Vivid: Journal of Language and Literature
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jurnal vivid, English Department, Andalas University, Language and LiteratureEnglish Department, Faculty of Humanities, Andalas Universityen-USVivid: Journal of Language and Literature2502-146XCode-switching in Bilingual Classroom in Sri Lanka: Differing Perception of Teacher and Students
http://jurnalvivid.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/vivid/article/view/377
<span lang="EN-US">Code-switching occurs in multilingual cultures where citizens have the right and ability to speak two or more languages. This phenomenon can frequently be seen in the English Medium classrooms in the Sri Lankan state school where English and Sinhala are used interchangeably for classroom practices. This article aims to examine subject teachers’ and students’ perspectives towards the use of English and Sinhala for instruction and learning in English medium classrooms in state schools in Sri Lanka, thus identifying how code-switching impacts on students’ performance. The study used mixed method for data collection. Five English medium teachers of three schools in the Hambantota district in Sri Lanka were interviewed and forty students who are learning the subjects in English medium in five schools were distributed questionnaires. The study used random sampling method for selecting the participants and Thematic Analysis (TA) for identifying, organizing, and interpreting data. One key finding of this study is that most teachers employ code-switching in bilingual classrooms in order to make the students familiarize with the subject matter. Although the majority of students are willing to speak English, as a medium of instruction in bilingual classrooms, students need their teachers to explain the lessons in both media. Although code-switching can enhance a student’s knowledge of a specific subject it does not make the student a better speaker or a writer. The current study has implications for bilingual teachers, students, syllabus, and material designers.</span>Rohan Abeywickrama
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2023-10-312023-10-3112213514610.25077/vj.12.2.135-146.2023Illocutionary Acts in Recorded Presentations of English Education Master's Program Students
http://jurnalvivid.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/vivid/article/view/378
<p>This study aims to identify the illocutionary acts used by English Education Master’s Program students and the underlying reasons for them to use the acts in their recorded presentations. There is little study on master’s degree students, especially in the pandemic era. Therefore, this study attempted to identify the illocutionary acts performed by master’s degree students in the recorded presentation. This study used qualitative research in order to collect and analyze the data. Searle’s (1979) theory of the illocutionary act is used. The data was taken from the videos which were transcript. The transcription was used to analyze the illocutionary acts used by the students. The qualitative data showed that the students mainly used representatives (66%), directives (26%), and expressive acts (8%) in the video 1 of the recorded presentation. Similarly, in the second video, the student used representatives (68%), directives (25%), and expressive (6%). Besides, none of the videos were showing the students’ commissive and declarative acts. Results showed that the students used it for explaining to the audiences about facts or theories and examples.</p>Monika DewantyBarli Bram
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2023-10-312023-10-3112214715210.25077/vj.12.2.147-152.2023Lexical Meaning of Medical Terms Found in English Book End of Days: Predictions and Prophecies about the End of the World
http://jurnalvivid.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/vivid/article/view/379
<span lang="EN-US">The purpose of the study is to find out the number of medical terms found in the book <em>End of Days</em> and to know the lexical meaning of medical terms found in the book <em>End of Days</em>. The method used in this research is the descriptive qualitative research method. Based on the analysis, the researcher found there are 220 medical terms found in the book <em>End of Days </em>Chapter VII with the sub-theme <em>The End of Days through My Eyes</em>. There are medical terms that show the name of diseases or disorders, the name of the place, part of the body, and other related medical terminology. The writer also translates the lexical meaning by using <em>Dictionary of Medical Terms</em> by Peter Collin and <em>Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations</em> by Stanley Jablonski to translate the acronyms and abbreviations of the medical term in the English book of <em>The End of Days</em>. There are many acronyms found in the book. Based on the results of the analysis of lexical meaning, the researcher concludes that the book has a variety of uniqueness in the content because the writers Sylvia Browne with co-writer Lindsay Harrison include medical terms in the book.</span>Tira Nur Fitria
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2023-10-312023-10-3112215316210.25077/vj.12.2.153-162.2023A Semiotic Analysis in Who Killed Sara Film (2021)
