research in conversations seeks to describe the meanings of central themes in life world of the subjects. The main task in conversation is to understand the meaning of
what students and teacher say.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Based on the background of study, the problem can be stated as follows: What are the elements of ethnography of communication among students and teacher of
MAN 01 Semarang?
1.3 Scope of the Study
This research focuses on analyzing the elements of ethnography of communication in the interaction among students and teacher of MAN 01 Semarang.
1.4 Objective of the study
Based on the statement of the problem, the objective of the study is to describe the elements of ethnography of communication among students and teacher
of MAN 01 Semarang.
1.5 Significance of the Study
The result of the study is hoped to give valuable contributions , particularly to linguistics field and everyone who reads this thesis. In detail, the researcher
hopes that the result of the study can give valuable contributions to: 1. The researcher to improve knowledge about the linguistics studies, especially the
ethnography of communication. 2. Students of Dian Nuswantoro University. It is expected that the result of the
study will be able to give a valuable contribution for linguistic department. 3. Everyone who reads this thesis. It is hoped that the thesis can be much more
interesting for those who have special attention to linguistic field. By reading this thesis, they will enrich their knowledge about discourse analysis, especially the
ethnography of communication.
1.6 Thesis Organization
To make this thesis systematized and easy to read, the organization of the thesis may firstly be explained in general. This thesis is organized in the following
chapters. Chapter I is Introduction. The thesis begins with introduction as the first
chapter. This chapter consists of background of the study, statement of the problem,
scope of the study, objective of the study, significance of the study, and thesis organization.
Chapter II is Review of Related Literature. In this chapter, the researcher tries to strengthen her thesis by putting forward several underlying theories.
Chapter III is Research Method. It covers the discussion of research method, unit of analysis, source of data, method of collecting data, and method of analyzing
data. Chapter IV is Data Analysis. In this chapter, the researcher presents the result
of data analysis, including the elements of ethnography of communication among students and teacher of MAN 01 Semarang.
Chapter V is Conclusion and Suggestion. This chapter is the last chapter consisting the conclusion and suggestion of this study.
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter presents about the theories related to the problem of the study. Before considering the ethnography of communication, however, it is useful to relate
the importance of discourse analysis concept such as language as a means of communication, speech community, speech event, speech situation, and aspects of the
ethnography of communication.
2.1 Language as a Means of Communication
