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UC Journal: ELT, Linguistics and Literature Journal
ISSN : -     EISSN : 27749401     DOI : https://doi.org/10.24071/uc
UC Journal: ELT, Linguistics and Literature Journal, or UC (Universal Contributor) Journal, for short, is an international scientific, peer-reviewed journal which is devoted to language and language teaching. UC Journal is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed journal published twice a year, namely in May and November. UC Journal, e-ISSN 2774-9401, publishes original, previously unpublished research and opinion papers written in English. Paper topics include the following: 1. English language teaching (ELT), 2. linguistics, 3. literature, and other closely-related topics will be considered as well.
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THE BENEFITS OF SKIMMING TECHNIQUE IN READING COMPREHENSION FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS OF SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY Sintya Nirwana Gulo
UC Journal: ELT, Linguistics and Literature Journal Vol 1, No 1 (2020): May 2020
Publisher : Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta

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Reading is a process to make sense written ideas through a meaningful interpretation and interaction with the language (Heilman Blair, 1981). One of the techniques that can be used in reading process is the skimming technique. Skimming is used when a reader wants to cover the main idea of the text in a hurry. Basic Reading II class was chosen as the object of the research because reading techniques are covered in this semester. This research is aimed to answer a research question, namely: How does the skimming technique influence students reading comprehension? To answer the research question, the researcher used a quantitative method. Questionnaire was considered as the instrument. The researcher distributed the questionnaire to 28 students in Basic Reading II class C of ELESP of Sanata Dharma University to collect data. The results showed that most of students positively responded that the skimming technique gave them benefits in their reading activity, such as increases their interest in learning English, saves their time, eases students to predict the content, helps students to find the main idea, and keeps them informed about the text.
LEXICAL FEATURES OF ENGLISH ADVERTISEMENT TAGLINES DURING PRIME TIME Gregorius Aditya Christianto
UC Journal: ELT, Linguistics and Literature Journal Vol 1, No 1 (2020): May 2020
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Advertisement language employs certain characteristics which make its usage unique so that it is interesting to explore. There are 2 research problems addressed in this study. The first is to classify and analyze lexical features which are contained in English advertisement taglines during prime time moment. The second is to figure out what triggers the dominant lexical features used in English advertisement taglines during prime time. The data were taken from English advertisement taglines during the period of prime time in any local television stations in Indonesia. This study used document analysis method and was categorized as a qualitative research. Six lexical features were proposed to classify and analyze the data, namely colloquial words, coinages, loanwords, use of verbs, use of adjectives, and frequent use of compounds. The results of the study were there are six lexical features used in English advertisement taglines during prime time and the most three dominant features are colloquial words with 40%, use of verbs with 28.57%, and use of adjectives with 18.57%. There is a similarity between three of them that all of them employ monosyllabic words so it makes easier to catch by the audiences.
METAPHORS IN BRING ME THE HORIZONS SELECTED SONG LYRICS Laurentius Jalu Waskitho Jati
UC Journal: ELT, Linguistics and Literature Journal Vol 1, No 1 (2020): May 2020
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This research aims to analyze the selected Bring Me The Horizons song lyrics. There are two selected songs entitled Drown and Throne. The songs were chosen based on the variety of words used in the song lyrics. The aim of this research is to find out the types of metaphors found and the meanings of the selected songs. As a result, there are two research questions, namely: First, what types of metaphors are found in Bring Me The Horizon?s selected song lyrics? Second, what are the meanings of the songs? There are two sources that are used in this research. They are the primary subject and the secondary subject. The primary subject is two selected Bring Me The Horizons song lyrics. The secondary subjects are theories and information about metaphors, denotative and connotative meaning, formalist approach and biographical approach. The researcher used theories about metaphors and formalist approach in answering the first research question, while the theories about denotative and connotative meaning and biographical approach are used to answer the second research question. The researcher found three types of metaphors are used in Bring Me The Horizon?s selected song lyrics, namely: conventional metaphor, mixed metaphors and new metaphor. Conventional metaphor is the type of metaphor that mostly used in the selected song lyrics. After the types of metaphors are found, the researcher analyzes the meanings of the songs. Drown song tells about a person who is lonely, depressed and frustrated. Throne song tells about a person who wants to prove to others that he can do more than what people think.
WOMEN'S LANGUAGE FEATURES OF EILIS LACEY IN THE BROOKLYN MOVIE SCRIP Sekar Lantik Pamikat
UC Journal: ELT, Linguistics and Literature Journal Vol 1, No 1 (2020): May 2020
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This paper analyzed womens language features used by Eilis Lacey in the Brooklyn movie script. Brooklyn tells about Eilis Lacey, a pretty young woman who moved from Ireland to Brooklyn. Two research problems were formulated. First, what are the kinds of womens language features of Eilis Lacey in the Brooklyn movie script? Second, what are the uses of womens language features of Eilis Lacey in the Brooklyn movie script? In order to answer those two research questions, the researcher applied the theory of Lakoff (1975) on womens language. This research used a descriptive qualitative method that supported by quantitative method. The researcher described the data in sentences and tables and then counted the percentage shown in tables and diagrams. The researcher was the main instrument to collect the data needed. The data was taken from sentences used by Eilis Lacey in the Brooklyn movie script written by Nick Hornby. The researcher discovered that Eilis Lacey showed her femininity side in her using of womens language features related on Lakoffs theory when she was talking with her fiance, family, and friends. There were nine womens language features that she used, they were lexical hedges or fillers, tag questions, rising intonation on declaratives, intensifiers, super polite forms, emphatic stress, empty adjectives, precise color terms, and hypercorrect grammar.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS INFLUENCING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION Elisabeth Wulan Wahyuningtyas
UC Journal: ELT, Linguistics and Literature Journal Vol 1, No 1 (2020): May 2020
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This paper explored internal and external factors that could influence pre-service English teacher in doing teaching in the classroom. The study aimed to investigate how pre-service teachers constructed their identity in order to prepare themselves to be teachers in true education field. However, it might help them to reflect themselves to be able to understand their identity as teacher candidates. Furthermore, interview would be conducted to get further and deep information from the participants and also to clarify their responses. Therefore, it encouraged the writer to conduct a qualitative study about pre-service English teacher identity.

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