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Ideological Underpinnings in President John Dramani Mahama’s 2013 State of the Nation Address: A Critical Discourse Analysis Kojo Fenyi; Georgina Afeafa Sapaty
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021)
Publisher : Pusat Studi Bahasa dan Publikasi Ilmiah

This study sets out to investigate, examine and understand the hidden ideologies and ideological structures/devices in the 2013 State of the Nation Address of President John Dramani Mahama. The study specifically aimed to (i) ascertain the ideologies embedded in the speech and (ii) investigate linguistic expressions and devices which carry these ideological colourations in the speech under review. It uses Critical Discourse Analysis as the theoretical framework to examine the role of language in creating ideology as well as the ideological structures in the speech. These hidden ideologies are created, enacted and legitimated by the application of certain linguistic devices. The researchers deem a study of this nature important as it will expose hidden motives that Ghanaian presidents cloth in language in order to manipulate their audience through their speeches in order to win and/or sustain political power. Through thematic analysis, it was revealed that Mahama projected these ideologies in his speech: ideology of positive self-representation, ideology of human value, ideology of economic difficulty, ideology of power relations and ideology of urgency. It also revealed that Mahama projects his ideologies through the following ideological discursive structures: pronouns, biblical allusion and metaphor. The study has shown that language plays a crucial role in human existence as a means of socialisation. Language has been revealed as a means of communicating ideologies and events of the world. In the tradition of CDA, this study has confirmed that text and talk have social and cultural character and that discourse functions ideologically.

Impact of WhatsApp on the Vocabulary Acquisition of Secondary School Students in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria Abdulmalik Abiola Salman; Muhyideen Olasunkanmi Imam
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021)
Publisher : Pusat Studi Bahasa dan Publikasi Ilmiah

The advent of technology has brought a change in the dynamics of second language teaching and learning. WhatsApp has been a common tool used among students for communicating and chatting with friends, peers, and relatives. Its commonality may be because of its easy installation as mobile application on mobile devices. Educators are beginning to explore its potentials toward seeing how it can help students in their learning. Since it is apparently a novel tool in the education sector, its usefulness in acquiring vocabulary by secondary school students is yet to be ascertained. Therefore, this study examined the impact of WhatsApp on vocabulary acquisition of secondary school students in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. This study was premised on the constructivist learning theory since WhatsApp provides students the opportunity to construct their vocabulary knowledge. The sample for the study comprised 250 students from five secondary schools randomly selected in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Data for the study were generated from the participants using self-made questionnaire. The questionnaire is structured into 5 points from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree. Mean and standard deviation were employed to analyse the data. Findings showed that more than half of the students believe WhatsApp is expedient in learning and acquiring vocabulary. It further revealed that the majority of the students perceive WhatsApp as an effective social network that enhances their vocabulary acquisition as it is easy to acquire new words and understand their meanings through WhatsApp. The study concluded that language teachers should devise means of adopting social media such as WhatsApp to teach their students since students are favourably disposed to learning through WhatsApp.

Restricted and Unrestricted Syntactic Distribution of ar in Bangla Samrat Halder
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021)
Publisher : Pusat Studi Bahasa dan Publikasi Ilmiah

This approach examines the syntactic distribution of ar in Bangla language. Apparently, it seems to occur almost every plausible position across a clause. It may occur clause initially, internally and finally. In some extreme cases, it may occur with each word in a clause. This surface observation does not specify what its exact syntactic distribution is. So, its across clause distributional phenomenon is controversially disputed. In this paper, I shall argue that ar can be restrictedly and unrestrictedly distributed in their respective contexts, thus its apparent multiple syntactic position is a misconception. However, each syntactic distribution either restricted or unrestricted producing a distinct semantic interpretation has specific significance depending on its particular contextual circumstances. This investigation aims at enunciating how every plausible interpretation of ar can be determined based on its restricted and unrestricted syntactic distribution only which in turn reflects its forming of a constituent with the elements following it in a clause. It also shows that the distribution of ar in Bangla is both syntactically and semantically determined.

