EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics
EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics is a scientific journal issued by the English Study Program FKIP Islamic University of Indragiri Tembilahan Riau. It includes authentic studies, conceptual, and best work articles in English education, literature, and linguistics. Then it is put out twice a year in January and July. (ISSN. 2549-2144, E-ISSN. 2598-5140)
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<![CDATA[DARLING (DIGITAL STORYTELLING) BASED ON DAYAKNESE FOLKLORE TO BOOST STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY ]]>
<![CDATA[Yokie Prasetya Dharma]]>;
<![CDATA[Ilinawati]]>;
<![CDATA[Ferdinanda Itu Meo]]>
<![CDATA[ EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu ]]>
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DOI: 10.32520/eji.v7i1.2309
<![CDATA[This research was conducted to find out whether Digital Storytelling - based Dayaknese folklore boost student participation in speaking ability. The method used was classroom action research. The population of this research was 22 students of the English education study program in the third semester. There are some aspects of speaking which focused on in this research, those aspects are pronunciation, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and grammatical accuracy.Based on the observation sheet, the overall activity ran well. Both of students and the lecturer played their roles well. The students were coming to be active in the classroom, discussing digital storytelling and the mechanism of publishing the video. The average score on the student test was 83,61, categorized as very good, it can be said digital storytelling is effective and can bust student motivation]]>
<![CDATA[TONING DOWN OR ADAPTATION? A STUDY OF ENGLISH-INDONESIAN TRANSLATION ON AN ONLINE STREAMING PLATFORM ]]>
<![CDATA[Indra Nugraha]]>
<![CDATA[ EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu ]]>
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DOI: 10.32520/eji.v7i1.2310
<![CDATA[The study of translation remains an exciting field for language and linguistics experts. Its process involves many factors to consider. For example, the translation process for films' subtitles must consider the broadcasting regulations. Furthermore, the translation process will be more complicated if it involves a cultural-specific concept such as swearing. Theoretically, adaptation is used to translate a cultural-specific concept, and since swearing is one, adaptation should be applied. However, this method might not be ideal for translating swearing in films. This study was descriptive-qualitative research with a recording technique. Twenty data on English-Indonesian swearing were collected from two American films on an online streaming platform in Indonesia. The results show that eight data used a toning down strategy to acceptable words/expressions, seven were adapted, 4 data were omitted, and one used an unrelated word]]>
<![CDATA[SILENCE OF REGION, GENDER INJUSTICE IN THE SHORT STORY “A PAIR OF IMPRISONED DINAYA EYES” NI KOMANG ARIANI'S WORK ]]>
<![CDATA[Diah Dwi Kurniyati]]>;
<![CDATA[Juni Mahsusi]]>
<![CDATA[ EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu ]]>
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DOI: 10.32520/eji.v7i1.2321
<![CDATA[In the practices of social life in various regions and tribes, there are still many gender injustices. Placing women as weak and do not have the same rights as men. This gender injustice is reflected in literary works, one of which is the short story A Pair of Imprisoned Dinaya Eyes by Ni Komang Ariani. This research aims to describe and explain the form of gender injustice contained in the short story A Pair of Imprisoned Dinaya Eyes by Ni Komang Ariani. The research method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method using a feminist literary criticism approach. The data source is the short story A Pair of Imprisoned Dinaya Eyes by Ni Komang Ariani. In contrast, the data in this study are quotations from short stories, which are the problem and the purpose study. The results of the study show that there is gender inequality in the short story A Pair of Imprisoned Dinaya Eyes by Ni Komang Ariani, namely that women only take care of the household with domestic tasks, accept arranged marriages, are not allowed to work outside, and only serve their husbands, and female characters only do silent fight.]]>
<![CDATA[THE SYNTAX ANALYSIS IN RELATIVE CLAUSE FOUND IN THE NOVEL ENTITLED “BUDDHA” ]]>
<![CDATA[I Made Juliarta]]>;
<![CDATA[I Gede Nika Wirawan]]>
<![CDATA[ EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu ]]>
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DOI: 10.32520/eji.v7i1.2336
