Kalimat Imperatif dalam Film Yeoljeong-gateun Sori-hago Iss-ne

When communicating, humans as speakers of language will arrange words into meaningful sentences so listeners can understand the purpose of the speech. The speaker will determine the type of sentences and variety of language to use. In the event of spoken communication, there are various types of speech, one of which is imperative sentence speech. This research aims to analyze speech acts that uses imperative sentences in a film entitled Yeoljeong-gateun Soriha-go Iss-ne (열정같은 소리하고 있네). This research applies descriptive method with quantitative and qualitative approaches. Data were collected by applying note-taking techniques. The data were further identified and classified based on the imperative sentence theory by Lee (2016). The result of this study showed that 175 imperative sentences were found in the film corpus. These can be classified into 8 types of speech acts, namely speech acts of commands (43,4%), demands (28,6%), permission (6,9%), suggestion (5,7%), prohibition (5,1%), warning (5,1%), greeting (2,9%), and requests (2,3%). Meanwhile, the most used variety of languages in the film corpus is informal language or haeche with 132 sentences.

The Difficulties Faced by Foreigners in Learning Indonesian at Puri Bahasa Indonesia

Many foreigners are working in Indonesia, leading to many of them learning Indonesian to facilitate their workplace communication. Puri Bahasa Indonesian language course in Yogyakarta provides customized, unique approaches in teaching Indonesian language to foreigners by combining theories and practices. The aim of this research is discussing the types of difficulties faced by foreign learners in learning Indonesian at Puri Bahasa Indonesia. Literature study and field study were conducted in collecting the data. Direct observations and interviews were also conducted to confirm the data and information collected about the difficulties faced by foreign learners in learning Indonesian language at Puri Bahasa Indonesia. The results of the study showed foreign learners face difficulties such as memorizing, pronouncing Indonesian vocabulary and understanding the usage of prefix and suffix in Indonesian.

Penggunaan Kosanoge Melalui Media WhatsApp dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa Jepang Di SMK Kesehatan Sadewa Yogyakarta

This research is a quantitative descriptive study that will describe: (1) the conditions of learning Japanese online through WhatsApp Group (WAG) at SMK Kesehatan Sadewa Yogyakarta, and (2) the students' perceptions about the use of kosanoge. The Japanese language course was introduced at this school in 2020. As the Covid-19 pandemic since March 2020 has disrupted the educational activities at schools, the teaching and learning at SMK Kesehatan Sadewa, including Japanese, must be carried out online. WhatsApp Group (WAG) was chosen as a medium for interactive and useful online learning. In practice, students are introduced to the kosanoge vocabulary game which aims to increase the student’s enthusiasm for learning. The data were taken from the results of observations of class activities and online surveys. The random sample shows that the students were happy with the implementation of the kosanoge, but some students had difficulties because they had not memorized hiragana. A further research needs to be conducted to determine the effect of teacher classroom actions taken to increase student interaction in a class by using kosanoge games.

Penerjemahan Makian dalam Webtoon Yakhan Yeongung ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia

Profanity is an expression used by someone for the purpose of berating, slandering, or expressing their anger towards others. In Korean, profanity also has another purpose, which is to show intimacy between the speakers and their partner. The purpose of this research is to explain how Korean profanity is translated into Indonesian in the webtoon Yakhan Yeongung. This research uses a descriptive analysis method with a qualitative approach and archival study as the research technique. This research includes Chang’s profanity classification theory as well as Vinay and Dalbernet’s translation theory as references. This research concludes that from the 28 profanity words identified in the data, 15 of them are simple profanities while the rest are compound profanities. Among those, there are two simple profanities and a compound profanity that were not translated. The translation methods used to translate these two kinds of profanity are also different. The simple profanity is translated using literal translation, transposition, equivalence and adaptation methods. Meanwhile, the compound profanity is translated using transposition, equivalence, adaptation, deletion and addition methods.

The Practices of Communicative English of Customer Service Officers in Adisutjipto International Airport Yogyakarta

This article described the performance of communicative English for the customer service officers (CSO) in Adisutjipto International Airport. PT. Angkasa Pura I Adisutjipto International Airport (AP 1 JOG) aims to provide an excellent service to the passengers by having communication skill in English. Data were collected using qualitative method by employing interviews, field notes taking and photographs documentation. The result showed that communication is the foremost key for the CSOs to provide an excellent service. It is also significant to have a strong communication skill in English. The function in mastering English for them is not only to communicate, but also to open more opportunities for the company to grow internationally. The result of this study contributed to identify the communicative English skill for the CSOs in Adisutjipto International Airport in recognition of its international status. Speaking skill was considered to be the most important skill compared to other skills, i.e. listening, reading, and writing. Moreover, The result found that there were several listening, reading and writing problems faced by the CSOs. It provided some insights into the assessment of English performance of the CSOs in Adisutjipto International Airport for a better service.

