Mahakarya: Jurnal Mahasiswa Ilmu Budaya

PATRIARCHAL CULTURE AND ITS EFFECT TO THE CHARACTER IN THE YELLOW WALLPAPER

2024-05-02T11:18:01+07:00

This study describes the impact of patriarchal culture on the main character in the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper". The concept of patriarchy reﬂects a social system in which dominance and privilege are held mainly by men, thus bringing signiﬁcant implications to women's lives. Through narrative analysis, this research reveals the dominance of the main character, John, as the main control in the narrator's life and the excessive focus on domestic life that inhibits women's freedom. This research uses descriptive qualitative methodology with Spradley's data analysis technique, identifying Patriarchal elements in the story and analyzing their impact. The results show that patriarchal culture creates limitations on women's freedom and autonomy, detailing the suppression of individual freedom, reliance on male authority, distrust of women's experiences, and the restriction of gender stereotypes. Overall, this short story provides a clear picture of the negative impact the patriarchal structure has had on women's lives over the years.

Keyword: patriarchal, patriarchal eﬀect, short story, The Yellow wallpaper

BENTUK, MAKNA LOGIS, DAN PERAN KONJUNGSI DALAM VIDEO TANGGAPAN ANIES BASWEDAN TERHADAP HASIL PILPRES INDONESIA 2024 DI YOUTUBE

2024-06-04T19:39:47+07:00

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap bentuk, makna logis, dan peran konjungsi dari wacana calon presiden Anies Bawedan terhadap hasil pilihan presiden Indonesia 2024. Fokus dari penelitian ini dikupas dengan menggunakan pendekatan analisis wacana melalui kacamata Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) khususnya pada konjungsi. Teori konjungsi yang digunakan adalah milik Martin & Rose dalam Wiratno. Paradigma dari penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif karena realitas data penelitian ini bersifat jamak dan disusun holistik berdasarkan konteksnya. Data dalam penelitian ini dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode simak (mengakses dan menonton video pada YouTube yang berjudul “Pesan Anies Baswedan Usai Kalah Quick Count, Minta Pendukung Relawan Lawan Kecurangan” yang diunggah pada channel YouTube MerdekaDotCom), dengan teknik lanjutan, yaitu teknik catat dengan mentranskripsikan tuturan lisan Anies Baswedan dalam video tersebut. Prosedur analisis data penelitian ini menggunakan analisis wacana model Fairclough melalui deskripsi, interpretasi, dan diakhiri dengan eksplanasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa 1) konjungsi eksternal adisi lebih sering digunakan oleh Anies Baswedan untuk memperluas peristiwa (ideologi), 2) konjungsi internal yang sering digunakan Anies adalah konjungsi internal konsekuensi penyimpulan untuk menyimpulkan logika yang dibangun sebelumnya.

“MOHON IZIN, MAS, MBAK”: WUJUD TUTURAN DAN KESANTUNAN BERBAHASA DALAM INTERAKSI RESIDEN

2024-02-21T10:32:46+07:00

This article discussed the form of speech acts and language politeness in interaction among residents by focusing on the speeches containing the words "izin (permission)" and "mohon izin (I beg your permission)". Not only for asking permission, these words are used in various speech acts. The data for this study were taken from written conversations among residents through WhatsApp group application. The data were collected using documentation and interview. Then, the data were analyzed using the pragmatic equivalent method. The results of data analysis showed that the words "izin" and "mohon izin" were used in various speech acts, namely assertive, directive, commissive, declarative, and expressive. These words were the embodiment of negative politeness strategies by trying as little as possible to violate the negative face of the interlocutor. The forms of speech in junior and senior resident interactions used a combination of positive politeness strategies and negative politeness strategies. The use of these words was due to the desire to speak politely and to follow the prevailing customs. This study implied the importance of speaking politely in accordance with the customs or conventions that apply to certain communities.
Keywords: pragmatics, politeness, residents, speech acts

TEACHING STRATEGIES TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS IN SPEAKING CLASS USING SONGS (EVIDENCE FROM SMK SEHAT INSAN PERJUANGAN MOJOAGUNG JOMBANG)

2024-04-29T10:15:05+07:00

This study aims to identify the strategies of drilling and creative tasks used by a teacher and how the teacher applies these strategies to motivate students to speak in class. A qualitative research design was used to answer this study's questions. To collect the data, this study used interviews and classroom observations as the instruments. The participant in this study was one of the English language teachers in SMK Sehat Insan Perjuangan Mojoagung Jombang, where the teacher has been teaching for five years. The results indicated that the teacher used drilling and creative tasks with songs booming on TikTok and other social media related to materials containing moral values to motivate students to speak in class. The use of drilling as a teaching strategy was presented by asking students to say the words that had been spoken by the teacher repeatedly. While the creative task as a teaching strategy was depicted by the given stimulus in the form of a task, the students were asked to present the task result in front of the class, and the other were asked to respond. The results show that using drilling and creative tasks as learning strategies can make students more active in speaking, and this was evidenced by those who were usually just silent and passive in the speaking class getting increased confidence, improved fluency, and a greater willingness to get involved in the class.