JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE
Journal of Language (JoL) is an open access and a peer reviewed scientific journal covering research reports in linguistics, literature or language teaching, and critical evaluations of books on the related areas published by Faculty of Literature, Islamic University of North Sumatra (UISU), Medan, Indonesia. The main objective of JoL is to provide a platform for scholars, academicians and researchers to share the contemporary thoughts mainly in the fields of language, literature, and language teaching. This journal is published twice a year in May and November.
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<![CDATA[BRAVERY IN EKA KURNIAWAN’S NOVEL BEAUTY IS A WOUND ]]>
<![CDATA[Yodi Kurniawan]]>;
<![CDATA[Zulfan Sahri]]>
<![CDATA[ JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 3, No 1: May 2021 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/jol.v3i1.3719
<![CDATA[In Beauty Is A Wound, Kurniawan portrays three kinds of bravery: physical bravery, social bravery, and moral bravery. These three kinds of bravery are constructed through the roles of the protagonist during the Japanese invasion in Indonesia. The protagonist uses her physical bravery to fight back against anybody who wants to hurt her or the people she loves. The second is social bravery; the protagonist has courage to have dispute with the person who wants to take advantages and threaten her; her action disfigures her image in front of many people. In her moral bravery, the protagonist does not expect any respect from anyone; even for a debt payment and she finally must do a disgusting work to find out her grandmother’s treasure she buries in a septic tank pipe. The method used to do the analysis is descriptive research method due to its suitability for describing the data properly. The result indicates that the protagonist acts bravely to defend her and her friends’ rights despite living as a prisoner; she is willing to prostitute herself for her and her friends’ safety; she then morally struggles to pay all her debt. Three kinds of bravery are found in the novel.]]>
<![CDATA[NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS ON THE PROTAGONIST IN FAYE BIRD’S NOVEL MY SECOND LIFE ]]>
<![CDATA[Dinda Femilya Utari]]>;
<![CDATA[M. Manugeren]]>
<![CDATA[ JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 3, No 1: May 2021 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/jol.v3i1.3699
<![CDATA[The objective of this study is to find out the psychological problems on the protagonist and the negative impacts caused by the psychological problems in Faye Bird’s novel My Second Life published in 2014. Psychological problem are disorders of cognitive, volition, affective, and psychomotor generating to psychological disorders characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The two aspects of the problems are in reality get into the corridor of psychology, a study about human’s soul or mind, either about its symptoms, processes, or its background. As literature is a reflection of society, all the characters are also members of literary community leading to a concept that psychology and literature are closely related. This novel is about a teenager who experiences various psychological problems after finding out that in her first life she has been the cause of someone’s death. This study is conducted to give an overview to all people about the negative impacts of psychological problems experienced by the protagonist. This study applies qualitative method going through social phenomena and the data are collected from the novel. The results show the psychological problems are depression, anxiety and trauma causing negative impacts in the forms of insomnia, lack of concentration and truancy.]]>
<![CDATA[MULTIPLE PERSONALITY IN VENOM MOVIE SCRIPT WRITTEN BY JEFF PINKNER ET.AL. ]]>
<![CDATA[Lazuardi Akbar]]>;
<![CDATA[Safitri Hariani]]>
<![CDATA[ JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 3, No 1: May 2021 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/jol.v3i1.3714
<![CDATA[This study constitutes an analysis of the Multiple Personalities in Venom Movie. This analysis describes the multiple personalities which occur in Eddie Brock as the main character of the movie. The data are obtained from the script of the movie which is analyzed in discussion of this study. The writers adopts the theory of multiple personality with a concept of disruption in memory and identity of a person. Multiple personality is also termed Dissociative Identity Disorder, disorder marked by the change of individual feeling concerning identity, memory or conscious. An individual gets difficulty in recollecting important events of himself in the past, forgetting his identity even forming his new identity. The whole study is conducted by descriptive qualitative design, classifying the obtained data in two sub topics. The first is about the main cahracter as a journalist. The second is about the main character as venom. As a journalist, he is weak, fearful and kind, but as venom, he is strong, brave and evil. After analyzing the data, it can be concluded that the main character, Eddie Brock. in Venom movie written by Jeff Pinkner Et. Al. has multiple personalities with two personalities.]]>
<![CDATA[POSITIVE IMPACTS OF LOVE IN WILLIAM A. WELLMAN’S AND ROBERT CARSON’S MOVIE SCRIPT A STAR IS BORN ]]>
