CLLiENT (Culture, Literature, Linguistics, and English Teaching)

ANALYSIS OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN STUDENTS' WHATSAPP CHAT

Ratmo Ratmo — 2025-05-30

This study aims at analyzing types of politeness strategies used by the ten 8th semester students of English Department Faculty of Letters Universitas Pamulang and two PUP students in communicating with their lecturers regarding their study. The politeness strategies analyzed in this study include both positive and negative polite strategies. The data of this study were taken from WhatsApp. Through descriptive qualitative method, the data were collected from the fifth semester English Department students’ WhatsApp messages by screen-shooting the conversations between students and their lecturer. To analyze the data, theory of politeness strategies proposed by Brown and Levinson was applied. The analysis revealed that the students used both negative and positive politeness strategies. Out of 26 data found, 11 of them were identified as positive politeness strategy while the rest (15 of them) most strategies applied were negative politeness strategies. The result of the study provides evidence of the reasons that the students used politeness strategies to maintain and build good relationship with their lecturers as their supervisor to negotiate time for supervision, to share progress of conducting their final projects and to consult problems related to their study.

POLITICAL MARRIAGE REFLECTED IN MIQUEL SAPOCHNIK’S HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (2022)

Irfin Najih — 2025-05-30

This descriptive qualitative research aims to examine how The House of Dragon Movie represent complex issues in political marriage practice. By using sociological theory and close textual analysis, this research examines how the movie presents political practice and how the effect of patriarchal system in political marriage over women’s life. The film is indeed portrayed the condition of people, especially the ones who belong to high classes or powerful society in confronting political marriage. The research finding shows that political marriage is a common practice in classical era, especially in royal or high classes family, to secure their belonging, status, or power. The others finding are: 1) political marriage is usually set since the children of royal family or high classes society are still child; 2) patriarchal system often become the most influence to make political marriage practice happen; 3) political marriage under the effect of patriarchal system brings hardship for women in many aspects of life.

TEACHING ENGLISH THROUGH SONG LYRICS TO IMPROVE SPEAKING SKILLS AT THE STUDENT OF SMP TAKHASSUS AL- QUR’AN IN SAINS DORMITORY

Ainun Jariyah Dewi Kusriyah — 2025-05-30

This study aims to improve students' speaking skills through the use of English song lyrics at SMP Takhassus Al-Quran in Sains Dormitory. It focuses on three aspects of speaking skills: fluency, pronunciation, and expression. The research employs a classroom action research design conducted in two cycles, consisting of planning, action, observation, and reflection. The findings indicate that using English song lyrics creates a fun and interactive learning environment. Students become more motivated, enthusiastic, and confident in speaking English. Activities such as singing along, discussing song meanings, and practicing pronunciation support their language development. However, challenges such as complex vocabulary, unusual pronunciations, and varying student ability levels require special attention from the teacher. Despite these challenges, students’ speaking skills improve significantly, as shown by increased test scores from pre-test to post-test II. Therefore, English song lyrics are considered an effective method for enhancing speaking skills and fostering motivation in learning English.

THE USE OF ENGLISH VIDEO LEARNING IN INSTAGRAM REELS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY AT SMK GEMA NUSANTARA

Esa Meynata — 2025-05-30

This study explores the use of English video learning on Instagram Reels to improve students' vocabulary mastery at SMK Gema Nusantara. Employing a qualitative research method, the study focuses on understanding students’ experiences, perceptions, and challenges when engaging with Instagram Reels as a learning tool. Data were collected through observations, interviews, and document analysis involving 15 students selected via purposive sampling. Thematic analysis was applied to identify recurring patterns and insights from the data. The findings indicate that students found Instagram Reels to be an engaging and relatable platform for learning English vocabulary. The visual and auditory elements of short videos helped students retain new words more effectively. Moreover, the interactive and entertaining nature of Instagram Reels increased students’ motivation and reduced anxiety associated with traditional learning methods. However, some challenges, such as internet accessibility and content selection, were noted. The study concludes that Instagram Reels has the potential to enhance vocabulary mastery when thoughtfully integrated into the learning process. Teachers are encouraged to curate or create relevant content and guide students in using digital platforms responsibly to optimize learning outcomes.

CONSTRUCTING THE WITCH: A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF IDENTITY AND SPIRITUALITY IN THE WITCH OF PORTOBELLO USING JAMES PAUL GEE’S SEVEN BUILDING TASKS OF LANGUAGE

Riefki Fajar Ganda Wiguna — 2025-05-30

This paper examines Paulo Coelho’s The Witch of Portobello through the lens of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), using James Paul Gee’s Seven Building Tasks of Language as the central analytical framework. Through the narrative of Athena, a woman whose spiritual journey defies societal conventions, the novel offers a rich ground for exploring how language constructs identity, power, and belief systems. By integrating Gee’s model with Norman Fairclough’s socio-cultural approach and Teun A. van Dijk’s socio-cognitive perspective, this study demonstrates how language functions as a tool for ideological subversion and identity formation in literary texts. This analysis finds that Coelho utilizes language not only to tell a story but also to contest dominant narratives of gender, spirituality, and authority.