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PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE IN REQUESTS : A CASE OF
THAI ENGLISH TEACHERS
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
Written by
MR. IMRON YARANG A320100038
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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MOTTO
“SO, VERILY, WITH EVERY DIFFICULTY, THERE IS RELIEF.”
ALL THAT COUNTS IN LIFE IS INTENTION (Andrea Bocelli in Reader’s Digest)
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DEDICATION
Thanks for Allah SWT
The reseach paper is dedicated to:
- My beloved, honorfather and Mather.
- My beloved sisters, “Latifah, Sapuroh and Masna”.
- My beloved brothers, “Burhan, Bukhoree and Ridwan”.
- My beloved PhatnaWitya High School in Thailand.
- My favorited Place PondokInternasional KH. Mas Mansur.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikumWr.Wb.
Alhamdulillahirobil’alamin, Praise be to ALLAH SWT, the ALMIGHTY
GOD, for blessing and guiding the researcher in completing this title of research paper: PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE IN REQUESTS: A CASE OF THAI ENGLISH TEACHERS, as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for getting bachelor degree of education in English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
The researcher would like to express her sincere gratitude for all people who give contribution to make this research paper more completely. Without their contribution the researcher is likely impossible to finish it. In this opportunity, the researcher would like to express her gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Prof. Dr. HarunJoko P, M. Hum. as the Dean of the School of Teacher Training and Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
2. MaulyHalwat, H, Ph. D. as the head of English Department for the permit of research.
3. Drs. AgusWijayanto, M. A., Ph. D. as the first research consultant who has guided and advises her during the arrangement of research paper from the beginning until the end.
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LIST OF ABBREVIATION
DCT : Discourse Completion Test FTA : Face Threatening Act
F : The request uttered by female M : The request uttered by male
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ABSTRAK
MR. IMRON YARANG. A 320100038. PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE IN REQUESTS: A CASE OF THAI ENGLISH TEACHERS.RESEARCH PAPER.MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2016
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penggunaan strategi permintaan dalam kaitannya dengan status sosial (S) dan jarak sosial (J) oleh guru bahasa Inggris thai di SMP dan SMA.
Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian deskriptif dimana peserta penelitian yang empat belas oleh guru bahasa Inggris thai di SMP dan SMA. Data diucapkan ucapan strategi permintaan diambil dengan menggunakan teknik sampling ramdom proporsional terdiri dari tujuh laki-laki dan tujuh peserta perempuan.
Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa strategi 1) guru bahasa Inggris thai permintaan memiliki kecenderungan (a) 34.12% dari kemampuan, (b) 19.04% dari kemauan, (c) 24.60% dari izin, (d) 1.58% dari keinginan, (e) 6.34% dari kebutuhan, (f) 07.93% dari kewajiban, (g) 07.93% dari performatif, (h) 12.69% dari imperative dan 2) status social dengan cara peserta memperoleh strategi permintaan mereka juga di temukan dalam penelitian ini status sosial (sama, lebih rendah, lebih tinggi), ada (a) 33.33% dari sama, (b) 33.33% dari lebih rendah, dan (c) 33.33% dari lebih tinggi. Yang terakhir adalah 3) jarak sosial (dekat, akrab, asing), ada(a) 33.33% dari dekat, (b) 33.33% dari akrab, dan (c) 33.33% dari asing.
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CHAPTER III :RESEARCH METHOD A. Type of Research……… 39
B. Subject of Research.………... 39
C. Technique of Collecting Data……… 39
D. Data and Data Source………... 40
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CHAPTER IV : DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF
THE FINDINGS
A. Data Analysis……….. 43
1. The Request Strategies are used by Thai English teachers………... 43
2. The influence of Social Status……….. 71
3. The influence of Social Distance……….. 75
B. Discussion of the Findings………….………. 79
1. Findings………. 79
a. The Request Strategies are used by Thai English teachers…..……… 79
b. The influence of Social Status……… 80
c. The influence of Social Distance……… 81
2. Discussion………. 81
CHAPTER V :CONCLUSIONAND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion...………....………. 88
B. Suggestion………..……….. 89 BIBLIOGRAPHY
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LIST OF TABLES
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