Questioning Strategies Applied by Lecturers in EFL Class Rizkariani Sulaiman
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021)
Publisher : Pusat Studi Bahasa dan Publikasi Ilmiah

The purpose of this study is aimed at finding out the questioning strategies used by lecturers during teaching, the types of questions, and the reasons for using these questioning strategies in classroom interactions in the English Education Study Program. The sample in this study are three lecturers at the English Education Study Program, Faculty of Letters, Indonesian Muslim University. The sample is selected based on teaching experience and has obtained an Educator Certificate. Then, this study uses a descriptive qualitative approach, especially discourse/conversation analysis. Data collection is carried out in three stages, namely knowing the schedule, observing the online lectures, and interviewing. Furthermore, the data is analyzed into three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. Based on the description of the results and discussion, it can be concluded as follows: The questioning strategies applied by the lecturers are: (1) opening questions; (2) rhetorical questions; (3) managerial questions; (4) knowledge questions; (5) comprehension/understanding questions; (6) questions about specific information; (7) analysis questions; (8) use of pausing strategy; (9) the use of prompting strategies; (10) use of probing and prompting strategies; (11) application questions; and (12) closed questions. The purpose of the application of the questions: (1) regulate the flow/process from the beginning (apperception) to reinforcement and review at the end of the lecture; (2) provide a stimulus so that students think critically; (2) directing the student's flow of thought to focus on the discussion; (3) giving emphasis, affirmation, examples; (4) knowing the level of understanding of students in the cognitive domain from C1, C2, C3 and C4; (5) build emotional relationship with students; (6) the questions are presented using pausing, prompting and probing techniques to guide and direct students to find complete answers and equal opportunities for all students to provide responses.

Facilitating Students’ Speaking Task Using YouTube During Covid-19 Pandemic Musliadi Musliadi; Reski Yusrini Islamiah Yunus; Muhammad Affan Ramadhana
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021)
Publisher : Pusat Studi Bahasa dan Publikasi Ilmiah

This study investigates students' perception of the use of YouTube to facilitate undergraduate students' speaking activities. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative research. The sampling system is done randomly and takes 40 students as a sample. The questionnaire has two parts, followed by ten questions with five answer choices using a Likert scale covering strongly disagree to strongly agree. The result of the study shows that 80% of students access YouTube because YouTube is very interesting, 75% of students say YouTube is an easy media to access, 80% of students say YouTube can be used as a learning resource (80%), and 85% of students use YouTube as a medium for doing speaking tasks. The student response to the use of YouTube as the media of facilitating students' speaking tasks is very positive, where 72% of students stated they strongly agreed if the practice of speaking through YouTube was applied, and 20% of students agreed. In general, student responses in using YouTube to facilitate students speaking activities in distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic are very positive.

Correlation between Students’ Mastery of English Tenses and Students’ Achievement in Listening Autobiography Podcast Ragdah Ainun Mardiyah; Zumirrah Alhumaira; Aurelia Hanin Salsabila
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021)
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This study intends to find the correlation between the students’ mastery of English tenses and students’ achievement in listening podcasts and specifically on autobiography podcasts. The researchers use a quantitative method to analyze the correlation between students’ grammar mastery and listening podcast achievement. The population of this research is the students of the English Education Department Faculty of Teaching and Educational Science of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah that consisted of 17 students. The study conducts two tests; a grammar test and a listening podcast test. Each test is given a score of 100 if the students answer all the questions correctly. The grammar test uses a gap-filling test containing 15 questions. In the listening test, the study uses an autobiography audio of Benjamin Franklin and uses a multiple-choice test containing 10 questions. The result shows that more than half of the sample got low scores in grammar but got high scores in listening comprehension. It means by using Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient theory there is a correlation between their grammar tenses knowledge and their listening comprehension was normal positive.

