Memory Strategies

1) Memory Strategies

a) Using Keyword from the Original Source Finding or using keyword as a strategy in paraphrasing was applied by subject 1. He took “production tempo” (speed), “increase” (to be greater), and “multi word” (much more word) as the key words. The words “sophisticated” (high), “repertoire” (vocabularies understanding) and “mushrooming” (increasing) became keywords on task 4. “Complex structures” (complex understanding) and expand (enlarge) became keyword on task 5. Dealing

with this study, however not all subjects used key words as their strategy to paraphrase. Subject 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 did not approve this strategy although they admitted using keywords in the interview. When the researcher interviewed Subject 3 after doing the verbal report, she admitted finding the key words as her method of paraphrasing. While in fact, she actually only found the difficult words. Here we found some misunderstanding about the terms of key words.

b) Elaborating or Associating Unknown Words from the Original Source. This strategy is a part of the direct strategy where the subjects associating the unknown word, phrases or even a sentence to elaborate unknown information from the source sentence. In other words, when subjects may not be familiar with a given theme they might associate the phrases or sentences by elaborating the ideas of the sentences. The example of using elaboration to associate unknown words was performed by Subject 3. When Subject 3 got difficulties in deciding the word “what come to be known”, she tried to elaborate this meaning by taking

account to the previous words or phrases. She started to translate the sentence in Bahasa Indonesia to have text understanding but in vain. This was caused by her limitation on vocabulary mastery. Her effort to translate the vocabulary was only based on her prediction without checking dictionary. Finally, she decided to elaborate the sentence by connecting each phrases to its context.

c) Using Citation. Taking citation to acknowledge the author/ writer ideas is very important to account. In order not to commit in plagiarism, an appropriate paraphrasing should provide the information of from whom the ideas originated. As being discussed in problems of the study number 1, from

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Interviewer : Clark (2003) what does it means? Subject 3

: So, it is from his opinion. Interviewer : So when we paraphrase, is it important to contribute the name? Subject 3

: yes, actually… but at the previous time I do not focus on the name. … I only focus

on how to transform the sentence.