Celtic : A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching, Literature and Linguistics

POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN WEDNESDAY ADDAMS’ UTTERANCES: MAINTAINING SELF-IMAGE AND OTHERS’ AMIDST REJECTION

Marsha Aqillah Putri Syuhra — 2024-11-12

Communication is a form of bridge to convey thoughts between one individual and another. Every person must have their measure of being polite and harmonious according to who they are dealing with, including Wednesday Addams. This pragmatic research scrutinizes the politeness strategies employed by Wednesday Addams, the lead female protagonist in the Netflix series Wednesday. The character Wednesday Addams utilizes politeness strategies to maintain public and self-image during interactions while solving a murder case. Using descriptive qualitative methods, the researchers found that Wednesday frequently used bald on-record strategies with straightforward speech without being threatening. In contrast, off-record strategies were used less frequently. The researchers also observed that Wednesday used all the politeness strategies outlined by Brown and Levinson (1987). This study highlights the significance of politeness, not only for interpersonal relationships but also for achieving long-term goals, as demonstrated in the “Wednesday” series. However, further studies could provide additional perspectives and challenge the findings presented in this study.

A STUDY ON EFL STUDENTS' LEVELS OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Jumariati Jumariati — 2024-11-18

This research aims to discover the levels of EFL students' critical thinking skills. It is a quantitative approach with descriptive design by utilizing the adapted version of the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Skills Test as the instrument. It consists of five indicators: deduction, inference, identifying assumptions, interpretation, and analyzing arguments, with five questions for each. The subjects of the research were 33 students of the English Department of FKIP, Lambung Mangkurat University. The results showed that 23 students (69.69%) had a moderate level of critical thinking skills, seven students (21.21%) had a low level, and three students (9.09%) had a high level. Specifically, they performed low levels in inference and identifying assumptions, but they had moderate levels of critical thinking skills in deduction, interpretation of information, and analysis of arguments. These findings imply the need to facilitate students with more practice to develop their critical thinking skills, particularly in making inferences and identifying assumptions. Further research is recommended to measure EFL students' critical thinking skills by involving larger participants using other instruments of measurement to reveal more conclusive findings.

MY FAVOURITE MUSLIM HERO: A LEARNING DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (PJBL) USING ASSURE MODEL

Rifan Nurrofi — 2024-09-04

Project-based learning is one of the inquiry models that is often carried out in higher education; however, the application of online-based PjBL in English paragraph writing with Muslim friendly topic is still limited. This research aims to develop an online-based PjBL learning design that focuses on creating infographic of inspiring Muslim figures in a project-based design. The development of learning design implemented the ASSURE model, with six stages. The online-based media used include Google Classroom, Google Docs, Padlet, Zoom, Wakelet, Miro for interactive discussions, and Canva for infographic design. Trials were carried out and expert in the field validated the learning design. After validation satge, the learning design was implemented with students for testing. The developed learning syntax was validated as effective. Then, the online-based learning media and lesson timeline are also declared valid. Thus, these two trials were deemed suitable for implememntation with students. Furthermore, the learning strategy design and results were validated and interesting based on positive responses from experts and students. It is concluded that the development results meet the research objectives. The results of this research implies that online PjBL in English writing class can be effectively implemented to Muslim students at islamic institution context.

THE ROLE OF ENGLISH IN SPREADING ISLAM RAHMATAN LIL ‘ALAMIN VALUES: MILLENNIALS’ VOICES

Anisah Setyaningrum — 2024-11-11

The rapid development of Islam in the world cannot be separated from the role of the international language. Islam, a Rahmatan lil 'Alamin religion, has a negative stigma in the international world. Millennials are young people who are very attached to information technology. Therefore, this paper aims to examine the voice of millennials more deeply toward the role of English in the spread of Islam Rahmatan lil 'Alamin values full of affection and peace. This study is qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. The data were collected by conducting semi-structured interviews. The results showed that millennials' voices toward the role of language are: ease of communication, medium of communication, and ease the information access. Then, millennials' voices toward the role of English in the spread of Islam Rahmatan lil 'Alamin values are: ease the convey Islam Rahmatan lil 'Alamin values through various fields, expand the reach of areas and targets in the spread of the values, ease in obtaining information about the spread of the values which can be accessed on the internet, supports efforts to straighten out the negative stigma directed at Islam and ease capturing messages about the values from various sources. The research implications suggest that leveraging English as a medium can significantly enhance the dissemination of Islam's values of compassion and peace among global audiences, particularly through digital platforms, thereby fostering greater understanding and reducing negative stereotypes associated with Islam.

STRUCTURALISM OF TODOROV'S SEMIOTICS IN THE MOVIE "HACKSAW RIDGE" DIRECTED BY MEL GIBSON

Benny Dele Bintang Ananta — 2024-11-11

This research discusses the structuralism of Todorov's semiotics in the movie "Hacksaw Ridge" directed by Mel Gibson. Structuralist studies have been abandoned for a long time. This study aims to determine the implementation of semiotic aspects of Todorov structuralism in films. A descriptive-qualitative method was used to analyze the data, and note-taking with Nvivo 12 software was used as the data collection technique. This study required a long process and knowledge of data analysis, which required importing, transcript, reducing, presenting and drawn conclusion. The findings examined the syntactical aspects of the 38 sequences found, including the form of words, events, characters, and verbal aspects, including mode, kala, point of view, and storytelling. This study concludes that film can be implemented in structured narrative and structuralism studies based on the Todorov model. This research has important implications for providing a deeper understanding of films’ creative excellence, thematic significance, and potential emotional impact.