No Social Distancing: Challenges and Collaboration in the Use of Computer-Mediated Learning (CML) Experienced by Selected Students in the Master of Education in English as Second Language Course during the Time of the Coronavirus Amy Luz U. Catalan
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021)
Publisher : Pusat Studi Bahasa dan Publikasi Ilmiah

The COVID-19 pandemic forced higher learning institutions to shift to the remote mode paving the way for computer-mediated learning (CML), a new yet familiar method of engagement between the teacher and the students. The main purpose of this study is to discuss the challenges experienced and the manner of peer collaboration as students maximized the teaching and learning process in such a setup. The study is descriptive-qualitative by design. It involves a thematic analysis of the corpus collected from selected participants who shared their experiences on CML. The respondents of this study were enrolled in the Master of Education in English as a Second Language (M.Ed.-ESL) course. Before distributing the questions, the researcher explained the features of CML. She, then, proceeded to secure their consent. After which, she coded and extracted the sub-themes and themes. These were collated, categorized in a matrix, and validated. Verbatim statements to support the results were provided. Results showed the themes on challenges are internet connectivity, online tools and gadgets, motivation, emotional and mental health, limited interaction, environmental distractions, physical wellness, time management, and access to learning resources. Themes on collaboration showed that the participants work and interact through online applications and tools, adjust to peers’ schedules, and provide mutual peer support. The results also showed challenges even while they were collaborating such as internet connectivity, unfamiliar forms of class participation, untimely feedback, among others. This study furnished valuable insights in overcoming the difficulties that students encounter in CML especially on the affective aspect of the CML. This should improve collaboration between the mentors and the students, and among the students themselves, which could be beneficial in adapting to this new setup. An audit of CML tools describing how to navigate CML could assist the teachers and students to overcome the challenges, especially on collaboration, and banish a sense of isolation that is posed by this mode of learning.

The Flexible Environment and Professional Educators toward the Use of Video in Flipped Learning I Gusti Agung Yoga Andika; I Putu Ngurah Wage Myartwan; Dewa Ayu Eka Agustini
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021)
Publisher : Pusat Studi Bahasa dan Publikasi Ilmiah

Globalization and the growth of technology required the students and teachers to improve the learning process. The English instruction was also in-line with the implementation of the technology, such as conducting the flipped learning. In flipped learning, the teacher enables the student to learn through the online video. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the role of video in flipped learning-based English instruction. The current study was done at SMA Negeri Bali Mandara that involved three participants. The data collection was done through observation, in-depth interviews by using an interview guide, voice record, and online video. The qualitative data was analyzed through the phase of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the students had positive responses and perceptions due to video in the learning process, which enabled them to improve their English skills.

The Slang Word Used by Students of English Language Education, Ganesha University Education on Instagram Story Ni Putu Eva Agustini Sari
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021)
Publisher : Pusat Studi Bahasa dan Publikasi Ilmiah

Previous research stated that many millennials are comfortable in applying the use of slang in their daily communication. However, there is difficulty among the elderly about the use of slang that makes them face obstacles in knowing the meaning behind the slang used. Therefore, this research has an objective to investigate what kind of slang words used by them on their Instagram account. This research is kind of descriptive qualitative research using observation method, that wants to examine the slang words used by 15 students of English Language Education, Ganesha University of Education on Instagram especially from Instagram story feature. The findings indicate that it exists four types of slang used by Students of English Language Education on Instagram story, namely fresh and creative with total number of slangs is 12; imitative is six; for acronym, the total number of slangs used is three; and clipping with total number of slangs is 10. It indicates that mostly the slang used is type of fresh and creative and the most rarely used in flippant.

Jargons Used by Wayang Kamasan Painter Community Ni Putu Eka Widari
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021)
Publisher : Pusat Studi Bahasa dan Publikasi Ilmiah

The aim of this study is to find out the languages especially the Jargon used by Wayang Kamasan painter and its meaning. The reason of this researcher was conducted because many people know Wayang Kamasan painting but they rarely know the jargon that is used by painter when they pain Wayang Kamasan. This study used qualitative approach to find out the jargons used by Wayang Kamasan Painter. This research is included phenomenological research because this research described a situation or phenomenon that is the Jargon used by Painter Wayang Kamasan. The method that used to collect the data was observation and interview. The instruments used in this research were interview guide and tape recording. This study conducted in Kamasan village, and the subjects were 10 Wayang Kamasan painter. The result showed that there were 28 jargons used by Wayang Kamasan painter. There were 14 jargons used by Wayang Kamasan painter when they are making the painting. There were also 14 jargons used in the term of tool or equipment that they used in making Wayang Kamasan painting. Through the findings of this research hopefully can help the society know more about jargons used by Wayang Kamasan painter when they make a painting.

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Muhammad Affan Ramadhana

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