Vivid: Journal of Language and Literature

Language Barrier: Theory of Truth in Intercultural EFL

Lukitaning Nur Jayanti — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:46:58 +0700

This paper elaborates the explanation of an incorrect and misconception
understanding of meaning in teaching English as a foreign language in
Indonesia. This research is conducted with a discussion consisting of logical
reasoning about the detailed explanation as a method to deal with the issue.
It was done by cross-checking and reviewing eclectically from dissimilar
sources in the related field of study as well. Moreover, the discussion and
result are affirmed and evaluated by utilizing the relevant existing studies
and research. The scoop and limitation in this study are that the subject is
referring to the Indonesian students that learn the English language as a
foreign language in formal education school.
The study found that this phenomenon is happening because of the
pedagogical need based on the standard formal education school curriculum
in Indonesia that focusing English as a communication language rather than
anything else. A teacher neither needs nor bother to explain the language
in a deeper sense of meaning and only teaches what is necessary for the
student requirement. This makes the English language used in Indonesian
schools lose its true meaning and understanding because of the difference
in intercultural understanding. This mostly happens in a school that uses
localized English that has been adapted in our culture and habits as foreign
speakers. Hence some vocabularies and phrases end up being simplified to
reduce teacher time effort to explain further about language meaning and
truth.

Enhancement of Early Childhood Education (ECE) through Professional Development: Sri Lankan ECE Teachers’ Perceptions

Rohan Abeywickrama — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:46:59 +0700

This study examined the influence of teacher Professional Development on
the quality of learners’ cognitive development, behavior management, and
the overall effectiveness of Early Childhood Education. A questionnaire
was administered among 285 Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers
serving at private educational institutions in Sri Lanka to gather data. The
stratified sampling method was applied to select the respondents and the
findings were analyzed using descriptive statistics, reliability analysis,
correlation, and regression analysis. The study results demonstrate
that teacher Professional Development has a positive and significant
impact on the quality of the ECE classroom, young learners’ cognitive
development, behavior management, and the overall effectiveness of
the ECE. The current study provides important insights into the role of
teacher Professional Development in enhancing the quality of ECE in
Sri Lanka. The study underscores the critical significance of Professional
Development in reinforcing the quality of ECE in Sri Lanka. It advocates
for continuous investment in teacher Professional Development initiatives,
recognizing their potential to raise the standards of ECE classrooms, foster
cognitive development among young learners, and facilitate positive
behavior management techniques. Furthermore, the research emphasizes
the necessity for future investigations to explore deeper into the correlation
between teacher Professional Development and the efficacy of ECE. Such
inquiries could uncover insights and explain strategies aimed at optimizing
the effectiveness of ECE across diverse contexts.

Emotions vs Colours: A Semiotics Study

Evelyn Theodora Hasiana, Mia Fitria Agustina, Ririn Kurnia Trisnawati — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:46:59 +0700

This study aims to determine the meaning and relationship of colour
with five human emotions in the film entitled Inside Out. Inside Out is an
American animated film directed by Pete Docter and produced by Jonas
Rivera, released in 2015. The qualitative method is used to evaluate this
research because it can be used to focus on an interpretive, naturalistic
approach to its subject matter. The primary data is taken from the film
Inside Out. Secondary data would be gathered from any sources related to
semiotics theory on the relationship between colour and human emotions,
as well as to eliminate unnecessary data and solidify the research. Riley
Andersen, the main character, was born in Minnesota, and the five
manifestations of emotion in her mind are Joy (yellow), Sadness (blue),
Anger (red), Disgust (green), and Fear (purple). These emotions reside in
Riley’s mind’s Headquarters, where they set Riley’s state of action and
turn it into a memory.Therefore, each character with a specific color is
challenging to be studied further.It begins with an overview of each color
and emotion before delving into the specifics of the relationship between
these emotions and the colors associated with them. This study employs
Roland Barthes’ semiotic theory, which has three aspects containing
denotation, connotation, and myth, interpreting signs. To learn more, it is
necessary to dig into the changing history of society’s association of these
colors with these five emotions. Finally, this study is hoped to inspire the
animators to use specific colors to describe the characters’ emotions.

