An Appraisal Analysis of English Youth Songs and Its Potential Implication on Teaching English to Teenagers
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- 10.2991/assehr.k.220503.102How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- appraisal; song lyrics; teaching English; teenagers
- Abstract
This study aims to explore the Appraisal in selected English youth songs in Pamungkas’ albums as well as its potential implication on teaching English to teenagers. Rooted in constructive interpretative epistemology, this qualitative study focuses on the sub type of Attitude of appraisal analysis. The data of this study embrace the linguistic units containing the elements of Affect, Judgement and Appreciation. Collected using documentation technique, the data are analyzed referring to Martin and White’s appraisal theory (2015). While the three sub types are deployed in the song lyrics, the study shows that the negativity Attitude is more prevalent. This, to some extent, indicates the unstable condition of youth in searching for identity in which they perceive the life and people around them vigilantly. In addition, Appreciation becomes the most dominating appraisal subsystem in the analysis, and this shows the inclusion of personal experience in the songs which leads to the rich assessments of life with aesthetic values. Hence, the Negativity and dominant Appreciation are what might make teenagers today feel related to Pamungkas’ songs. Departing from this, presumably educators can take advantage of the youth English songs as English teaching material with the aim of exploring more mental-related expressions in learning English.
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Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Anggi Nurjanah AU - Qanitah Masykuroh PY - 2022 DA - 2022/05/14 TI - An Appraisal Analysis of English Youth Songs and Its Potential Implication on Teaching English to Teenagers BT - Proceedings of the International Conference of Learning on Advance Education (ICOLAE 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 938 EP - 943 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220503.102 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220503.102 ID - Nurjanah2022 ER -