This research investigates the refusal techniques employed by multicultural English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students at Universitas Lancang Kuning, paying special emphasis to the effects of multicultural, gender and perception. This research was qualitative research by analysing the research problem in more depth and interpreting and describing using relevant theories. Drawing on Beebe et a…
Academic procrastination has become a pervasive challenge in higher education, particularly among postgraduate students facing cognitively demanding tasks like thesis writing. This study was initiated based on preliminary findings that many English Master’s students at FKIP Universitas Riau struggle with delaying academic tasks, often due to internal and external pressures. Students cite…
Kurikulum berperan sangat penting bagi setiap institusi pendidikan agar tujuan pendidikan yang telah direncanakan dapat tercapai dan tidak menyimpang. Pada tahun 2020, kurikulum Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang Universitas Riau telah melakukan rekonstruksi kurikulum sehingga mengubah penggunaan buku ajar dengan silabus struktural menjadi buku ajar dengan silabus tema yaitu buku Marugoto Niho…
Penelitian ini membahas tentang bagaimana kemampuan mahasiswa dan keefektifan aplikasi Quizizz pada pembelajaran kanji mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang angkatan 2022 FKIP Universitas Riau. Rumusan masalah pada penelitian ini adalah bagaimana kemampuan mahasiswa sebelum dan sesudah menggunakan media aplikasi Quizizz dan apakah aplikasi Quizizz efektif digunakan sebagai media pada…
This study discusses conceptual metaphors in the song lyrics from the Leo-Nine album by LiSA. The aim of this research is to identify the types of conceptual metaphors and to explain the meanings contained in the lyrics of the Leo-Nine album. The method used is descriptive qualitative, with a cognitiive semantics approach and the conceptual metaphor theory proposed by George Lakoff and Mark Joh…
Motivasi belajar merupakan salah satu faktor penting yang memengaruhi keberhasilan proses pembelajaran, terutama dalam pembelajaran bahasa asing seperti bahasa Jepang. Dalam proses pendidikan formal di perguruan tinggi, mahasiswa dihadapkan pada berbagai tantangan akademik, khususnya pada mata kuliah yang memiliki tingkat kesulitan tinggi. Salah satu mata kuliah tersebut adalah Nihongo Chuukyuu…
Karya sastra adalah hasil tulisan yang memiliki keaslian, keartistikan, dan keindahan yang di dalam isi mengungkapkan tentang masalah manusia, kemanusiaan dan alam semesta dalam ragam roman, cerita pendek, drama, lirik untuk menghibur dan memberikan makna terhadap kehidupan. Salah satu karya sastra yang memiliki hal-hal tersebut adalah anime. Anime adalah karya sastra berbentuk animasi yan…
Penelitian ini membahas fenomena budaya komunikasi konteks tinggi dalam masyarakat Jepang, khususnya melalui konteks kuuki wo yomu (kemampuan membaca situasi dan suasana). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menggambarkan bagaimana konteks kuuki wo yomu direpresentasikan oleh para tokoh dalam anime Tsuki ga Kirei. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif dengan kajian bud…
Penelitian ini menganalisis penggunaan media WhatsApp di kalangan mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang FKIP Universitas Riau dengan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Latar belakang penelitian menunjukkan bahwa WhatsApp sebagai aplikasi pesan instan populer dengan lebih dari 2,45 miliar pengguna global telah menjadi sarana komunikasi yang tidak hanya untuk interaksi sosial tetapi jug…
Kemajuan teknologi memengaruhi dunia pendidikan, termasuk penggunaan aplikasi seperti PowerPoint dalam mempresentasikan informasi, sebagai contoh Mahasiswa S1 yang telah menyelesaikan studi akan mempresentasikan penelitiannya pada ujian sidang skripsi. Namun, masih banyak mahasiswa yang belum mengoptimalkan pembelajaran multimedia dalam mempresentasikan informasi sesuai dengan pemanfaatan teori…
In Japan, there is a social phenomenon of disconnected human relationships, known in Japanese as muen shakai. The term muen shakai was popularized in 2010 by the television station NHK (NHK Online, 2013). Nakajima (as cited in Ningsih, 2015:1) defines muen as the absence of ties or relationships, and shakai as society. Thus, the literal meaning of muen shakai is a society without relationships.…
This research is titled “Correlation between Interest in Japanese and Knowledge about Japan of Japanese Language Education Students of FETT Riau University”. This study aims to determine whether there is a significant relationship between students' level of interest in Japanese and their knowledge about Japan. This study used quantitative methods with a correlational approach. The populati…
Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh fenomena meningkatnya minat terhadap budaya Jepang di Indonesia, khususnya pada komunitas wibu Riau community. Minat tersebut mendorong penggunaan berbagai kosakata bahasa Jepang dalam percakapan sehari-hari. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penguasaan kosakata bahasa Jepang pada anggota komunitas wibu Riau commun…
This study aimed to explore students’ perceptions of the Duolingo application's role in speaking ability among students of the English Study Program at Universitas Riau Batch 2023. Using a descriptive quantitative method, data were collected through a structured questionnaire distributed to 76 active Duolingo users. The questionnaire, adapted from Alkathiri (2019), focused on six indicators: …
The research entitled “An Analysis of Students’ Ability in Writing Descriptive Text at SMKN 1 Pekanbaru” by Reza Silviawati aimed to analyze the writing skills of tenth-grade students in composing descriptive texts in English. The study was motivated by the increasing importance of English as a global language and Indonesia’s low ranking in the English Proficiency Index (EPI) in 20…
This research was conducted to find out the effect of digital comic on the students’ mastery in English simple present tense. This research used quantitative research with pre-experimental design. One-group Pretest-Posttest was used as the research design. In this design, one group of students was selected in order to measure their level of progress before and after the treatment. 23 students…
This study aimed to analyze the types and meanings of conceptual metaphors of love found in Olivia Rodrigo's song lyrics from the SOUR album. This research uses Lakoff and Johnson's (2003) Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) which classifies conceptualmetaphors into three types, namely orientational metaphors, structural metaphors, and ontological metaphors. This research uses a qualitative method…
This research investigates the correlation between students’ mastery of past tense and their ability to write recount texts at the tenth grade of SMKN 1 Pekanbaru. The study is based on the premise that grammar, especially verb tenses, is fundamental to effective writing, particularly in recounting past experiences. Using a quantitative descriptive design, the researcher collected data f…
This study investigates the correlation between vocabulary mastery and the ability to write descriptive texts among Grade X students at SMAN 2 Dumai. The research aims to determine the extent of students’ vocabulary knowledge, their proficiency in writing descriptive texts, and whether a significant relationship exists between the two variables. Employing a quantitative correlational res…
This research discusses the use of figurative language in the Netflix series Adolescence in 2025. The aim of this research is to identify the types of figurative language used in the spoken dialogue of characters in the series, with a focus on Jamie Miller and other significant characters. The research method used is qualitative descriptive with a content analysis approach. The data consist of …