Reading is a very important activity to get abundant information and add new knowledge. As students, reading activities have a very dominant role because they are required to be more scientific and rational in giving opinions or providing information both in oral and written. Besides, students' attitudes towards reading also have an important role. This study focused on their English reading comprehension and attitudes towards reading in English. This study aims to determine whether there is a significant relationship between students' attitudes with the result of reading comprehension. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires and reading comprehension tests for students of STKIP PGRI Jombang in the English Education Study Program. The Pearson Coefficient Product Moment is used to determine whether there is a significant relationship between students' attitudes with the result of reading comprehension. From the results found from the SPSS 16 application with a sample of 63 students in the 2019 class, there is a correlation of 0.478. These result indicates that students' reading attitudes are positively related to their reading comprehension. Thus, students must continue to read to improve their English reading skill.
Teacher talk otherwise opportunities for second language learning. However, teachers are often unaware how their talk influences opportunities for students’ language development in the classroom. This study explores teachers’ talk and its impact on young learners’ interaction in learning environment specifically in Raudhatul Athfal (RA) Muslimat Arif Rahman Jombang. This research using a qualitative design and the data collection techniques from recorded audio-visually; teachers’ talk transcripts; events or occasions which directly or indirectly influence the teachers’ talk. The researchers employ several instruments such as documentation, observation and interview. Data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions were used in the data analysis technique. The finding of this research from the indirect influence category, namely: (1) deals with feelings, (2) Praises or encourages, (3) Uses students’ ideas, and (4) Asks questions. While in the direct influence category, there are five sub categories namely: (1) Gives Information, (2) Corrects without rejections, (3) Gives directions, (4) Criticizes students’ behavior, and (5) Translating (code-switching). It encourages the teacher to look up-close at their teachers’ talk in order to raise their awareness of its impact on language learning.
This is a qualitative research on applied linguistic which is conducted to find applied semantic theory about ambiguity, a condition where an utterance has two or more interpretations. The writers uses Kreidler’s theory which classifies ambiguities into three kinds; lexical, referential, and syntactic which is devided into two types; surface structure and deep structure. The discussion includes kinds of ambiguity that are found and their interpretations. The data sources is English advertisement and the data is English advertisement utterances in banners, posters, and billboards. The writers collects the datas by taking in a picture, sellecting, and presenting. The next is analysis and conclusion. There are 33 datas that are found, they are twelve banners, eleven posters, and ten billboards. From banners, there are three lexical, no referential, six surface structure, and three deep structure ambiguities. From posters, there is no lexical, one referential, four surface structure, and six deep structure ambiguities. From billboards, there are two lexical, two referential, four surface structure, and two deep structure ambiguities. Generally, the ambiguities are dominated by surface and deep structure ambiguity.
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