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D. Research Objectives
The goal of the research is to know how the tenor of news texts published on the Jakarta Post and London Evening Standard Newspaper concerning the
smoking ban in public places. In more detail, these research objectives are: 1.
To describe the status realized in the news text in both newspapers. 2.
To describe the affect realized in the news text in both newspapers. 3.
To describe the contact realized in the news text in both newspapers. 4.
To discover the similarities and differences of the news text in both newspapers.
E. Research Significance
The research is significant for the researcher to describe and determine the tenor of texts of news column of The Jakarta Post and London Evening Standard
Newspaper dealing with smoking ban in public places in Indonesia and London. The description includes many aspects from which the tenor of the text can be
seen through lexico-grammar system, cohesion and genre.
F. Research Benefits
This research contributes at first hand to the greater understanding of text analysis in the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistics. The research is
then expected to be beneficial for: 1.
The English Department Students This research can be additional references in learning Linguistics
mainstream, particularly Systemic Functional Linguistics SFL.
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2. Other Researchers
This research contributes to other researchers in giving ideas to analyze further about tenor or other point of view about Systemic Functional
Linguistics. 3.
The writers The result of this research can be used by the writers to create their news
better and to get higher quality of readability. 4.
The readers The result of this research will stimulate the readers in taking part in the
issue and expressing their opinion.
G. Research Methodology
The research moves on with a qualitative research that employs on a descriptive comparative method. In qualitative research, the data were stated in
form of words or sentences. Moleong describes qualitative research is a type of research which does not include any calculation or enumeration since the data
contained are words 2001: 2. Since the research employed descriptive method, the researcher observed the data and drew the conclusion based on the data.
The data of this research were in the forms of lexico-grammar, the cohesion system, and the genre toward identifying the tenor of the news texts.
Besides, this research was a comparative study that has aimed to know the similarities and dissimilarities in both of texts. The source of data of this research
was taken from The Jakarta Post in March 30
th
, 2010 and London Evening Standard in October 27
th
, 2003 published on the internet.
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H. Thesis Organization
The research systematically is organized into five chapters. They are as follows:
Chapter I consists of Introduction. In this chapter the research introduces research background, problem statements, research limitation, research objectives,
Research significance, research benefits, research methodology and thesis organization.
Chapter II consists of Literature Review. It deals with mass media, news text, the Jakarta Post and London Evening Standard profile, Smoking ban issue
and Systemic Functional Linguistics. Chapter III consists of Research Methodology. It covers types of research,
data and source of data, sample and sampling technique, research procedure, technique of collecting data and technique of analyzing data.
Chapter IV consists of Data Analysis. It deals with data description, data interpretation and discussion.
Chapter V consists of Conclusion and Recommendation. In this chapter, the research concludes the result and gives some recommendations.
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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
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