This study aims to compare the policy of the 2005-2013 National Examination (UN, hereafter) version with the latest one 2014-now. The implementation of later UN has received considerable critics. Now that the recent UN has upgraded the policy, we will see if the problems or critics found in the previous UN are solved in the latest one. By reviewing the UN's obstacles and controversy in later versions, we compare this with the current policy regulation. By employing library research, the present study identifies the controversy of later UN from various areas and years. The study revealed that the contemporary laws now solve the previously concerning reason to review UN policy. Further, the study also uncovered that the breakthrough of the new UN policy was on the content of the test. Another major findings derived from this study is that the application of the computer-based test reduced the possibility of the test takers to do cheating.
This research works on the using of English vocabulary learning method in Lembaga Bahasa LIA Harapan Indah. The aims of this research are to investigate the English vocabulary learning method, which is used in young learner and adult learner classes. This research is qualitative research and using ethnography fieldwork research. Observation, interview, and questionnaire are used as a method to collect the data. The result of this research shows that there are three English vocabulary learning methods which are used by Lembaga Bahasa LIA Harapan Indah. Those are direct method, total physical response (TPR), and games. Keywords: Vocabulary learning, English vocabulary teaching method
This research discusses the associative meaning of dictions in face wash products for men and women. The study focuses on the use of different dictions displayed in the product description of face wash products. The descriptions of 60 face wash products, 30 for men and 30 for women, were collected. The approach used in this research is semantic analysis. This research aims to discover the associative meanings which occur in the dictions and to find out whether they correspond with the consumer’s point of view. The result shows that the dictions used for face wash products for women give an impression of beauty for the female facial skin, such as lovely, sparkling, flawless, and pearly. On the other hand, the dictions for men’s products give an impression of strengths, such as fighter, buster, energy, and active. This leads to the conclusion that the dictions in face wash products for women are related to ideal physical characteristics of female skin. As for men’s products, the dictions are related to general characteristics of being an active man.
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