<![CDATA[This research paper analyses relative clause and its syntax structure found in the novel entitled “Buddha”. The novel entitled “Buddha” is a literary work by Karen Armstrong. There are many data containing English relative clauses found in the novel entitled “Buddha”. Based on the phenomena, the researcher was interested in analyzing relative clauses found in the data source. Theory that was used in analyzing data was proposed by Quirk (1985), Sneddon (1996) and this was supported by other theories. The theory that was used to analyze the syntax structure was the theory proposed by Brown and Miller. This research study applied qualitative method in the process of analyzing data. The data containing English relative clauses were taken from the novel entitled “Buddha”. This research study aims to: (i) analyze the syntax structure in the relative clause found in the novel entitled “Buddha”, (ii) analyze the types of relative clauses in the relative clauses found in the novel entitled “Buddha”.]]>
<![CDATA[STUDENTS' ABILITY IN PRONOUNCING ENGLISH FRICATIVE CONSONANTS AT ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION OF FKIP UIR ]]>
<![CDATA[Maysarah]]>;
<![CDATA[Andi Idayani]]>;
<![CDATA[Betty Sailun]]>
<![CDATA[ EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu ]]>
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DOI: 10.32520/eji.v7i1.2337
<![CDATA[This research aims to know the students' ability to pronounce English Fricative consonants at English Language Education of FKIP UIR. The design of this research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The researcher conducted the study at English Education of FKIP UIR. The researcher took 30 students from 65 second-semester students' at English Education of FKIP UIR. In this research, the researcher used the purposive sampling technique. The research instrument is a pronunciation test consisting of 26 words, and a recorder collected the data. The online Cambridge-American dictionary is used as the correction standard by the researcher. The result of data analysis showed that the average score for students' pronunciation was 19,62, with scores ranging from 7.4. Afterward, the findings revealed that students still have many problems pronouncing English fricatives, especially in /f/, /θ/, and /ʒ/ sounds. Meanwhile, the researcher found the most trouble when students were pronouncing the fricative sound /ʒ/ in the initial position. After that, the sound /f/ in the medial and /ʒ/ in the final position have the same lower score. Then, there is a problem when students pronounce the /θ/ sound and the/ sound in the final position. In conclusion, the student's ability to pronounce English fricative consonants at FKIP UIR English Language Education is fairly good.]]>
<![CDATA[THE USE OF GOOGLE JAMBOARD TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ]]>
<![CDATA[Ari Dwipayanti]]>
<![CDATA[ EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu ]]>
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DOI: 10.32520/eji.v7i1.2350
<![CDATA[The development of information technology makes technology used in various fields, one of which is education. At first, traditional learning was synonymous with the use of whiteboards, chalk, and markers to facilitate the delivery of material. However, the presence of technology makes learning more interesting for students. Google Jamboard is one of the technologies known as digital whiteboards that can be used to teach English skills. This study aims to determine the use of Google Jamboard as a tool to improve reading comprehension in EFL students. This research is qualitative research using the results of interviews with English teachers who use Google Jamboard as a teaching tool and EFL students. The results of the study show that Google Jamboard can assist teachers in teaching reading comprehension activities to students and is able to provide interactive learning for students.]]>
<![CDATA[EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIVE WRITING WITH GOOGLE DOCS IN EFL CLASSES ]]>
<![CDATA[Putu Sri Suci Ningsih]]>
<![CDATA[ EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu ]]>
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DOI: 10.32520/eji.v7i2.2357
<![CDATA[Collaborative learning is one of the important for students to learn together and share knowledge in writing class. Also, the learning process is carried out in blended learning which technology becomes a tool to support running the learning process in the classroom. However, in EFL classes, most of the students find it difficult in writing a paper effectively. Google Docs is one of the learning platforms that can help students to collaborate in small groups to be more effective that involve all members actively doing discussions. This study aims to describe how Google Docs is an effective learning tool for students in doing collaborative writing in EFL classes. This study uses a Qualitative method using interview sessions with senior high school students. Most students find it helpful in doing collaborative writing in the classroom. This study gives a positive contribution to the teacher as innovative teaching methods.]]>
