THE DEVELOPMENT AND CHALLENGES OF INDONESIAN LANGUAGE AS AN ACADEMIC LANGUAGE

This paper discusses two major issues, i.e. the development of Indonesian language or Bahasa Indonesia (BI) and the challenges faced by BI to be an academic language as a means for developing science and enhancing the intellectuality of Indonesian people. BI symbolizes the culture of nation which has an extraordinary historical development. BI had been used as a lingua franca known as the Malay language since the period of Srivijayan Empire. BI grew and developed as a language of struggle in the colonial period and used to unify the archipelago???s diverse ethnic, cultural, and language groups into one nation. BI was then elevated to the status of official language based on the 1945 Cconstitution. Then, a number of agencies (e.g. the language center) were formed to deal with language planning with responsibilities for standardisation and modernisation of BI in order to satisfy all communication purposes including scientific communication of academic community. However, the effort to place BI as a modern and prestigious academic language is hindered by negative attitudes of Indonesian people and competition with foreign languages that have positioned BI to survive or to be ignored. Therefore, this situation requires a serious thought and an effective action to elevate the status of BI to be a reliable language for scientific and academic usage. This is possible to do when all level of educational institutions, as the agent of science and technology development, would like to change their perception that mastering a foreign language, especially English is the only way to get the access to the development of science and technology since all important resorces of science are in English. It is essential to realize that reaching the progress in science and technology does not mean to globalize English in Indonesian countr

The Idol: A Model for Incorporating Literature in Elt

This paper is aimed at introducing an instructional development model which is designed in response to two strong desires i.e. to show the most effective ways of incorporating literature in English Language Teaching and to provide a comprehensive framework for English teachers to develop literature-based ELT materials. The proposed instructional model consists of four distinct phases of development i.e. Input phase(Identifying learners’ needs by carrying out a needs analysis), Development phase(Using the information on the learners’ needs to select and to organize the literature based ELT materials), Output Phase (producing the prototypes of literature-based ELT materials), Language acquisition Phase (Assessing the effect of the literature-based ELT materials on the learners’ language proficiency) which are here abbreviated as The IDOL Model. The phases are clearly presented and seem compatible the other phases commonly available in the area of instructional materials development in today’s English language teaching. Therefore, this model appears to provide useful assistance to materials designers and English teachers in developing a well-designed literature-based ELT material.     Keywords: literature, teaching literature, using literature for teaching English, materials development, instructional development mode

The Language of Emoji in Social Media

The very fast development of information technology which is characterized by an influx of industry 4.0 has changed the way of human and behavior in language. The grammar which is a phenomenon of interest to language is examined along with behavior change language in the internet world. A phenomenon in language online is the emergence of the use of visual language emoji in conducting conversations in social media. This paper aims to discuss the phenomenon of visual language emoji among internet users in social media (WhatsAp

Digital Literacy: The Right Solution to Overcome the Various Problems of Meaning and Communication on Social Media

Problems with meaning arise when symbols interact in digital communication on social media between users. Different messages may be interpreted differently due to symbolic exchanges between social media users. This paper examines how message meaning relates to current social media challenges. The data used to address the issue was obtained from an online survey of social media users, and the semiotics method was employed (denotation and connotation). This study concludes that people who utilize social media have a higher propensity to read the news and become more authentic by sharing it. To read social media text messages denotatively has ideological consequences for users and connotative implications. Social media messaging's ideological impact creates the purpose of action (change of view on an issue, for example, COVID-19 vaccination). This paper contributes to digital media literacy, which develops critical thinking abilities based on digital knowledge by choosing to read news content. Besides, this paper contributes to the capacity to critically create content based on digital culture (positive news content) and offer critical commentary based on digital ethics (politeness in providing language). This article discusses the benefits and importance of news content comments and the ability to share news content critically based on digital safety by safely evaluating information before sharing it

Needs Analysis on English for Vocational Purpose for Students of Hospitality Department

Needs analysis occupies a primary role in developing the curriculum, syllabus and the teaching materials of English for vocational purposes (EVP). This study aims to recognize the needs (linguistic, functions, learning preferences and problems of learning) of vocational English for the students of hospitality department. Development research method was used to carry out this study by involving 105 Hospitality students, 2 English teachers as well as 21 hospitality employees. Questionnaires were distributed to obtain data about the needs. The data were then analyzed by frequency, percentage, as well as mean scores. The findings indicated four primary needs inventory. The first, speaking is dominantly selected as the most important skills to learn, then writing, reading and listening skills. The second, the most important language functions to learn in terms of vocational English for hospitality were Using telephone, giving and receiving guests, dealing guests’ requests, describing hotel facilities, asking for repeats, responding to the guests’ complain and offering help. The third, the most relevant learning preferences were warming up, games and work in pairs. The forth, problems of learning English included inability to use appropriate words and expressions, inadequate vocabulary, lack of grammar knowledge and insufficient knowledge of the topics. Based on the results achieved from this study, it can be proposed that revisions in the current English teaching materials for the students of hospitality department at Vocational high School 2 Pangkep seem to be necessary, to offer more reliable and effective EVP courses.     Keywords: English for Specific Purpose (ESP), English for Vocational Purpose (EVP), Needs Analysis (NA), Hospitality

