Background of The Study

B. Focus of The Study

Focus of this study is to analyse the application of thematic roles in the text which published in online media article of opinion. This study focuses on participants and the function of thematic roles which are able applied in argumentative text „What Ever Happened in Kraras Timor Leste, Pak Prabowo?‟.

C. Significance of the study

Generally, since The Jakarta Post is one of the largest English media in Indonesia which has broader reader then it can help the reader to gain the information about the opinion article „What ever Happened in Kraras Timor Leste, Pak Prabowo?‟ Specifically, this study can be useful in society, in the field of linguistics semantics in text. In addition, the semantics participants explained by John I Saeed is directed to the using of words in sentence and text.

D. Research questions

Based on the background of the study the main question of the research are: 1. What are type of thematic roles used in article„What Ever Happened in Kraras Timor Leste , Pak Prabowo?‟? 2. How is the thematic roles applied in the opinion article „What ever Happened in Kraras Timor Leste , Pak Prabowo?‟ ?

E. Research Methodology

1. The Objectives of Research

Based on the research question above, the objectives of the research are : a To know what are the types of thematic roles applied in argumentative text of Aboeprijadi Santoso, „What Ever Happened in Kraras, Timor Leste, „Pak‟ Prabowo?‟. b To know how the thematic roles applied in the article of Aboeprijadi Santoso „What ever happened in Kraras, Timor Leste Pak Prabowo?‟

2. The Method of Research

Based on the study background and aim of the research, this research uses qualitative method. 7

3. The Technique of Data Collecting and Data Analysis

The bibliography technique is used to collect the data. This technique uses written source to gain the data then the will be collected in data card. 8 There are several steps of writer to collect the data: 1. To choose an opinion article from The Jakarta Post 2. To read the article 3. To identify clause by clause of semantics sentence 4. To classify every part of sentence in the text 5. To write the whole classification in the explanation of every sentence in the text. 7 David Nunan. Research Methods in Language Learning, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992 8 Edi Subroto, Pengantar Metoda Penelitian Linguistik Struktural, Surakarta: Sebelas Maret Universitas Press, 1992. After that, those specific numbers of data is analyzed. To do that the writer runs steps as follows: 1. To determine its semantics meaning of the data by using thematic roles of Saeed. 2. To describe the function of thematic roles which has processed in step 1. 3. To make conclusions based on that theoritical description.

4. The Instrument of the Research

The instrument of the research is the data card in order to write, to identify which are needed from that article.

5. The units of analysis

The unit of analysis is the thematic roles in the article of The Jakarta Post an opinion article from AboeprijadiSantoso „What ever happened in Kraras, Timor Leste, „Pak‟ Prabowo?‟,