LANGUAGE ATTITUDE OF ENGLISH SPEECH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PURWOKERTO - repository perpustakaan

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LANGUAGE ATTITUDE OF ENGLISH SPEECH COMMUNITY MEMBERS

AT FACULTY OF LETTERS

UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PURWOKERTO

An Undergraduate Thesis

Submitted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for Sarjana Sastra Degree

Dessy Prisma Rakhmanni 1409010012

FACULTY OF LETTERS

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MOTTO

 “Speak good or remain silent.” – Prophet Muhammad SAW (peace be upon

him)

 “Remember your own faults when you want to mention of others.” –

ProphetMuhammad SAW (peace be upon him)

 “Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between

what is right and what is easy.” – Joanne Rowling

 “Every time you try to live as someone who is not you, half your soul

disappears with time. You will not remember how to spend time as usual .” –

Susan Cain

 “Expect the unexpected cause the best thing happens unexpectedly.”

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DEDICATION

This little piece is dedicated to

My beloved parents, Ngadiyantara and Zainunah for always be there for me

no matter how hard it is and always be the best inspiration in my life.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, I would like to deliver my Praises to Almighty Allah SWT by saying

“Alhamdulillahirobbil ‘alaamiin” for all of His precious blessings and guidance to me

so that I could finish this undergraduate thesis as a partial fulfillment of the

requirement for Sarjana Sastra degree at English Department, Faculty of Letters,

Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto. Besides, this research also involves some

people’s help and support that mean so much to me, especially for finishing this

undergraduate thesis. Thus, I also would like to express my gratitude to:

 Dean of Faculty of Letters and my advisor as well, Ambar Pujiyatno S.S.,

M.Hum, who gives me his best advices, supports, helps, care and patience in

guiding me to finish my undergraduate thesis.

 Head of English Department, Fitri Rakhmawati S.S.M.Hum, who also supports

me well and guide me in every process of this undergraduate thesis.

 All lecturers and staff of Faculty of Letters including my Academic Advisor,

for the advices and supports as well as the knowledge that I will never forget

in terms of teaching and guiding me in college until I could finish this

undergraduate thesis.

 My little sister and brother, Kiki and Adi, thank you for the laughs, fun and

supports that really help me in relaxing my mind while finishing this

undergraduate thesis.

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ix LANGUAGE ATTITUDE OFENGLISH SPEECH COMMUNITY MEMBERS

AT FACULTY OF LETTERS

UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PURWOKERTO

DESSY PRISMA RAKHAMANNI 1409010012

ABSTRACT

This research analyses the members of the English speech community at Faculty of Letters Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto. The members include all of the lecturers and the students of the Faculty of Letters. However, the lecturers are merely the tutors or the supervisors of the English speech community. Meanwhile, the students are the ones who learn English through the English speech community. The purposes of this research are to describe the Language Attitude of the English speech community members at Faculty of Letters Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto towards English language as well as to elaborate the factors that influence the Language Attitude.

The method of this research is mixed methodology which covers the qualitative and quantitative method as well. Here, it uses the method of quantitative data in collecting and analyzing the data of the research. Later, the results of the data will be described based on the qualitative method. The instruments of collecting data are through the questionnaire, the interview and the observation. The respondents cover all students of the Faculty of Letters from the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th semester students. Also, some interviews are given to a group of students randomly. For the observation, it is done by the researcher around the area of Faculty of Letters in terms of completing the data in determining the language attitude of the English speech community members.

In the end, the results show that the members of English speech community show a positive attitude towards the English language. Also, this occurs for the three aspects of the language attitude. The results show 100% positive for each of the aspect that covers Affective, Behavioral and Cognitive aspect. Some factors that influence the language attitude also described in this research. It reveals the factors dealing with personal experience, emotional feelings or ego and the environment of the surroundings.

Keywords: Language attitude, English Speech Community members, Affective aspect, Behavioral aspect, Cognitive aspect.

