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INTERLANGUAGE PRAGMATICS OF INVITATION
Understanding grammar does not guarantee speaking or making utterances appropriately (Cohen, 1996; Thomas, 1983). As pragmatics differs from one culture to other second or foreign language, learners should acquire the sociopragmatics and pragmalinguistic rules of the foreign or second language to enable them to make communication effectively with native speakers. Miscommunication often occurs due to incident that people make use of the rules of their native pragmatics to express intention in other culture without realizing the difference between these two cultures (Thomas, 1983). Error in grammar could be tolerable but inappropriateness will affect the communication outcomes. The conversatio...
Lelaki Bermata Hazel
Roda kehidupan selalu berputar. Siapa sangka penyanyi bermata hazel mantan anggota boyband yang pernah mendunia itu jatuh miskin. Harta bendanya ludes. Di saat terpuruk istrinya tak lagi memperhatikannya bahkan memilih berselingkuh dengan pria muda karena Steve tak lagi bisa memenuhi nafsunya. Steve menggelengkan kepalanya. “Tuhaaaaaannnnn. Apa salahku hingga istriku selingkuh dan tak bisa kurengkuh.” Kali ini dia tidak bisa menangis. Tanggulnya terlalu kuat untuk dibobol arus banjir bandang dari matanya. Suami mana yang kuat dengan pengkhianatan ini. Dia ingin bertahan namun raganya tak mampu. Hampir saja nyawanya tak terselamatkan bila tidak muncul seorang perempuan Asia. Perempuan berhijab yang mampu menorehkan asa karena kecerdasan, kebaikan, dan kelembutan budinya. Siapakah perempuan Asia ini dan apakah kehadirannya bisa mengubah kehidupan Steve?
Teror Sang Mantan
Merasa kehilangan setelah ditinggalkan, mungkin kalimat itu yang patut diungkapkan kepada Ario. Maya, istri pertama yang diperjuangkannya mati-matian ternyata bermain api. Di ujung perceraian dia berjuang untuk mendapatkan Nina. Bukan cinta tetapi hanya untuk mengejar harta dan kebanggaan karena berhasil merebut Nina dari Fahmi. Namun ternyata Fahmi tak sepenuhnya mencintai Nina, hanya sekadar butuh pengakuan diri sebagai seorang laki-laki. Nina yang kemudian dinikahi oleh Ario akhirnya menyadari cinta suaminya kamuflase belaka. Nina pun memusatkan diri untuk mencari penghasilan. Dari seorang EO yang berhasil membawa penyanyi dunia ke Indonesia hingga menjadi influencer dengan jutaan pengikut. Namun apa hendak dikata cinta Nina pun menemukan jalannya dan berlabuh pada hati seorang bule yang tak lain adalah manajer penyanyi yang pernah diundangnya. Nina memilih bercerai dan menikah dengan bule itu. Namun, Ario merasakan kerugian yang besar setelah ditinggalkan Nina. Teror pun dilakukan. Bisakah Nina menangkis teror-teror yang begitu membabi buta? Akankah Ario mendapatkan semua yang diimpikan?
Tanpa Kata Maaf
Monetta, Rifat, Dandy, Prima, Elly, Reno, Joseph, dan Giska merupakan mantan mahasiswa yang menerima undangan gathering oleh seorang dosen paling keren di kampus mereka. Mr. Su, begitulah panggilannya. Ternyata undangan gathering itu tidaklah seperti apa yang dipikirkan oleh kedelapan mantan mahasiswa tersebut. Ada sekian banyak rentetan peristiwa terjadi dalam semalam itu, yang mengakibatkan hilangnya satu per satu nyawa mereka. Apa yang melatari undangan gathering Mr. Su? Siapa yang bersekutu dengannya? Siapa saja yang selamat? Segera temukan jawabannya dalam novel Tanpa Kata Maaf. Hanya ada dua pilihan, mengucapkan kata maaf untuk dosa yang diperbuat atau mendapat balasan tanpa kata maaf.
Methods for Development Work and Research
"A detailed handbook of field work method aimed at development researchers and NGO workers. Macro-level development issues as they relate to micro-level projects are discussed as a context before an examination is made of participation and the use of indicators and semi-structured interviews. Four illustrative chapters then examine current participatory rural appraisal methods before an assessment is made in the final chapters of the limitations, integration in development studies, and ethical implications of such methods." --Oxfam's Review of Journals "Development researchers will be grateful to Mikkelsen for her laudable job in competently addressing their needs.... She provides an overvie...
The Native Speaker
Linguists, applied linguists and language teachers all appeal to the native speaker as an important reference point. But what exactly (who exactly?) is the native speaker? This book examines the native speaker from different points of view, arguing that the native speaker is both myth and reality.
Writing Academic Papers in English
There are many books to help Korean students write in English, but few deal with writing at the scholarly level. This is a book which deals with academic research paper writing and is designed primarily for Korean post-secondary writers. This book introduces and explains to the undergraduate or graduate student how to better plan, research, write, and edit an argument paper, thesis, or journal publication in MLA or APA format. While it is tailored to Hanyang University students, the information here is meant to be helpful for a broad audience of writers.
The Life of a Banana
Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Xing Li is what some Chinese people call a banana - yellow on the outside and white on the inside. Although born and raised in London, she never feels like she fits in. When her mother dies, she moves with her older brother to live with venomous Grandma, strange Uncle Ho and Hollywood actress Auntie Mei. Her only friend is Jay - a mixed raced Jamaican boy with a passion for classical music. . Then Xing Li's life takes an even harsher turn: the school bullying escalates and her uncle requests she assist him in an unthinkable favour. Her happy childhood becomes a distant memory as her new life is infiltrated with the harsh reality of being a...
Karyamin's Smile (Versi Bahasa Inggris)
This short story collection contains 13 short stories by Ahmad Tohari which were written between 1976 and 1986. Like his previous works, in this collection Tohari stays true to his path and presents the village life as well as the daily struggles of the poor and innocent people. As what has been described in the “Foreword”, Tohari’s strength lies in the village setting which is rich with intricate details about the local plants and animals. Apart from that, Tohari’s style is clear, direct, and simple although his stories also apply strong metaphors and irony.
