Sandra Amelia 182122032

ANALYZING LANGUAGE AND POWER IN THE EDUCATIONAL NEWS: Alifa Fadila L. 182122100
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VAN DJK'S THEORETICAL POINT OF VIEW Raka Akmal B. 172122037 Rani Andriani 182122069
Revi Silvia D. 182122011 Salsabila Balqis 182122075
ABSTRACT
METHODOLOGY PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATION
This study is concentrated on analyzing the educational news entitled "Nadiem
Beri Sinyal Hidupkan Kembali Bahasa Inggris di SD" to see how the Method of Analysis Used Rationale of As a Language Teachers
relationship between language and power since it has a crucial effect on
We used Van Djik (2001) approach to Method of Analysis For the teachers, the idea of bringing hot news into
shaping our worldviews. The news were processed and analyzed using a data Van Djik (2001) method has ELT classroom, can be used as a strategy to empower
analyse the text. Van Djik is an approach that
analysis method by Van Dijk (2001). The study found put that language and some element to be analyse that the students more active in proposing or counter
analyse on social and political context.
power are related such as in social cognition and social context analysis. opinion in a forum of class discussion as well as
Things to analyse in Van Djik approach are: relates to our text. We can see
a. Macro vs. Micro level who the main actor is and who teaching the class to be more aware and critical
INTRODUCTION
b. Text: Macrostructure (the main topic), is the most powerful and regarding to the news posted in the media.
Language superstructure (structure of the text) powerless. By analysing the
As a Language Students
Language is defined as a systematic method of microstructure (semantic, syntactic, lexicon, structure, syntactic, lexicon, etc.
For learners. Discourse Analysis uses to show and
combining smaller units into larger units for the and rhetoric). we can see how the relation
introduce how to examine news in the media in some
purpose of communication according to the speaker's c. Power as control between Language and power.
levels; text, discursive practice, social practice, and
languages rules (Thomas & Wareing, 2004). How the groups can be more dominant various ways of analyzing media based on what kind
Power than the other. of discourse being presented.
Power involves control from members of a people A Wider Context
group to others in the form of action, so the power RESULT AND DISCUSSION Social Cognition Through discourse analysis, we can ascertain the truth
group can limit the freedom of the other group, 1. Selection of a news and not easily believe in the news that is
influencing their mind, and behaviour (Van Dijk,
The information was taken by widely spread. Moreover, by analyzing language and
2001).
interview power in a news story, it can increase our awareness
Language and Power in News
The discourse in the mass media, is usually used 2.Reproduction that every language has power, and power in a
language is used for certain interests (political, The writer take the original one language can affect our perception of something.
ideological) and the ideological aspect of a mass such as using a quoting his words.
media is usually determined by the background 3. Conclusion
(religion, values) of the founder or owner. Thus, in a In the text the author displays
REFERENCES

news story, power is distinguished based on the
resources that is used (Badara, 2012).
The Roles of the Topic in ELT
This topic is to introduce and give a brief explanation
on how to analyze the recent news or current issues in
the media using Discourse Analysis approach and
bringing the students into a deeper Discussion on
ELT
Research Findings
There have been some relevant studies about the
relation between Ideology and Power in political
news in Critical Discourse Analysis. For instance,
Cahyono et all. (2017) founded that there are three
appraisal items found such as attitude, engagement,
and graduation simultaneously. Affect is the most
dominant appraisal found in the text.
some information that fits the
theme, thus the author eliminates
the unrelated information.
4. Addition and permutation
The author added another
statement and facts to support the
previous opinion, as a teacher,
Santi said that it is very
unfortunate to delete English in
Social Context elementary school.
Power domination
The publisher show us how powerful Nadiem Makarim is by showing his position it can
be seen in the first sentence he used and he shows Pak Nadiem positions Based on this, we
know how powerful Pak Nadiem is. It is only his plan but turns out to shake Indonesia.
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Sociolinguistics in ELT - A
Lecturer: Nanak Hikmatullah, M.Sc.
Siliwangi University