Karakteristik Surel Bisnis Berbahasa Korea

With the increasing number of Korean companies that are doing business in Indonesia, it should be balanced by providing workers who have the ability of understanding business in Korean. One of the required skills is the ability to write a business email. Despite the high demands for researches and books about Korean business, especially on topic of business email in Korea, this has not been considered an important topic in Korean language. Therefore, this research aims to discover and show the characteristics of business email in Korean by dividing it into structural, language, and cultural categories. To obtain the answer, this research has collected 30 emails from a Korean language teaching institution and a Korean manufacturing company. Based on the results, some points have been discussed. First, Korean business email has characteristics based on three categories of business emails. Second, it is also interesting to find out the difference between the language institute and manufacturing company regarding their business fields. These differences must be understood by Korean language learners who want to work in Korean companies in Indonesia or Korea to avoid misunderstanding.

Penggunaan dan Fungsi Kalimat Kondisional Bahasa Jepang “to”, “tara”, “reba” dan “nara” Berdasarkan Modalitas dan Teori Teritori Informasi

In Japanese, four conjugate particles are usually used to form conditional sentence patterns, namely “to”, “tara”, “reba” and “nara”. Based on the use of their modality and information territory, they have different uses and functions. Data analysis of Japanese newspaper sentences using qualitative method showed that Japanese conditional sentences can be classified into two types. The first type is Repeated Factual Conditional Sentence that uses the conjugate particle “to”. This sentence is used when the speaker and listener are considered to know the contents of the information in it, thus expressing a recurring event or habit. The modality that is widely used is the epistemic modality. The second type is Hypotheses or Assumptions Conditional Sentences that use the conjugate particles of “tara”, “reba”, and “nara”. This conditional sentence is used when the contents of the information is the speaker’s desire and only exists in the territory of the speaker. Therefore, its functions is to show a desire, request, suggestion, order, and prohibition, all of which are hypotheses or assumptions of the speaker. The modality used is the intentional modality, such as the modality of desires, requests, suggestions, commands, prohibitions, and so on.

Book review “Teknik, Strategi, dan Pendekatan Pengajaran Bahasa Asing”

This is a review of a compilation book discussing foreign language teaching, published by Departemen Bahasa, Seni dan Manajemen Budaya (DBSMB) Sekolah Vokasi UGM. In learning foreign languages, we need appropriate teaching materials, teaching methods, and a learning assessment to achieve successful language learning. Therefore, this reference book is intended explicitly for SMA/SMK/MA teachers of a foreign language to gain information about the strategy, technique, and language learning approach. This compilation book is expected to provide some insights into the language learning process for language teachers in order to improve students' language skills.

Penilaian Wisatawan Asing atas Kemampuan Bahasa Inggris Mahasiswa dan Pelajar Magang sebagai Pemandu Wisata di Taman Wisata Candi Prambanan

Proficiency in English is very important for guiding foreign tourists. This study aims to determine the assessment of the English proficiency level of apprentice tour guides by foreign tourists in Prambanan. This study used quantitative data collection methods, namely the distribution of questionnaires consisting of two groups of questions which include: active speaking and listening of which the results are analyzed descriptively. Based on the calculation of the questionnaire score which was then included in the rating scale measurement scale, the results of the study involving 20 respondents showed that foreign tourists rated the English proficiency of the apprentice tour guides considerably high based on the calculation of the questionnaire score and was then included in the Rating Scale measurement scale. The survey results were confirmed by interviews with the foreign tourists and showed that the apprentice tour guides in general are proficient in English that the communication is carried out with ease.

Unsur Budaya dalam Komunikasi Berbahasa Jepang di Dunia Korporasi di Indonesia: Kajian Konflik Interkultural

Language and culture are two things that are interrelated and cannot be separated. This study aims to determine the conflicts caused by language, which cause misunderstanding due to culture. The study also discusses the background of cultural values that creates this misunderstanding. This research is a qualitative research conducted by interviewing four graduates of the Japanese Language Study Program. The analysis results identified two types of conflict caused by language, namely, conflicts caused by verbal and nonverbal language. These conflicts occur because of the different cultural backgrounds.