Metaphors of Human-Flora-Fauna Symbiosis: Eco-Critical Discourse Expositions in Yorùbá Proverbial Analysis

Festus Moses Onipede, Jaiyeoba Olubunmi Olutoyin — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:47:00 +0700

It has been emphasized that metaphors in general are crucial for
comprehending and interpreting ecological discourse. Numerous studies
on Yorùbá proverbs have been conducted (Jelili et al., 2022; Akanbi, 2020;
Anyachebelu, 2019; Olofinsao, 2018; Faleye, 2018; Ojo, 2015; Akanbi,
2015, etc.), but insufficient research has been done on human-flora-fauna
symbiosis, particularly in Yorùbá proverbs. This study uses ecocritical
metaphor analysis to look at the symbiosis of humans, plants, and fauna
in Yorùbá proverbs. The study focuses on how, according to the Yorùbá
worldview, particular plants and animals are used to symbolise various
human experiences, actions, and traits in Yorùbá proverbs. We use the
transitivity system from the Systemic Functional Linguistics approach to
eco-critical discourse analysis, along with Lakoff and Johnson’s Conceptual
Metaphor Theory (CMT) to explore human experiences with nature
through process types and illustrate the metaphorical “mapping” across
the conceptual domain. Other human experiences are conceptualised as
the target domain through the lens of flora and animals, which serve as the
source domain. Both primary and secondary sources of information were
carefully selected for this article. The study discovers that Yorùbá proverbs
use metaphors of animals such as dogs, cows, chameleons, doves, and
eagles as well as woods and trees like iróko and mahogany, to warn people
against negative attitudes towards the ecosystem, like destruction, laziness,
intolerance, and impatience among others. For harmonious coexistence in
the ecosystem, the proverbs urge humans to behave well toward nature.
According to the results of the transitivity analysis, the detected process
choices in the data can be seen as a positive discourse that motivates people
to conserve the environment.

Cultural Transmission through the TikTok Application, Study on Pop Minang as a Local Language Song

Sonezza Ladyanna — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:47:00 +0700

This article aims to explain how cultural transmission occurs in the flow
of globalization through the TikTok application. The culture is referred to
as Minangkabau culture. People identifying themselves as Minangkabau
populate the contemporary Indonesian province of West Sumatra and are
found in immigrant communities throughout the archipelago, Malaysia,
Australia, and further afield, and they are known for their Islamic piety,
matrilineal kinship system, astute trading abilities, proclivity to migrate,
democratic practices, and spicy food (Fraser J. A., 2015, p. 3). This
research focuses on Pop Minang, a genre of regional language songs used
in content on the TikTok application. Songs that are broadcast on the social
media application TikTok also become transmitters of traditional culture
for the younger generation in that culture and even the cultures of other
peoples. The results of this study are in contrast to previous studies, which
claim that TikTok and globalization have a negative impact on the younger
generation (Kurniawan, 2018; Sairin, 2004) and support the opinion that
globalization is a process of glocalization or the interaction and merger
between local cultures and global processes (Turner, 2015, p. 5).

The Analysis of Metaphors of Modality in The Book Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Hearts by James R Doty, MD

Haniifatul ‘Adzra, Ayendi Ayendi — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:47:01 +0700

The metaphor of modality is a language variation in the expression of
modality. Analyzing the metaphor of modality is important to see the
degree of certainty of utterances in communication. The theory by M.A.K
Halliday (1994), specifically the metaphor of modality, was applied to see
the use of the metaphor of modality in the autobiography book. This study
aimed to find the types and values of the metaphor of modality used by the
writer in the book. The method of this study was a descriptive qualitative
method. The data collected were labeled based on the mental process
elements and mood elements in the box. This research found that there
are 110 data containing metaphors of modality found in the book Into
The Magic Shop. All of the data is categorized into types and values of
metaphors of modality. The types are probability with 56 (50.91%) data,
usuality 2 (1.82%) data, the type of obligation has 38 (34.55%) data, and
lastly, inclination with 14 (12.73%) data. Then, the value of metaphor of
modality found which are high with 51 (46.36%) data, median value with
41 (32.27%) data, and low value with 18 (16.36%) data. The most occurred
type found in the book is the probability type of metaphor of modality, and
followed with the most dominant value of metaphor of modality is high
value of metaphor of modality.