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x LANGUAGE ATTITUDE OFENGLISH SPEECH COMMUNITY MEMBERS

AT FACULTY OF LETTERS

UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PURWOKERTO

DESSY PRISMA RAKHAMANNI 1409010012

INTISARI

Penelitian ini menganalisa anggota komunitas Bahasa Inggris di Fakultas Sastra Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto. Anggota tersebut melibatkan para dosen dan mahasiswa Fakultas Sastra. Namun, para dosen hanya akan berperan sebagai pembimbing atau pengawas komunitas Bahasa Inggris. Sedangkan, para mahasiswa adalah mereka yang mempelajari Bahasa Inggris melalui komunitas Bahasa Inggris. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yakni untuk mendeskripsi kan Sikap Bahasa para anggota komunitas Bahasa Inggris di Fakultas Sastra Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto dan juga untuk memaparkan tentang faktor yang mempengaruhi Sikap Bahasa tersebut.

Metode dari penelitian ini adalah metode campuran yang meliputi metode kualitatif dan juga kuantitatif. Disni, metode kuantitatif digunakan dalam mengumpulkan dan menganalisa data penelitian. Kemudian, hasil dari data akan dideskripsikan berdasarkan metode kualitatif. Instrumen pengumpulan data adalah melalui kuisioner, interview dan observasi. Para responden mencakup seluruh mahasiswa Fakultas Sastra mulai dari mahasiswa semester 1,3,5 dan 7. Beberapa interview juga diberikan kepada sebuah kelompok mahasiswa secara acak. Untuk observasi, hal ini dilakukan oleh penulis di sekitar area Fakultas Sastra dalam rangka melengkapi data dalam menentukan sikap bahasa anggota komunitas Bahasa Inggris.

Pada akhirnya, hasil menunjukan bahwa para anggota komunitas Bahasa Inggris menunjukan sikap positif terhadap bahasa Inggris. Ha sil ini juga muncul pada setiap aspek sikap bahasa. Hasil menunjukan bahwa 100% positif untuk setiap aspek yang meliputi aspek Affective, Behavioral dan Cognitive. Beberapa faktor yang mempengaruhi sikap bahasa juga akan dijelaskan dalam penelitian ini. Fa ktor tersebut berhubungan dengan pengalaman pribadi, faktor perasaan atau ego dan lingkungan sekitar.

Kata kunci: Sikap bahasa, Anggota Komunitas Bahasa Inggris, Aspek Affective, Aspek Behavioral, Aspek Cognitive.

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A.1 Background of the Research ...1

A.2 Problem of the Research...6

A.3 Objectives of the Research ...6

A.4 Significance of the Research ...7

A.5 Limitation of the Research...7

A.6 Organization of the Research ...8

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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW ...10

B.1 Theoritical Framework ...10

B.2 Review of Related Research ...22

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ...24

C.1 Type of the Research ...26

C.2 Data and Source of the Data ...27

C.3 Method of Collecting Data ...27

C.3.1 Questionnaire ...28

C.3.2 Interview...29

C.3.3 Observation ...29

C.4 Technique of Collecting Data ...30

C.5 Method of Analyzing Data ...30

CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS ...32

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D.3.2 Behavioral Aspect ...84

D.3.3 Cognitive Aspect ...85

CHAPTER V CONSLUSION AND SUGGESTION ...87

E.1 Conclusion ...87

E.2 Suggestion ...89

BIBLIOGRAPHY...91

APPENDICES ...94

A. The Questionnaire Sheet ...94

B. The Data and Results of the Questionnaire ...95

B.1 The Data and Results of the Affective Aspect...96

B.2 The Data and Results of the Behavioral Aspect...97

B.3 The Data and Results of the Cognitive Aspect ...99

C. The Questions of Interview ...101

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xiv LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 The numbers of respondents based on gender ...7

Table 2 The results of each aspect of Language Attitude ...33

Table 3 The score of each respondent for each aspect ...36

Table 4 The statements related to the affective aspects ...37

Table 5 The general results of Affective aspects...37

Table 6 The results of Affective aspect: Statement 1 ...38

Table 11 The statements related to the Behavioral aspects ...46

Table 12 The general results of the Behavioral aspects ...46

Table 13 The results of Behavioral aspect: Statement 2 ...47

Table 18 The statements related to the Cognitive aspects ...53

Table 19 The general results the Cognitive aspects ...54

Table 20 The results of Cognitive aspect: Statement 8...54