusion of this study provides information about the most frequent grammatical problems and possible causes in the thesis discussion section to increase the writer's awareness about the importance of grammatical writing in the discussion section.
An Analysis of Code Mixing in A Presentation in Tenth Grade of Vocational School at SMK Agribisnis DangauDatuk Bengkulu Lidya Rona Mentari
Journal of English for Specific Purposes in Indonesia (JESPI) Vol. 1 No. 1: July 2022
Publisher : UNIB Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33369/espindonesia.v1i1.23637

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This study looked at the many sorts of code-mixing in the tenth grade at SMK Agribisnis Dangau Datuk Bengkulu. Suwito's theories were utilized in this study. Because the researcher wanted to study verbal in the tenth grade of SMK Agribisnis Dangau Datuk Bengkulu, the researcher employed a descriptive qualitative method. Students' utterances in presentation at SMK Agribisnis Dangau Datuk Bengkulu wereused as a source of data in this study. The results of this research are 50% of word insertion, 25% of phrase, 4,17% hybrid, 4,17% of idiom, 4,17% of repetition=4,17%, and 12,5% of clause. The most used type of translation is word insertion, followedby a clause.
An Analysis of Figurative Language in Short Story “The Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde Lidya Rona Mentari
Journal of English for Specific Purposes in Indonesia (JESPI) Vol. 2 No. 1: January 2023
Publisher : UNIB Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33369/espindonesia.v1i2.26092

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This study analyzed the figurative language utilized in Oscar Wilde's short story "The Happy Prince." This study aims to identify the most common figure of speech by examining the figurative m language utilized in the short story "The Happy Prince." A descriptive qualitative methodology was used to analyse the figurative language in "The Happy Prince." This study's data source was the text of "The Happy Prince," a short story. The first step was to read "The Happy Prince," a short story. Second, seek for figurative language in "The Happy Prince," a short story. The third part discusses the many figurative language techniques used in "The Happy Prince” short story. Fourth, the utilization of figurative language in each sentence from the short story "The Happy Prince" was classified. Lastly, the data analysis was applied to produce the report or conclusion. Based on the analysis, the researcher found 25 data that contain figurative language. There is simile appears 10 times (40%), metaphor appears only 1 time (4%), personification appears 9 times (36%), synecdoche appears only 1 time (4%), symbol appears 2 times (8%), hyperbole/overstatement appears 2 times (8%). In this research, the simile is the dominant type of figurative language that found in “The Happy Prince” short story.