<![CDATA[Cindy Yana Mentari]]>;
<![CDATA[Devi Pratiwy]]>
<![CDATA[ JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 3, No 2: November 2021 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/jol.v3i2.4289
<![CDATA[This study aims to determine the positive impacts of love in the movie script A Star Is Born. This study is concerned with the types of love which imply the positive impacts. This study uses Fromm’s theory of love. The types of love analyzed in this study are brotherly love, erotic love, and self-love. Next, the positive impacts of love found in this study are for health, for personal ties, and for relationship. This study uses descriptive qualitative method to explain the types of love that imply positive impact, and positive impact of love from the quotations in the script. This film tells the story of an ordinary woman with great talent who accidentally meets a male celebrity who is addicted to alcohol. The man is attracted to the woman who has a dream to conquer Hollywood. He pushes her become a star. The results of this study show that love can have a positive impact for health that triggers Jack to be released from drugs and alcohol. Besides, the self-love in this movie is presented when Jack helps Ally to be more confident and love herself; consequently, she can be a successful songwriter and singer. Jack always loves her as she is. Ally always supports his health. Both of them strengthen and heal each other.]]>
<![CDATA[HUMAN VALUES IN TERE LIYE’S NOVEL BIDADARI-BIDADARI SURGA ]]>
<![CDATA[Hidayati Hidayati]]>;
<![CDATA[Arifuddin Arifuddin]]>;
<![CDATA[Ratna Sari Dewi]]>
<![CDATA[ JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 3, No 2: November 2021 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/jol.v3i2.4556
<![CDATA[The research is based on the reality depicted in the novel Bidadari-Bidadari Surga by Tere Liye that the human values of the millennial generation are currently starting to fade. Human value is a basic trait that humans have to love each other and not be concerned with self-interest. This study aims to provide input to the community, especially millennial generations, that human values must be maintained to obtain a harmonious life. Humanitarian problems arise when a sense of concern and tolerance for others suffers a setback due to the non-functioning of the institution optimally. The method used is descriptive qualitative showing the phenomena of human values in society by collecting written data in the forms of words, phrases and sentences containing human values in the novel. The data collection is done by means of note-taking method, referring to the topics of discussion. The results show that human values in the forms of love, sacrifice and tolerance are depicted in the novel Bidadari-Bidadari Surga by Tere Liye. The results of this study are expected to raise awareness among the millennial of the importance of human values for the continuity of peaceful and harmonious life to improve lifestyle quality on an ongoing basis.]]>
<![CDATA[STRUGGLE IN H. G. WELLS’ NOVEL THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU ]]>
<![CDATA[Yudi Kurniawan]]>;
<![CDATA[Muhammad Fatih Suhadi]]>
<![CDATA[ JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 3, No 2: November 2021 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/jol.v3i2.4557
<![CDATA[This study constitutes an identification of the protagonist’s struggle in H. G. Wells’ novel The Island of Doctor Moreau. This study discusses the story of an English shipwreck survivor named Edward Prendick who is rescued from an accident and taken to an unnamed island to be mended by Montgomery. He is a man of science who works for Doctor Moreau in the island. The story deals with Prendick’s struggle to maintain his sanity due to Doctor Moreau terrifyingly peculiar works of vivisection practices. This study focuses on Doctor Moreau through Prendick’s point of view. Prendick, as the protagonist, experiences both internal and external struggle. He has to choose between saving his life or to obey Dr. Moreau to do his evil bidding. Otherwise, he has to keep his composure to blend with the island people. This study adopts descriptive qualitative method to characterise the mental struggle experienced by the protagonist. The study concludes that the protagonist experiences significant amount of both internal and external struggle throughout the story. The recommendation of this story is a moral lesson. The lesson is to face struggle head-on so you can defeat it. Hopefully, this study can be of relevance in future studies regarding the topic discussed in this study.]]>
<![CDATA[PHILIA AS FRIENDSHIP IN NICHOLAS SPARKS’ NOVEL THE LONGEST RIDE ]]>
<![CDATA[Khafifah Aidhana Khairunnisa H.]]>;
<![CDATA[M. Manugeren]]>
<![CDATA[ JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 3, No 2: November 2021 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/jol.v3i2.4489