Writing a Blog Script to Promote Instant Cuko as Culinary Innovation from Palembang

Ahmad Khoirul Akhir Tanjung, Munaja Rahma, Zidni Ma’ruf, Febriyani Setyawati — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:47:01 +0700

This final report aims to know how to write a blog script to promote
instant cuko as culinary innovation from Palembang using Research and
Development (R&D) Method by Sukmadinata (2017). The method has
three stages: (1) preliminary study; (2) model development; (3) final
product testing. The techniques of collecting the data were literature study
and interview. Then, the data was analyzed by classifying data, writing,
and uploading the blog script. After collecting the information from the
literature study and field survey, the first draft of the blog script was
developed based on Balkhi (2015) about the stages of structures in writing
a blog script. The script of the blog contains the title, the introduction,
the main body, and the conclusion. The blog script entitled “Instant Cuko
as Culinary Innovation from Palembang” is a medium to promote instant
cuko. The script is put in a blog and uploaded on Blogger. The blog helps
tourists get information about instant cuko and aims to make it easy to bring
cuko from Palembang. This research was conducted using the Research
& Development approach with the Preliminary Study, Model Draft, and
Final Product Testing and Dissemination stages. Data was collected
through interviews, observations, and questionnaires. The research was
conducted in July-November 2023. The outputs of this research are final
report, proceeding FIRST, scientific article published journals accredited
by SINTA, Blog Script, and partnership.

Translation Quality in Translating Abstract in Thesis from the Economics Field

Dwi Fadilla, Havid Ardi, Rashed Mahmud — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:47:01 +0700

A scientific research report should provide abstract at the beginning of the
manuscript. Students who learn English as a foreign language in Indonesia
is also provided with the translation skill, including in translating abstract.
This study aims to analyze the translation quality of the thesis abstract
translated by the English literature students of UNP. This research used
the descriptive method as the research design. The population of this
study consisted of sixth-semester English literature students of UNP,
and the purposive sampling method was used to select 25 students as the
sample. A translation test was used to collect data. Based on the results
of the analysis of the translation quality, the researcher concludes that
the students’ accuracy, acceptability, and readability of the abstract in the
thesis for students of English Literature who have studied translation is less
accurate, less acceptable, and has a high readability translation level. The
level of accuracy is at an average of 2.14. The level of acceptability is at an
average of 2.34. Moreover, the level of readability is at an average of 2.71.

Transformation of The Giver Novel into Film by Phillip Noyce

Alimah B. Sholihah, Ikwan Setiawan, Dina D. Kusumayanti — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:47:02 +0700

There are numerous ways to adapt a literary work. One of them is adapting
literary work from the novel into the film. This article is about Lois
Lowry’s novel The Giver, which was adapted into a film with the same
title by Phillip Noyce. During the adaptation process, transformations in
the intrinsic elements were discovered. This transformation can occur due
to differences in media, which was originally in the form of text (novel) to
audiovisual (film). This article aims to discover the transformations that
occurred during adaptation as well as the motive of the adapter. Several
steps were taken to accomplish this goal. The first step is to classify the
discovered differences into tables. The transformations are then analyzed
in the second step to determine the visible ideology. Third, the adapter’s
motives can be identified using the ideology that has been discovered. The
theory of adaptation and mythology is the one employed in this article.
In order to identify ideology, the mythology theory is used to analyze
differences. Afterward, using the identified ideology, the adapter’s motives
are discovered using the adaptation theory. The final result of the adaptation
of The Giver novel depicted several ideologies including totalitarianism,
liberalism, and freedom. The visible motives are personal and political
motives and economic lures.

Violence Suffered by Christians, Jews, and Muslims Portrayed in Dan Brown’s Origin: Sociological Approach

Mohammad Danial Shafran — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:47:02 +0700

Religion is always interesting to discuss. Almost nothing is so intensely
discussed from time to time other than discourse on religion. However, with
the development of technological and scientific advances, people began to
shift their orientation to technology and science and leave religious beliefs.
It is undeniable that as a result of this, religious people are discredited,
isolated, and often become objects of violence, especially by atheists and
liberalists. Origin by Dan Brown depicts many incidents and religious
violence perpetrated by atheists and liberalists. The conflict between
atheist and religious people makes the novel complicated and interested to
read and study. The purpose of this study is to (1) determine the kinds of
violence, and (2) to determine the causes of violence in the Origin by Dan
Brown. In conducting this study, the writer employs the violence theory by
Johan Galtung and the analysis concept of violence causes by Moghadam.
Moreover, the sociological approach is used as a knife to peel and find
out the correlation between literary works and social life. The results of
this study indicate that there are three types of violence depicted in the
novel, namely direct violence, structural violence, and cultural violence.
In addition, the causes of violence in the novel are analyzed through three
factors: individual, organizational, and environmental factor. Finally,
religious violence is behavior that must be eliminated from the earth.
Violence essentially violates human nature as creatures that are created
differently, whether the race, language, culture, and even religion.