Semiotic Multimodality Communication in The Age of New Media

The age of new media is changing the social order of communication. The availability of the widest access for internet users to communicate without time and region limitations is a feature of this digital media era. The second distinctive feature is the communication of digital media by using semiotic multimodality (a combination of verbal and nonverbal signs, for example, emojis, images, videos, sounds, and music). The purpose of this paper is to identify how cultures communicate with the New Media Age's semiotic multimodality. The approach used is semiotics, that is, an approach that views the media as a medium of exchange for signs of multimodality (complex verbal and nonverbal signs used in real-time). This paper concludes that the new media produce three models of communication between social media users, namely verbal and verbal language (sign) communication, verbal and nonverbal communication, and nonverbal-nonverbal communication. This study adds to the importance of internet users in communicating by utilizing the three models to remain critical in responding to various information received and disseminated. Because the use of semiotic multimodality that is compatible with communication models can cause problems in the meaning of the message conveyed

A Discourse Stylistics Analysis on the Regularities in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple

The purpose of this study was to describe the regularities of the American Postmodern Novelist: Alice Walker with a focus on a character’s and/or narrator’s mind style in a stylistic and narratological approach. This study aimed to attain the regularities from the American novelist’s literary work and how the regularities/irregularities occur in the novel to frame the style of the novelist in producing her literary work. This study was a descriptive qualitative by taken into account of stylistics categories and mind style which were applied to the Alice Walker’s The Color Purple. The data of this study were taken from Alice Walker’s novel entitled The Color Purple. The result of the study showed the occurrences and the forms of regularities in the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker which represented the style of the novelist in creating her literary work. The bold character of African-American Vernacular English that were found in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple showed that the novelist poured their mind style in their literary works by showing their stylistic options in producing the novel. By showing their writing style the novelists were contributed to the development of national language in America.     Keywords: discourse stylistics, mind style, postmodern, American novelist, AfricanAmerica

THE REFLECTION OF CLASSLESS SOCIETY IN GEORGE ORWELL’S ANIMAL FARM

This research intends to the classless society in Animal Farm. Therefore, the researchers analyzed how the reflection of the classless society in the novel. In analyzing this research, the researchers used a sociological approach to describes the classless society that is reflected in the novel Animal Farm. The researcher analyzes literary work based on the text and explains the sociological meaning by uses Marxist literary theory. The researcher analyzes the communism concept practiced and reflected to the society (farm) to create public welfare Moreover, the researcher used a qualitative method and descriptive analysis method in analyzing the data. There are two sources of data which are primary data and supporting data. The primary data was taken of the novel Orwell’s Animal Farm. Meanwhile, the supporting data were taken from book, journal, theses, and article. The result of this research is the researchers find the author’s way to reflected the classless society in the novel

HEDONISM IN FITZGERALD THE GREAT GATSBY

This research aimed to describe hedonistic characters in everyday life. The novel studied was entitled The Great Gatsby. Writer focused on the impact of hedonism based on Jay Gatsby’s character in this fictional novel. In this study, the writer used genetic structuralism approach, a literary research method that includes instrinsic and extrinsic aspects. Instrinsic aspect contained the elements of characters, plot, settings, and the themes analysis. The extrinsic aspect described as an outsideelements of the intirnsic aspect. In this literary work, life and lifestyle was truly depicted in the jazz era. This research data were analyzed using qualitative research method and described descriptively. The study found that the hedonistic lifestyle carried out by the Jay Gatsby in the novel has impacts towards losing identitiy, being betrayed by someone he loves and death

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN POE’S ANNABEL LEE

Figurative language is an inseparable element in literary work. It is used in various kind of works, but it is mainly in poetry. The purpose of using figurative language in poetry is to emphasize the meaning that the author tried to express. Other than that, it is also use to beautify the sound of the poetry. Edgar Allan Poe is one of the authors that use various kind of figurative languages in his work. This research mainly focuses on one of his poem, Annabel Lee. The researcher found seven types of figurative languages in the poem as the result of the study. They are ending rhyme, internal rhyme, repetition, hyperbole, metaphor, alliteration, and anaphora