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<span lang="EN-US">This article aims to (1) to find out the connotative and denotative of meaning in the film Who Killed Sara (2) to determine the forms of gender discrimination which appear in Who Killed Sara. Researcher uses Roland Barthes’s Semiotics theory to identify the Gender discrimination form that appear through the film Who Killed Sara. After the deep research, the researcher founds that (1) the meaning of gender discrimination is highlighted by the discriminatory treatment of women in public life. When a group of people imposes restrictions on the social life of a woman, their view of the weakness and low status of women also leads women to experience discrimination (2) the form of discrimination that appear through the film has many varieties, such as; violence (verbal and non-verbal), stereotype, subordination, and workload. From this film, it can be seen that acts of discrimination are heinous acts and have a bad impact on a person. So this film provides a moral message for us viewers to create gender equality in social life.</span>Garda Muhammad Fadhillah DipratamaSaefudin Saefudin
Copyright (c) 2023 Garda Muhammad Fadhillah Dipratama, Saefudin Saefudin
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2023-10-312023-10-3112216317210.25077/vj.12.2.163-172.2023An Analysis of Cooperative Principles on Asumsi.co's Interviews on Russia-Ukraine War Issue
http://jurnalvivid.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/vivid/article/view/381
<span lang="EN-US">Cooperative Principle is one of the pragmatics disciplines that should be known by everyone to conduct effective communication, especially diplomats. This research studied the utterances which were uttered by two Russian diplomats who are actively working at the Russian Embassy in Indonesia, Denis Tetyushin and Lyudmila Vorobyova in their interviews with Asumsi.co. The objectives of this research were to identify the maxims of cooperative principle which are produced by the interviewees in the Asumsi.co interviews, to figure out the types of maxims disobedience which are produced by the interviewees, and to recognise the motives behind the interviewees obeying and disobeying the maxims. This study was conducted with a qualitative approach assisted by a statistical descriptive method to see the distribution of the obedience and disobedience utterances. The result of the research revealed 47 data obey and disobey the maxim of cooperative principles. The most obeyed maxim was the maxim of manner, followed by the maxim of quantity, the maxim of quality, and there was no utterance which followed the maxim of relevance rule.</span>Hafiz Alfandy RizqyIke RevitaAslinda Aslinda
Copyright (c) 2023 Hafiz Alfandy Rizqy, Ike Revita, Aslinda Aslinda
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2023-10-312023-10-3112217317910.25077/vj.12.2.173-179.2023Reflection of Faith in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code Novel (2003): New Criticism
http://jurnalvivid.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/vivid/article/view/382
<span lang="EN-US">The Da Vinci Code Novel is one of the famous works from Dan Brown, it narrates about the conflict between Priory of Sion and the church a long time ago. The novel would show us the sacred of Holy Grail which has been covered and the mystery of the codes. The conflict of faith is something that makes the novel complicated and more interesting to read. a faith is also important in determining people’s life because it is an attitude even though it is not always true, thus it cannot become a standard of truth. The writer uses New Criticism approach to find the main problem and conflicts related to research question. The writer also uses a qualitative method to describe the finding. In the end of the study, the writer finds that The Da Vinci Code novel have several faiths reflected, namely; (1) the last supper painting that breaks people’s faith, (2) holy grail and the secret of Christianity’s faith, (3) the priory of sion as the guardian, and (4) the truth of faith. At the same time, the main problem in the novel is a different perspective on the Holy Grail due to the lack of relevant information and their long-established faith, thus they assume that it is true. We cannot claim either of them was wrong because it refers to their own needs. In fact, there is no absolute truth for human being, it is because the truth we have is only own perspective and it does not apply for everyone.</span>Agitya Agung TridiartoNurhidayat Nurhidayat
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2023-10-312023-10-3112218118910.25077/vj.12.2.181-189.2023Children Literature as A Medium to Forter Critical Thinking: A Systematic Review on Benefit
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<span lang="EN-US">This paper aims to investigate children’s literature as a medium to foster critical thinking. This study used a qualitative method with purpose to know the meaning of the phenomena that happen. In this case, problem-solving discussion was applied as a method to deal with the issue. This was done by cross-checking and eclectic review from different sources. Research finding has revealed that children’s literature is a great media for ELT young learner’s overall language and literacy competence. In particular, children literature dealing with different cultures or social issues can promote intercultural understand and social justice. Children literature is beneficial to fostering critical thinking in language classroom more enjoyable. In short, the young learner begins to create new ideas, motivating them to acquire foreign language, expanding student’s awareness, and understanding another culture. They are naturally motivated by questioning and learning that occurs along with other students and guided by the teacher who always encourage them.</span>Miranda Muge AisyahAli Mustofa