<![CDATA[This study is aimed at analyzing Philia as friendship in Nicholas Sparks’ novel, The Longest Ride, published in 2013. The analysis is focused on the categories of Philia as friendship covering utility, happiness, and moral done by the major characters of the novel, namely Ira Levinson, Ruth, Luke Collins, Sophian Danko. The method used to analyze this study is a descriptive qualitative method. In this study, the researchers apply the theory of philia as friendship proposed by Aristotle. Philia is one type feeling of love in the Christian and Greek traditions based on friendly relations. Other types of love that are also in Christian theology are eros, agape and storage. The results show that the categories of Philia as friendship: utility, happiness and moral are reflected and done by the major characters. Utility is seen from Ira and Ruth with strong and healthy love relationship. Happiness is seen through Ira and Ruth who always feels happy when they see each other. Moral can be seen through the trust of Ira and Ruth who always share each and everything together.]]>
<![CDATA[THE EFFECT OF THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM APPLICATION ON THE STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS IN SMA SWASTA GAJAH MADA MEDAN DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC ]]>
<![CDATA[Irma Khoirot Daulay]]>;
<![CDATA[Agnes Charismah Iman Putri Zendrato]]>;
<![CDATA[Jeffry Jeffry]]>;
<![CDATA[Neslita Elisabeth Manik]]>;
<![CDATA[Priska Simamora]]>
<![CDATA[ JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 3, No 2: November 2021 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/jol.v3i2.4707
<![CDATA[The research aims to determine the effectiveness of applying the Google Classroom Application on the students' Writing Skills from grade X1 of SMA Swasta Gajah Mada Medan. The research applied the quantitative method with experimental design. The data were analyzed using the mathematics system related to the methods applied in the research. According to the research findings, it is concluded that Applying Google Classroom Application potentially gives more effectiveness in teaching writing skills to the students. After the post-test is done, the mean score of applying Google Classroom Application is 85.65. The standard deviation is 7.353, and the number of students is 26. The mean by applying conventional strategy is 62.00, the standard deviation is 3.943, and the number of students is 24. From the research result, the researchers found that the mean score of the experimental group students was improved by 17.10. In the controlled group, the mean score of the students was improved by 9.75. After the post-test by applying Google Classroom Application to the students is undertaken, the normality test result is 0.465. After a post-test to the students by applying the conventional teaching method in the controlled group is given, the normality test result is 0.243. The research finding explained that the Google Classroom Application successfully improved the students' writing skills, especially at SMA Swasta Gajah Mada Medan during the Covid-19 pandemic.]]>
<![CDATA[STRESS IN ALEX MICHAELIDAS’ NOVEL THE SILENT PATIENT ]]>
<![CDATA[Mai Sarah]]>;
<![CDATA[Asnani Asnani]]>
<![CDATA[ JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 3, No 2: November 2021 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/jol.v3i2.4487
<![CDATA[The study focuses on the stress experienced by the protagonist, Alicia Berenson. The main purpose of this study is to determine the types and the impacts of stress experienced by the protagonist by the name of Alicia Berenson, based on the theory of stress proposed by Priyoto (2014). In analyzing The Silent Patient, the researchers use qualitative research method to process and arranges the data. The data collected are divided into two categories i.e. primary data and secondary data. The primary data is the novel The Silent Patient (2019), and the researchers find fifteen data to be included in the analysis. The secondary data are books and other sources related to the analysis such as books or journals of stress issues, literary theory, the author’s biography, internet and other relevant information to the analysis of this research paper. The data are collected through library research and searched based on the explanation from types and the impact of Stress proposed by Priyoto. The results of the study show the following conclusion. First, Alicia suffers from chronic stress which can be shown through impaired social relationships and nervousness. Second, the behavioral impact is shown through changes in the behavior system to be silent, aggressive behavior and self-injured.]]>
<![CDATA[PERCEPTION OF SPEECH USING AUDIO VISUAL AND REPLICA FOR STUDENTS OF SULTAN AGENG TIRTAYASA UNIVERSITY ]]>
<![CDATA[Ediwarman Ediwarman]]>;
<![CDATA[Syafrizal Syafrizal]]>;
<![CDATA[John Pahamzah]]>
<![CDATA[ JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE Vol 3, No 2: November 2021 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30743/jol.v3i2.3695
<![CDATA[This paper exmined the perception of speech using audio visual and replica for students of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa Univesity. This research was aimed at discussing face-to-face conversation or speech felt by the ears and eyes. The prerequisites for audio-visual perception of speech by using ambiguous perceptual sine wave replicas of natural speech as auditory stimuli are studied in details. When the subjects were unaware that auditory stimuli were speech, they only showed a negligible integration of auditory and visual stimuli. The same subjects learn to feel the same auditory stimuli as speech; they integrate auditory and visual stimuli in the same way as natural speech. These research result suggests a special mode of perception of multisensory speech.]]>
