The Communication Language Style of The Government of Kuwait During The Covid-19 Pandemic | Gaya Bahasa Komunikasi Pemerintah Kuwait di Masa Pandemi Covid-19

The purpose of this study is to describe that the Government of Kuwait, through its official social media, uses a lot of euphemistic and dysphemic language styles in conveying information in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic. This study uses a qualitative approach with content analysis to understand the symbolic messages contained in documents, paintings, dances, songs, literary works, and others as unstructured data. The data collection technique used is the observation and note-taking technique. Listening in the context of this study means reading, which is then recorded to document the data obtained. The data analysis technique used is the equivalent referential technique to find out grammatical units such as euphemisms and dysphemisms, while to analyze the background of the use of euphemisms and dysphemisms, pragmatic equivalent analysis is used. Based on the results of an analysis of data obtained from the official social media of the Ministry of Health of Kuwait, many euphemistic and dysphemistic forms were found in conveying information regarding the latest matters and developments regarding Covid-19 in the country of Kuwait. It is used for specific purposes. The purpose of using euphemistic forms is to avoid mentioning negative reality, which aims to minimize the harmful effects of utterances that seem scary, worrying, make noise, offend, hurt, disrespect, or violate social norms. Euphemistic forms also aim to evoke an optimistic attitude toward residents in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The use of the dysphemistic form used by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health in presenting information about matters related to Covid-19 in that country is aimed at scaring, showing annoyance, and giving warnings so that they are even more vigilant in dealing with the Covid 19 pandemic

EKSISTENSI DAN KIPRAH ALUMNI PROGRAM STUDI PEGEMBANGAN MASYARAKAT ISLAM: TRACER STUDY DI UIN SULTAN MAULANA HASANUDDIN BANTEN

This study aims to determine and analyze the profile of graduates of the Islamic Community Development Study Program at UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten and their role in the world of work and society. The research method used in this research is a descriptive research method through a quantitative approach. Descriptive research is intended to present factual data based on information from the study program, as well as quantitative data obtained from survey results. Based on the results of the research, it is known that the number of alumni of the PMI study program is 79 people with an average GPA of 3.60 with a waiting period of 4.8 months to get a job. It is also known that PMI alumni are able to compete in the world of work with 43% of alumni working in local and national scale companies or institutions, 29% of alumni are entrepreneurs, 10% of alumni are working and self-employed, and 18% of alumni are not yet working. In addition, the biggest contribution from the study program felt by alumni was team work with a percentage of 61% (47 alumni), and followed by competence in adapting to the environment and honesty, loyalty, and integrity with the same percentage of 58.4% (45 alumni). This is felt by alumni from the curriculum during study, with the highest percentage in internship courses and professional field practicums

Strategi Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab dalam Upaya Mempersiapkan Calon Mahasiswa Baru ke Timur Tengah (Studi Kasus pada El-Darosah Banten)

This article aims to analyze the Arabic language learning strategies implemented by El-Darosahat Banten in order to prepare prospective new students for the Middle East, especially Al-Azhar as the oldest university in Egypt. As we know that students who want to continue their studies in the Middle East have increased. Therefore, it requires a strategy in preparing Arabic so that they can follow learning in the Middle East well. This research is qualitative using descriptive analysis methods. Data were obtained through observation, interviews, and documentation studies. The qualitative approach according to Creswell allows a researcher to become a key instrument, namely as a data collector, behavioral observation, or participant interview. The object of research in this paper is students at the El-Darosah institution who want to continue their studies to the Middle East. The results of this research show that learning Arabic at this institution is for a specific purpose so that it has implications for several things: First, the implementation of Arabic learning at El-Darosah uses private and classical methods so that learning runs effectively; The material is a compilation of many resources pertaining to learning Arabic related to the acquisition of Arabic language skills; Third, in the grammatical aspect, students are required to identify and express ideas about the grammatical structure and style used in the texts provided, so that learning Arabic is more functional. Another strategy used in learning Arabic at this institution is that teachers always motivate students, so predetermined goals of learning Arabic can be achieved effectively and efficiently because students are present physically and psychologically. We recognize that this study has many flaws. Therefore, we hope that there are researchers who can continue our research, such as how the strategy of mastering the Amiyah language because outside of learning, the language used is the Amiyah language