<![CDATA[THE AMERICAN WOMAN IDENTITY AS REFLECTED IN EAT PRAY LOVE NOVEL IN HER PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS ]]>
<![CDATA[Edi Ardian]]>;
<![CDATA[Samsul Amri]]>;
<![CDATA[Edi Susrianto Indra Putra]]>
<![CDATA[ EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu ]]>
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DOI: 10.32520/eji.v7i1.2380
<![CDATA[American culture background influences the content of literary work in this novel. The purpose of the research is to know an American woman identity as reflected in Eat Pray Love (EPL) novel in her pursuit of happiness. For that purpose, a thematic and descriptive, analysis is conducted to answer two research problems: 1) what constraint of woman to face in her attempts to achieve happiness; and 2) How the novel reflects of the American woman identity in her pursuit of happiness? The analysis finds out that woman faces the problem based on her culture. She is unhappy in her marriage, but the she deal with her problem in American culture identity, she attempts individual redefinition of the self by undergoing material and spiritual search and fulfillment, and finally managed to achieve her true happiness. The ego wins over the superego, and a new identity comes out of an internal conflict and an intense spiritual process. American individualism allows this. American individualism gives greater priority to individuals.]]>
<![CDATA[ANALYSIS ASSERTIVE SPEECH ACT IN "PURPLE HEARTS" MOVIE BY TESS WAKEFIELD ]]>
<![CDATA[Nova Hizkia]]>;
<![CDATA[Nurma Dhona Handayani]]>
<![CDATA[ EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu ]]>
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DOI: 10.61672/eji.v7i2.2396
<![CDATA[Speech acts are what humans perform by speaking, according to linguistics. Speech acts can be seen in the movie as well as in daily life. This research focuses on the speech and the objectives of this research are to define the various speech actions especially assertive acts, and examine the most common ones used by the central character. Additionally, the texts in the form of movie scripts serve as the study's objects. The theory that is used in this research is Searle (1979) of speech acts. In this research, qualitative method was used to analyze the data. To determine which types in assertive act are most frequently used, and there were 15 utterances need to be examined in total. The findings of this research indicate that types use State, suggest, complain, claim, and report in assertive act. In conclusion, following the completion of the research, it contains suggestions to those who will utilize the similar research, especially pragmatics and the usage of the term assertive acts for communication in society or English community is needed. ]]>
<![CDATA[IMPROVING THE STUDENTS' READING SKILLS BY USING GAMES AT MTS NEGERI 1 DELI SERDANG ]]>
<![CDATA[Fahdilla]]>;
<![CDATA[Anggie Nadia Harahap]]>;
<![CDATA[Noni Sulistia]]>;
<![CDATA[T Zunita Miha Sy]]>;
<![CDATA[Rafadila Asty]]>;
<![CDATA[Risty Deswinta]]>;
<![CDATA[Surya Kelana Putra]]>
<![CDATA[ EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu ]]>
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DOI: 10.32520/eji.v7i2.2401
<![CDATA[English is a very important language for used, apart from being popular, English is also used in various countries and regions. In learning English, many students use various ways to improve English skills, there are listening skills, speaking skills, writing skills and reading skills. In Improving and learning English is also a lot teachers and students who perform various techniques, methods and strategies to improve listening skills, speaking skills, reading skills and writing skills in English. But the results are obtained is not as expected, then the author conducts research on students with the theme of improvement students' reading ability by using games. With this game it will have an effect on increasing students' interest in reading, as well as students' enthusiasm in improving reading skills. This study used a qualitative approach with interview data collection techniques and the focus of the interviews was on students. The author's method use is to investigate how to improve students' reading skills in reading lessons, and also how the effectiveness of the game in skills reading students. The results of this study indicate that (1) students become more enthusiastic in English Subjects (2) students become more quickly know the new vocabulary (3) the student's memory is increasing (4) using games in learning is very effective to use.]]>
