Cultural Signs in Toraja Novels; When Love Finds Its Way Home; Charles Sanders Pierce Semiotic Studies

The aims of this research are; (1) Describe the form of cultural signs in the novel Toraja; When Love Finds its Way Home based on Charles Sanders Pierce's semiotic theory. (2) Describe the meaning of cultural signs in the novel Toraja; When Love Finds Its Way Home. This research is a qualitative research. The data in this study are data obtained from novels in the form of icons, indexes and symbols as well as data obtained from interviews. Sources of data in this study is a novel entitled Toraja; When Love Finds its Way Home by Endang, SSN, and also an informant who is the head of the Ke'te Kesu' tradition in North Toraja. The data collection technique used in this study is a documentation technique which includes observing and recording the various signs that are needed, as well as using open interview techniques. The results of this study indicate that the form of the sign is more dominant in the novel Toraja; When Love Finds its Way Home is a symbol consisting of five data. In addition to symbols, researchers also found signs in the form of icons (one data) and indexes (two data). As we know that based on his criteria, Pierce distinguishes signs into three, namely icons, indexes and symbols.

Mitoni sebagai Tradisi Budaya dalam Masyarakat Jawa

This article discusses the Javanese tradition in the form of mitoni, the writing of this article aims to analyze the mitoni tradition carried out by people in Java, starting from the preparation before carrying out the mitoni tradition ceremony to the stage of implementing the mitoni tradition. The method used in writing this article is a literature study which is used as a source of data taken from journals and digital books, besides that the data collection technique also uses interview techniques conducted to actors who have carried out the mitoni tradition. The result of writing an article is in the form of a tradition which means that it is a habit that is carried out from the ancestors and then passed on from generation to generation from one generation to the next. In this article, we discuss the mitoni tradition. Mitoni is a tradition carried out by the Javanese people when a mother is pregnant with her first child at the age of seven months. This mitoni tradition usually includes the preparation of tools and materials before carrying out the mitoni tradition ritual, then doing the mitoni tradition starting from the bathing stage, splitting coconut ivory, changing seven kinds of cloth, selling dawet ice and rujak. Then when bathing, the dipper used is made of coconut shell. Furthermore, this article also discusses the meaning of the mitoni tradition which is also called tingkeban.

Identifikasi Kesulitan Guru PAI Kota Medan dalam Implementasi Kurikulum 2013

The implementation of the 2013 Curriculum until now is increasingly reaping problems. Although this curriculum has been running for seven years, it seems that this curriculum still has obstacles in some schools, especially in the field of Islamic religious education studies. This research aims to find out and examine the difficulties experienced by PAI teachers in implementing the 2013 Curriculum in the city of Medan. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach that is studied through literature studies. Data collection was obtained through interview techniques with PAI teachers in Medan. The results of this study show that there are several difficulties experienced by PAI teachers in the implementation of the 2013 Curriculum, including lack of understanding of the teacher itself with the content of the 2013 curriculum as a whole, inadequate facilities as a means of support in supporting learning. Some learning materials require a time allocation that is more than the specified time. The solution offered in this case first; increased knowledge and application of the 2013 curriculum for teachers. It can be done by following open discussions, training and other intellectual activities. In addition, teachers are required to be creative in designing learning through innovative media and good learning strategies and methods.

The Use of Code Mixing by English Education Department Students during Classroom Activity

The research aims to find out the types of code-mixing used by English Education Department students during their presentation activity in the classroom in STKIP Paracendekia NW Sumbawa and to identify why did the students used the code-mixing. The participants of this research were 4 English Department students of STKIP Paracendekia NW Sumbawa. This research used observation, audio recording, and interview techniques in collecting the data. The result showed that there were two types of code mixing that used by English students in the presentation process, namely insertion code mixing, and alternation code mixing. Insertion code mixing was the dominant type that used by English students in the presentation process. There were 32 utterances categorized as insertion code mixing, and 9 utterances were categorized as alternation code mixing. While the reasons of student using code mixing in the presentation process were mostly because of the situation and lack of vocabulary.

Implementation of The Madrasah Exam Using The TC-Exam Application At MTSN 1 Palangka Raya

This study is based on the problem of madrasah exams that cannot be conducted directly or in writing due to the impact of covid-19 which requires the implementation of madrasah exams to be conducted online. So that madrasah exams are conducted online using TCExam application conducted in MTsN 1 Palangka Raya and what obstacles occur and how the implementation of madrasah exams using the TCExam application is specifically on madrasah exams in the religious field studied. The purpose of this research is to describe the planning of madrasah exam implementation using TCExam application in the religious field, constraints in the implementation of madrasah exams using TCExam application in the religious field and students' response to the implementation of madrasah exams using the TCExam application. The research used in this study is descriptive qualitative research. The place of this research is MTsN 1 Palangka Raya. The subjects of this study were the Head of Madrasah, Wakamad curriculum, Operator, and Teacher of Religious Affairs. Data collection using interview techniques and documentation. Data analysis is done by collecting data, presenting and drawing conclusions. The validity of the data is done using triangulation of sources and techniques. The results of this study show that 1. Planning the implementation of madrasah exams using TCExam application in the field of religion in MTsN 1 Palangka Raya, namely the simulation and explanation from the operator to teachers for the use of TCExam application. 2. Implementation of madrasah exams using TCExam application. 3. Constraints in the implementation of madrasah exams using tcexam application in the field of religion in MTsN 1 Palangka Raya namely in students who are sometimes late to log in madrasah exams using the TCExam application, further constraints in the internet network of students are unstable and also in the implementation of madrasah exams using the online TCExam application is another obstacle also that students can commit fraud or cheating in this case the role of parents is very important to supervise students in the implementation of online madrasah exams using the TCExam application.

