Excerpt 29 Context
: Before closing chit-chat, Esti and Al expressed wishes to
each other. Esti
: Okay, Al. Good luck for your study = and for your .
Al : = And good luck for your studies. Ap653-54
The excerpt of the conversation shows that Esti expressed Okay, Al. Good luck for your study to Al before closing the conversation. It can be assumed that
the expression produced by Esti is to keep Al’s spirit in order to get the best achievement. In addition, Al also expressed the same wishes hoping that Esti
would also succeed in her study.
15. Pacifying
The expression of pacifying explains that one needs to make others calm if he feels annoyed or worried. The finding shows that the two couples of female
students produced this expression. It has been found that there were 2 utterances of pacifying presenting 0.2. The first example is the conversation between Sri
and Maria. The excerpt of the conversation is illustrated in excerpt 30. Excerpt 30
Context : Sri asked Maria about wireless mouse.
Sri : And then, and how am I supposed to charge it, then?
Maria : Ehm…you…you…you cannot charge it because it’s –
it uses battery. So….ehm…ya. Sri
: Oh Maria
: But don’t worry The USB is already provided in the
mouse. Ap3103-106 Excerpt 30
gives details that Sri and Maria talked about a mouse for Sri’s laptop. After that, Sri asked Maria how to charge the mouse since Sri did not have
the experience of using different kind of mouse, especially for the wireless one. Before Maria explained in detail, she expressed Don’t worry to make her calm. In
this conversation, Sri thought that the mouse was like the laptop. When she used the mouse all the time, she would get the power of the mouse low. Therefore,
Maria tried to calm her and described the mouse specifically. The second example is the conversation produced by the other couple of
female students, Star and Hayu. In their conversation, Star was the person who always tried to pacify Hayu. The example of the conversation is in the following
excerpt. Excerpt 31
Context : Hayu felt that she did not have teaching passions
anymore, and she was also thinking about her future. Hayu
: I could not – I don’t understand this things. When everything is on the fence. Am I going to be a teacher for
the next...future or am I going to be a trainer of English without being a teacher or maybe I will search for
companies like before. Because you know, I just
really…I really cherries this English of mine. But then…well I
used to devote myself to be a teacher. But look at me now
There is no teaching passions left. [laughing] Star
: It’s a contemporary. = Hayu
: = No. Star
: No. I mean temporary one. Temporary feeling.
Ap429-32 Excerpt 31 describes that Hayu felt doubts about her job later if she had
finished her study in the graduate program. In this case, Star attempted to make Hayu calm by using the words Temporary feeling. Star believed that Hayu could
deal with her problem and get into the spirit of achieving her future.
16. Encouraging
The expression of encouraging is to give support to someone. The data shows that there were 2 utterances of encouraging with 0.2, and only the couple
of female students produced it. The following is one of the examples of the conversation.
Excerpt 32 Context
: Hayu shared her class condition and friends. Hayu
: But at least to…ya…can we say synthesis ourself [laughing] I don’t know. Like, making with similar
and death. It is killing me actually. But, I have to… = Star
: = Maybe you have to challenge yourself. Ap424-25
Based on the context, it can be interpreted that Hayu expressed her feeling and she seemed a bit down. Before finishing her words, Star gave encouragement
by saying Maybe you have to challenge yourself. This expression is to give motivation that Hayu could cope with her problem dealing with class condition
and friends.
17. Sympathizing
The expression of sympathizing describes that people understand what others feel. The finding shows that only the couple of female students used this
expression. It has been found that there were 2 utterances of sympathizing presenting 0.2. The excerpt of the conversation can be illustrated in excerpt 33.
Excerpt 33 Context
: Hayu shared her feeling about her class with new friends in education stream.
Hayu : But then, ehm…it’s not – I’m – it is not that I’m
underrating this class or trying to be judgmental, but = You know sometimes when you’re not with the people
that understand your nature = And you’re being foreign
= Star
:= Hmhm = Hmhm = It must be difficult. Ap417-19