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2023-10-312023-10-3112219119610.25077/vj.12.2.191-196.2023The Image of Children in Roald Dahl's Matilda
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<span lang="EN-US">his research aims to explore the image of the children as it is constructed by the educational institution particularly by the teachers in the novel Matilda. This research is a descriptive qualitative study with applies the theory of imagology by Milan Kundera and the image of the child by Loris Malaguzzi. This research used the close textual analysis method to describe and analyze the meaning, structure, and function contained in the text. The result of this research shows that the different images of the children constructed by two teacher characters of the novel. The image of the children constructed by Miss Honey is that the children are innocent, potential, and dependent. While the image of the children constructed by Mrs. Trunchbull is that children are a source of trouble, disgusting, disturbing, and should not exist in the world. Based on the image of the children constructed by Miss Honey and Mrs. Trunchbull, these two teacher figures show different behaviors when they interact with children. Miss Honey tends to pay special attention to children, teach them new things in a fun way, and be open to children. While Mrs. Trunchbull shows abusive behavior in children such as shouting, cursing, and giving harsh punishments to children. Therefore, based on the results of research conducted, it can be concluded that the image of children is not always the same in the eyes of everyone and the image they construct in children affects the way they treat children.</span>Aina Noor Ade FaradillaArief Rahman Hakim
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2023-10-312023-10-3112219720910.25077/vj.12.2.197-209.2023Analysis Mixed Traits of Jo March That Affect Her Gender Identity
http://jurnalvivid.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/vivid/article/view/385
<span lang="EN-US">The objective of this research is to reveal and explain the mixed traits through Jo March character and to understand the impact that influence her gender identities. This research employs qualitative analysis method and applying the theory of Robert DiYanni character and characterization, gender stereotypes and sex role inventory which invented by Sandra Bem. This theory has a purpose to analysis the gender issues which contained in this film. The result shows that the main character, Jo March has the characterization of self-sufficient, brave and principled woman through DiYanni point of view. Moreover, the research discovered that Jo March adopts both mixed traits which is both masculinity and femininity traits in woman’s body that made them include to androgyny. Her masculinity traits are independent, strong personality, assertive and analytical, while her femininity traits are affectionate, compassion, sensitive and warm. This mixed traits that possessed in Jo breaks the stereotype that female character constantly depicted inferior role, however in this research it demonstrates that Jo not only dominate by masculine traits yet she balanced her feminine traits as well. In this context, it affects her relationship with Laurie, the male character by leads the relationship to frustration and regret between them.</span>Dania Naura
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2023-10-312023-10-3112221121510.25077/vj.12.2.211-215.2023Students' Responses to Plot Device of Going/Trapped to Another World Seen in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L Baum: Reading Interest and Popular Culture Knowledge
http://jurnalvivid.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/vivid/article/view/386
<p>This study discusses the plot device of ‘going/trapped to another world’ as seen in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum about reading interest and popular culture knowledge by the students’ responses from the English Department Universitas Andalas. It aims to find the correlation between their knowledge and interest in the plot device of ‘going/trapped into another world’ and the popularity of the Isekai genre among them. The result shows that the majority of the respondents were familiar with and interested in the genre, and the genre’s ability to facilitate imaginative escapism, served as coping mechanism from real life challenges, it helps their opinion that the plot device remains popular and relevant in the future with strong confidence in its enduring appeal as relatable experiences become the primary reason for its popularity to stay in the pop culture world.</p>Edria SandikaGindho RizanoNabilah Dzakirah Resna
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2023-10-312023-10-3112221722210.25077/vj.12.2.217-222.2023