Recount Text in EFL Vocational School: A Thematic Structure Analysis

  • Dini Amartya Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang, Karawang, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4061-6390
  • Sidik Indra Nugraha Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang, Karawang, Indonesia
  • Iwan Ridwan Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang, Karawang, Indonesia
Keywords: Vocational School, Recount Text, Systemic Functional Linguistics, Textual Meaning, Thematic Structure

Abstract

Recount text is a staple material taught in the first year of Indonesian secondary schools yet research on this dominant ELT unit is limited despite the common observation of many students struggling to produce a well-written recount text. To address this research gap and problem, this study conducted a textual meaning analysis in the texts written by tenth-grade Vocational School. This study aimed to figure out the types of themes shown in 14 recount texts written by 14 students from two different vocational schools with other majors. The approach used the content analysis method and belonged to descriptive qualitative research. Content analysis is used as the technique to analyse the data considering Eggins’ 1994 Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) theory. The analysis revealed that most of the themes used are Unmarked Topical Themes. Every student has a different way of delivering messages in the Recount text that they made. Moreover, the researchers found Marked Topical Theme, Mood Adjunct Interpersonal Theme, Conjunction Textual Theme, Conjunctive Textual Theme, Continuative Textual Theme, and Multiple Theme. The result of the present study is hoped to provide insights, gained from observing patterns of Theme and Rheme relations, for secondary English teachers’ endeavours to help improve students’ cohesion.

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Author Biographies

Dini Amartya, Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang, Karawang, Indonesia

Dini Amartya was born in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia in 2000. She got a bachelor’s degree in English Education from Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang, Indonesia. Her major interests are Academic Writing, Linguistics, and Early Childhood Education.

Sidik Indra Nugraha, Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang, Karawang, Indonesia

Sidik Indra Nugraha is a lecturer in the Department of English Education, Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang. He received a Bachelor of Education in 2010 and a Master of Education in 2014 from Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. His research interests include pre-service teacher development, SFL pedagogy, literacy, and TELL. He has authored several articles published in both national and international journals devoted to English language teaching. He won a research grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology in 2019. He is currently the managing editor of the nationally accredited ELT in Focus journal.

Iwan Ridwan, Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang, Karawang, Indonesia

Author’s Short Bio Iwan Ridwan is a lecturer at University of Singaperbangsa Karawang in English Language Department from 2015 to present. He gained his bachelor's degree in English Language Education from STKIP KUSUMANEGARA Jakarta in 2010 and completed his Master's program in English language Education as well from University of Indraprasta PGRI (UNINDRA) Jakarta in 2015. He conducts some courses such as English Grammar, ESP, English Learning Media, and Computer Application in ELT as well. His research interests are mostly related to Technological, Pedagogical, Content Knowledge or TPACK.

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Published
2022-12-19
How to Cite
Amartya, D., Nugraha, S. I., & Ridwan, I. (2022). Recount Text in EFL Vocational School: A Thematic Structure Analysis . Elsya : Journal of English Language Studies, 4(3), 290-297. https://doi.org/10.31849/elsya.v4i3.9983
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