In literary works in the form of poetry, the most dominant function of language is poetic function. The poetic function focuses on the language itself or accentuates the form of language so that the quality of the language is more practical and attractive. This function is used to achieve an effect that speakers want in language, by applying this function in language, the message conveyed …
Acquisition of a second language is someone who directly learns the language after the mother tongue. In second language acquisition, input is an important basic component in the learning process. The learner is not only given input, but he must understand the input. With the word understanding, it means that the learner focuses on the meaning of the message read from the target language, …
This study aims to determine the effect of student participation in Japanese Club extracurricular activities on Japanese language learning interest of SMA Negeri 9 Pekanbaru students. The method used in this research is correlation research with quantitative descriptive method with questionnaire as research instrument. Respondents in this study amounted to 30 students who studied Japanese …
This study discusses the influence of the mind mapping method in learning reading comprehension. In this study, the researchers conducted a study to find out whether there were significant differences in the reading comprehension ability of class 2020 students before and after using the mind mapping method. The type of research used was pre-experimental with the One Group Pretest-Posttest r…
This study discusses baka utterances by the main character of one piece anime episode 1 – 10, the formulation of the problem in this study is how to analyze speech Baka By 10 Main Characters of One Piece Anime Episode 1 – 10. Conversational sentences in the data This research will be analyzed based on the function which is divided into two independent functions (Stand Alone) consisting of E…
This research is aims to find out the levels of students’ speaking and the dominant type of anxiety that occured in speaking performance of the Third Semester Students of English Study Program FKIP Universitas Riau. The population of this research was 113 students which divided into 6A, 6B and 6C class as total number of the third year English Study Program Students of Universitas Riau. The r…
Teacher creativity in providing learning in the classroom is something that plays an important role in improving student learning abilities. Active Learning is a teaching method used by teachers in the classroom to improve students' learning abilities, both in increasing learning motivation, self-confidence, critical thinking and so on. In Active Learning there are various teaching techniques t…
This research aimed to find out how the perceptions of SMPS As-Shofa students on using Quizizz Application in learning English. The sample of this research was taken by using the total sampling technique that from ninth grade students of SMPS As-Shofa Pekanbaru. The number of samples was 55 students. The data was collected by using a questionnaire. There are 35 questions in total in the questio…
This descriptive research was aimed to find out what kind of translation method used by English Study Program Students of Universitas Riau in translating activity. The population of this research was sixth semester students of English Study Program Universitas Riau. There are two instruments of this research, the first test is about translating the English text into Indonesia and the second tes…
This study aims to find out the code mixing of English, The purpose of this study is to find out the types and the reason code-mixing. This study was examined using a qualitative descriptive approach as the data used came in the form of words, sentences and images. The results of the research are three types and six reason of code-mixing that appeared in Nadiem Makarim's Instagram comment …
English is a global language that is presently the official or dominant language in more than 60 nations, Lucantoni (2006). English is one of the foreign languages taught at junior and senior high schools, as well as colleges, in Indonesia. Based on the background above, the problem is formulated as follows “how is the vocabulary mastery of the second grade students of SMPN 34 Pekanbaru?”. …
This research aims to find out whether there is a significant effect of the Four-Square Writing Method on students’ achievement in writing recount text at the second-year students of SMPN 5 Pekanbaru. The research design in this research used quasi-experimental. The instrument in this research used writing test. The subject in this research is the second-year students of SMP Negeri 5 Pekanbar…
A genre of reading text includes the social function, text structure, and features. In this study, the author of the textbook "Talk Active" in English examined the genre of the reading passages. The goals of this study were to identify the genres that are present in the English textbook "Talk Active," as well as its social functions, generic structures, and linguistic characteristics. They also…
This research was conducted to find out and analyze errors made by students in writing recount text. The method of this research is qualitative descriptive method. To describe the errors, the writer classified the errors based on Betty S. Azar’s classification (1989) they are singular plural, word form, word choice, verb tense, add a word, omit a word, word order, incomplete sentence, spellin…
This study was conducted to analyzing EFL Learners’ strategy in apologizing. This was a descriptive qualitative study using a qualitative approach combine with descriptive statistics. The participants of this study were 32 EFL Learners that currently study in their second academic year in English Department of Universitas Riau. They were selected using cluster random sampling technique. The d…
In communicating, people may express themselves in a particular communication channel, spoken or written. For instance, people may use direct and indirect communication as their message’s perceived meaning varies depending on the tone of the messages. As a result, they may apply different levels of politeness. This research investigated politeness strategies used by George W. Bush in his …
This research was conducted to analyze the difficulty level in using gerund and infinitive. The design of this research is descriptive quantitative. The participants of this study were 37 students that are currently studying in their sixth semester of English Study Program of Universitas Riau and they were selected by cluster random sampling. In collecting data, the researcher used a test. Afte…
From the difficulty and necessity to mastering English as it is almost useful in every life aspect nowadays, the writer decides to conduct this study to examines the translation strategy of idiomatic expressions in Onward movie subtitles. It is a descriptive qualitative method one, aiming to find out the types of idiomatic expressions and the strategy employed to translate it. The two objective…
This study aims to investigate the types and purposes of code-mixing used in “Ini Talkshow” You Tube videos. The research utilized a descriptive qualitative and documentation method. The source of the data in this study are from 5 “Ini Talkshow” You Tube videos entitled “Ayu Gani Valerie dan Veronika malah takut sama Om Yoo, Cie Andre malu ketauan niruin Chef Juna, Unseen Before Sule …
This study aims to analyze the meaning of denotative semiotics and themeaning of connotative in the malay village bele tradition found in the village of Pelanduk Mandah Indragiri. The meaning of denotative semiotics and connotative semiotic meaning were obtained, namely in the form of objects and equipment used during traditional processions or ritual carried out in the village of Pelanduk…