THE FIELDS THAT CAN BE INVESTIGATED BY THE ENGLISH LITERATURE STUDENTS
1. Linguistics
- What is the issue?
Nowadays in the modern era or the globalization era, many English words
are absorbed and used daily in Indonesia, especially by the youth. It is common
when there are many Indonesian people speak English mixed by Indonesian
language. The impact of the technology, especially internet gives the important
role of the development of English in Indonesia. Movies, songs, and games also
involve on it. Many schools from elementary school until senior high school
have curriculum of English. It is interesting to do research “The impact of the
different phonology between Indonesian language and English language toward the
study of pronunciation”.
- Criticize using theory!
The theories related to linguistics especially phonology are the theory
of structural phonology by Jacobson and Moskowitz (1970, 1971), the theory of
universal generative structure by Halle (1968), the theory of prosody-acoustics
by Weteson (1976), and the theory contrast and process by Ingram (1974). We can
use one of those theories which it suitable with our research.
- How is the quality?
Research of the impact of the different phonology between Indonesian
language and English language toward the study of pronunciation, can improve
the quality of pronunciation of the Indonesian people, especially the students
of elementary school until the students of senior high school. By the good
pronunciation of English, it gives good effect for Indonesia in the world view.
- What is the issue?
There are many easy-listening songs from the other countries which are
the people like the most. Indonesian people also very like the songs from the
other country, such as western songs just because the intonation are
easy-listening. Sometimes, they do not know what the meaning of that song is? I
mean the meaning of the lyric of the song. They do not realize whether the
lyric of the song is not good for them. For example, the songs by Muse entitle
Knight of Cydonia. There are some sentences whose meaning are the unbelief of
God. Therefore, it is necessary to know the meaning of the song lyrics which we
before we love the song.
- Criticize using theory!
The theory which can be used to analyze the songs is the theory of
Pragmatics by Stephen C. Levinson (1980). According to Levinson, pragmatics is
study of the relationship of the language user of connecting and matching the
sentences and contexts exactly.
- What is the quality?
By analyzing
the well-known songs from the other countries, especially western songs which
use the English language, we can filter the suitable song for the Indonesian
people, especially the culture and the religion of Indonesia.
- What is the issue?
The western films are interesting. However, is the interesting film with
a good effect of CGI or 3D good for us? Is there any another intention or
meaning behind the film? For example the well-known film entitle “Total
Recall”. That is one of top rank films of the Cinemas in the world. What is the
real intention of those movie? We realize or not that we are still being
colonialized.
- Criticize using theory!
The colonialism in the modern era can be analyzed using Electronic
Colonialism Theory (ECT) by McPhail. This theory tries to explain how the
colonialism done in the postmodern and modern era through media, especially
electronics media. ECT focuses on the global media influence on how people
think and act.
- What is the quality?
By investigating some film using Electronic Colonialism Theory. The
people are expected to know how the colonialism is in the modern era. What is
the effect of the colonialism and how to minimize the effect of such
colonialism through media?