Analysis of Students' Difficulties in Distance Materials in Space Based on Anderson's Knowledge Dimension

This study analyzes the difficulties of students in the distance material in space based on the dimensions of Anderson's knowledge in class XII.IPA SMA Negeri 2 Banjar in the academic year 2021/2022. The purpose of this study was to determine the difficulties of students in the distance material in space based on the dimensions of Anderson's knowledge. The background of the research is that learning on distance material in class XII.IPA SMA Negeri 2 Banjar has not achieved the learning objectives. Students have difficulty understanding the material. The research subjects were 9 students from class XII.IPA SMA Negeri 2 Banjar for the academic year 2021/2022. Subject selection was based on a purposive sampling technique selected based on different academic abilities (high, medium, and low) and able to communicate verbally well. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative with written test and interview techniques. The result of this research is that there are difficulties in each group of students who have different academic abilities.

Small cocoa producers of Manabí

The potentialities of intercultural mediation are presented as a contribution to the productivity of small cocoa producers in the Manabí province of Ecuador, analyzed from a qualitative, inductive methodology, under the interpretive paradigm, considering the characteristics of associations in the cocoa sector. The role played by the institutions related to this sector was identified, from their action with programs, both intervention and monitoring. Interview techniques were applied to representatives of the competent institutions, as well as focus groups with members of the associations. The results allow us to infer that there are indications of intercultural mediation in the production processes, exposed by national and international institutions and organizations; Although this mediation is not structured with due planning and with professionals in the area, it is considered as a contribution to the productivity of the sector.

Ecology of Political Communication of Acehnese People towards 2024 Local Election

The local election is a political and democratic tool owned by the community after Indonesia's reformation. Aceh and its regencies and cities will carry out the local election in 2022. The central government's policy to postpone the implementation of the local election in 2024 has created a polemic in the community. Based on this phenomenon, this study aims to determine the problems that arise in political communication among the community against the central government's unilateral policy in delaying the implementation of the local election. The approach used was qualitative by using observation and interview techniques. The results of this study are: The Acehnese are disappointed with the central government's intervention in the form of a policy of postponing the local election, based on the justification that Aceh has the local regulation, that is called 2006 Aceh Government Law, where Aceh has independence in managing its household. Furthermore, the communication built by the Central Government is coercive communication, ignoring comprehensive communication from the community. With the ecological influence of the local election postponement policy and communication built by the central government, the people ignore the government's advice to keep the environment more conservative and ignore the fight against Covid-19.

IMPLEMENTASI MATA PELAJARAN KEMUHAMMADIYAHAN DALAM MEMBENTUK KADER MUHAMMADIYAH YANG BERAKHLAK MULIA DI SMA MUHAMMADIYAH 6 DESA PON KECAMATAN SEI BAMBAN KABUPATEN SERDANG BEDAGAI

This study examines the problems in the Implementation of Muhammadiyah Subjects in Forming Muhammadiyah Cadres with Noble Morals at Muhammadiyah 6 High School, Pon Village, Sei Bamban District, Serdang Bedag Regency. The phenomenon that appears in the community is that there are still many students who graduate from Muhammadiyah high school who have not been maximized to become Muhammadiyah cadres and have noble qualities in themselves. The purpose of this research is to make students as Muhammadiyah cadres with noble character. Aspects of Kemuhammadiyah learning at SMA 6 Pon Village, Sei Bamban District in the form of Islamic activities such as greeting first when entering class, getting students to pray before learning, then exemplary methods in the aspect of the teacher saying greetings before entering class, the teacher praying before teaching and politely dressed teacher. The researcher used the approach in this research was qualitative with descriptive research type. Data collection with observation and interview techniques. Subjects that will be observed and interviewed are teachers and students. Data processing is carried out with the stages of data analysis, namely reducing data, presenting data and drawing conclusions.

Teaching factory management at SMK SMTI Yogyakarta during the Pandemic Covid-19

The aim of this research is to find out how the teaching factory at SMK SMTI Yogyakarta handled during pandemic covid 19. A descriptive qualitative case study approach was used as the method. Semi-structured interview techniques, observation, and documentation were used to collect data. The interviewed data was collected from 3 informants. This study used triangulation techniques to check the validity of the data. The triangulation technique in this study used source triangulation, which compares the interview results of 3 informants to check the compatibility of the information obtained, then analyzed using an interactive model from Milles and Huberman. The implementation of the teaching factory at SMK SMTI Yogyakarta is solely to improve student competence so that students can adapt and become accustomed to conditions in the real industrial world, under the teaching factory’s objectives. Schools continue to work with the industry on the implementation of the teaching factory in order to achieve the teaching factory’s goals, and SOP (Standard Operational Procedure) is tailored to SOP from industries related to established health protocols.