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CONVERSATIONAL CLOSINGS OF SPOKEN MODEL TEXTS IN STUDENTS BOOK SMART STEPS GRADE VIII

Identitas Mahasiswa - NAMA : PARAMITA YUNENI - NIM : 2201405033 - PRODI : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris - JURUSAN : BAHASA & SASTRA INGGRIS - FAKULTAS : Bahasa dan Seni - EMAIL : adriadne pada domain plasa.com - PEMBIMBING 1 : Dr. Dwi Rukmini, M.Pd. - PEMBIMBING 2 : Drs. Jan Mujiyanto, M.Hum. - TGL UJIAN : 2010-03-24

JudulCONVERSATIONAL CLOSINGS OF SPOKEN MODEL TEXTS IN STUDENTS BOOK SMART STEPS GRADE VIII

AbstrakAs a matter of fact, English teachers depend much on textbooks inteaching. Therefore, the content of texts should be appropriate and the model textsshould also be included in it.The study concerns with the spoken model texts in one of the textbooknamed Smart Steps grade VIII.A descriptive qualitative approach was used in this study. The data werecollected from the spoken model texts of students’ book Smart Steps grade VIIIpublished by Ganeca Exact. After getting the data, I read them all. Then, Iidentified the closing strategy by underlining them. Next, I classified them basedon the theory of Schegloff and Sacks. Then, I interpreted and analyzed the findingin the form of sentences.After classifying the data, I found that all the conversations apply theclosing strategies. Two out of 15 conversations analyzed apply a positive FaceSaving Strategy; a positive comment is found in one conversation, an imperativeto end strategy is found in one conversation. Ten conversations apply acombination positive and a negative politeness strategy; a goal strategy is found inthree conversations, a summary strategy is found in four conversations and anexpression of thanks strategy is found in three conversations. Last, threeconversations apply a solidarity strategy; a plan strategy is found in twoconversations and a mentioning the name of the speaker strategy is found in oneconversation.Therefore, it can be suggested that the teachers should pay attention inproviding good spoken materials for their students by concerning the closingstrategy, because without that closing strategy it is culturally awkward and unwiseto close a conversation.

Kata KunciLanguage skills, textbooks, closing strategy.

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