The aims of the study are to explain the experiential meanings of participantsâ element realized in the studentsâ recounts, to explain the experiential meanings of processesâ element realized in the studentsâ recounts, and to explain the experiential meanings of circumstancesâ element realized in the studentsâ recounts. The study used is a descriptive qualitative method of discourse analysis. The data were taken from 20 studentsâ recounts of Writing 4 at English Education Study Program of Unissula. The unit of analysis was a clause. The result of the study showed that the dominant element of experiential meanings was participantsâ element (46.5%). The participantsâ elements realized by the nominal group with the dominant participantsâ types in studentsâ recounts are actor 19.8 % and goal 14.5 %. The processesâ elements realized by the verbal group with the dominant process are material process in 43.6 %. The circumstancesâ elements realized by prepositional phrase, adverbial group, and nominal group with the dominant participants are place circumstance 43.5% and time circumstance 23.7 %. It can be concluded that the experiential meanings in studentsâ recounts are realized by the specific participants of actor and goal, material process and circumstances of place and time.
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