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A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ ABILITY AND DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING DISCUSSION TEXTS
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | \.upi.edu perpustakaan.upi.edu
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ... i
PREFACE ... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... iii
ABSTRACT ... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... v
LIST OF TABLES ... viii
LIST OF FIGURES ... ix
LIST OF APPENDICES ... x
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ... 1
1.2 Research Questions ... 3
1.3 Purposes of the Study ... 3
1.4 Scope of the Study ... 3
1.5 Significance of the Study ... 3
1.6 Clarification of Terms ... 4
1.7 Organizations of the Paper ... 4
1.8 Concluding Remarks ... 5
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW ... 6
2.1 Systemic Functional Linguistics ... 6
2.2 Theme System ... 8
2.2.1 Types of Theme... 8
2.2.1.1 Topical Theme ... 8
2.2.1.2 Interpersonal Theme... 9
2.2.1.3 Textual Theme ... 10
2.2.2 Longer Unit Theme ... 11
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A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ ABILITY AND DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING DISCUSSION TEXTS
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | \.upi.edu perpustakaan.upi.edu
2.2.3.1 The Zigzag Pattern ... 12
2.2.3.2 The Reiteration Pattern ... 12
2.2.3.3 The Multiple Theme Pattern ... 13
2.2.4 Higher Level Themes: Macro- and Hyper-Themes ... 13
2.3 Transitivity System ... 14
2.3.1 Material Processes (Processes of Doing) ... 14
2.3.2 Mental Processes (Processes of Sensing) ... 15
2.3.3 Relational Processes (Processes of Being) ... 16
2.3.4 Verbal Processes (Processes of Saying) ... 16
2.3.5 Behavioral Processes (Processes of Behavior) ... 17
2.3.6 Existential Processes (Processes of Existence) ... 17
2.4 Discussion Text ... 19
2.4.1 Schematic Structure of Discussion Text ... 19
2.4.2 Linguistic Features of Discussion Text ... 20
2.4.3 Common Mistakes in Writing Discussion Text ... 21
2.5 Teacher Competences ... 22
2.6 Review of the Previous Studies ... 25
2.7 Concluding Remarks ... 26
CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY ... 27
3.1 Research Questions ... 27
3.2 Research Design ... 27
3.3 Research Sites and Participants ... 28
3.4 Data Collection ... 29
3.5 Data Analysis ... 30
3.5.1 Analysis of Texts ... 30
3.5.2 Analysis of Interview Data ... 32
3.6 Concluding Remarks ... 33
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A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ ABILITY AND DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING DISCUSSION TEXTS
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | \.upi.edu perpustakaan.upi.edu
4.1 Discussion of the Pre-service Teachers’ Texts ... 34
4.1.1 Discussion of Text 1... 34
4.1.1.1 Analysis of the Schematic Structure in Text 1 ... 35
4.1.1.2 Analysis of the Linguistic Features in Text 1 ... 37
4.1.2 Discussion of Text 2... 40
4.1.2.1 Analysis of the Schematic Structure in Text 2 ... 40
4.1.2.2 Analysis of the Linguistic Features in Text 2 ... 42
4.1.3 Discussion of Text 3 ... 46
4.1.3.1 Analysis of the Schematic Structure in Text 3 ... 46
4.1.3.2 Analysis of the Linguistic Features in Text 3 ... 48
4.1.4 Discussion of Text 4 ... 52
4.1.4.1 Analysis of the Schematic Structure in Text 4 ... 52
4.1.4.2 Analysis of the Linguistic Features in Text 4 ... 54
4.1.5 Discussion of Text 5 ... 58
4.1.5.1 Analysis of the Schematic Structure in Text 5 ... 58
4.1.5.2 Analysis of the Linguistic Features in Text 5 ... 59
4.1.6 Discussion of Text 6 ... 63
4.1.6.1 Analysis of the Schematic Structure in Text 6 ... 63
4.1.6.2 Analysis of the Linguistic Features in Text 6 ... 65
4.2 Discussion of Interview Data ... 69
4.3 Concluding Remarks ... 75
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ... 76
5.1 Conclusions ... 76
5.2 Suggestions ... 78
