Risdianto, Faizal, Scopus ID: 57213518975

Risdianto, Faizal

Universitas Islam Negeri Salatiga

 Salatiga, Indonesia
Scopus ID: 57213518975
0000-0002-0422-9166

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Discovering the Communicative Functions of Cybertextual Contexts in Digital Media Environments: A Sociosemiotic Multimodal Perspective
Rahardi, R. Kunjana, Risdianto, Faizal, Purnomo, Budi, ... Rianita, Dian, Jumanto, JumantoStudies in English Language and EducationOpen source preview, 2026, 13(2), pp. 1051–1068
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Breaking through the Ivory Tower of High-Indexed Journals: Insights from EFL Academics in Private Universities, East Java, Indonesia
Ahmad Tajuddin, Azza Jauhar, Fadhilawati, Dian, Risdianto, Faizal, ... Supriyono, , Saifudin, AhmadDirasat: Human and Social SciencesOpen source preview, 2026, 53(3), 8603
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How Spatial and Temporal References Construct Cultural Identity and Ecological Awareness: The Case of Little Forest Movie
Hamidah, Idah, Lusiana, Y., Sunarni, Nani, Risdianto, FaizalInternational Journal of Society, Culture and LanguageOpen source preview, 2025, 13(2), pp. 157–168
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Appraisal and Ideology Realization in Indonesia State Capital Relocation News Texts
Risdianto, Faizal, Sumarlam, Sumarlam, Djatmika, , Wiratno, TriInternational Journal of Society, Culture and LanguageOpen source preview, 2024, 12(2), pp. 74–88
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Unlocking Potential: A Closer Look at Research Engagement and Productivity Among EFL Academics in East Java, Indonesia
Fadhilawati, Dian, Ahmad Tajuddin, Azza Jauhar, Romly, Raihana, ... Risdianto, Faizal, Saifudin, AhmadArab World English JournalOpen source preview, 2024, 15(3), pp. 255–269
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Women’s language features: Identifying language and gender in a talk show from a sociolinguistics the perspective
Purba, Ridwin, Fatmawati, Endang, Herman, Herman, ... Fatmahwati, A., Saputra, NandaResearch Journal in Advanced HumanitiesOpen source preview, 2023, 4(4), pp. 33–44
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Intercultural Linguistic Borders, Stereotypes and Representations in Americanah by Chimamanda Adichie Ngozie Adichie: A Sociolinguistics perspective
Sutrisno, D., Rafiek, Muhammad, Rintaningrum, Ratna, ... Saputra, Nanda, Herman, HermanISVS e-journalOpen source preview, 2023, 10(11), pp. 421–436
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“The Sum of All Fears” from Novel to Film: Shifting the Discourse of Terrorism
Rahayu, Mundi, Sahiruddin, , Risdianto, Faizal, ... Rabiah, S., Taufiqurrochman, R.World Journal of English LanguageOpen source preview, 2023, 13(7), pp. 186–193
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Sociolinguistic analysis of language and gender identity in talk shows
Purba, Ridwin, Fatmawati, Endang, Herman, Herman, ... Fatmahwati, A., Saputra, NandaResearch Journal in Advanced HumanitiesOpen source preview, 2023, 4(1), pp. 33–43
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Video as Educational Multimedia to Teach English Speaking
Fajar Masyitoh, Novia, Malihah, Noor, Risdianto, Faizal, Guritno, AgungJournal of Physics: Conference SeriesOpen source preview, 2019, 1339(1), 012118
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PAK FAIZAL'S INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS UTS ASSIGNMENT

 

PAK FAIZAL'S INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS UTS ASSIGNMENT

Dear Students,

This is your UTS assignment for this semester.
1. Prepare a PPT of 5-7 slides and create a short video recording showing your PPT and on-camera display describing one of your favorite analyses of INTRODUCTION OF LINGUISTICS. you may choose and describe any linguistics phenomenon in any language (English, Arabic, Indonesian, Bahasa Jawa, Bahasa Sunda, etc.). The theories can be phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, or pragmatics. 

2. The minimum time recording is 5-7 minutes, and it can be more than that, like this video: https://youtu.be/H_jM-Wy5bxc: I AM HUNGRY & NGEBUT BENJUT PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS

3. The deadline of video submission is Saturday, , 11.59 PM, October 24th, 2026

4. This is the link URL for UTS assignment submission: https://forms.gle/NWUoxYyXhXpZBVqK7

Kebenaran pada dasarnya bersifat lurus, jelas, dan tidak membutuhkan banyak rekayasa

 

Dalam perspektif Islam, kebenaran pada dasarnya bersifat lurus, jelas, dan tidak membutuhkan banyak rekayasa, sedangkan kebohongan cenderung menjadi rumit karena harus ditopang oleh kebohongan-kebohongan lain. Al-Qur’an menggambarkan pentingnya perkataan yang benar melalui firman Allah: “Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Bertakwalah kamu kepada Allah dan ucapkanlah perkataan yang benar (qaulan sadīdan)” (QS. Al-Ahzab [33]: 70). Kebenaran tidak memerlukan banyak versi cerita untuk mempertahankan konsistensinya karena ia berangkat dari kenyataan. Sebaliknya, ketika seseorang berbohong, ia harus mengingat apa yang telah dikatakannya, menyesuaikan cerita dengan keadaan, dan terkadang menciptakan kebohongan baru untuk menutupi kebohongan sebelumnya. Karena itu, kebohongan sering digambarkan sebagai sesuatu yang “berkelok-kelok”, sementara kebenaran memiliki jalan yang lebih lurus dan sederhana.

Hal ini sangat kuat dalam ajaran Nabi Muhammad ﷺ tentang kejujuran (ṣidq). Dalam hadis riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim, Rasulullah ﷺ bersabda bahwa kejujuran membawa kepada kebajikan (al-birr), dan kebajikan membawa ke surga; seseorang yang senantiasa berkata benar akan dicatat di sisi Allah sebagai orang yang sangat jujur (ṣiddīq). Sebaliknya, beliau memperingatkan bahwa kebohongan membawa kepada kejahatan (al-fujūr), dan kejahatan membawa ke neraka, hingga seseorang yang terus-menerus berdusta dicatat sebagai pendusta. Hadis ini menunjukkan bahwa kejujuran bukan sekadar persoalan berkata sesuai fakta, tetapi merupakan jalan moral yang membentuk karakter dan mengarahkan manusia kepada kebaikan. Sekali seseorang memilih kebohongan, ia dapat terdorong untuk mempertahankan kebohongan tersebut dengan kebohongan berikutnya, sehingga persoalan yang semula sederhana menjadi semakin kompleks.

Dengan demikian, “kebenaran itu lurus, sedangkan kebohongan itu berkelok-kelok” dapat dipahami sebagai gambaran moral dan psikologis yang sangat relevan dengan prinsip Islam. Allah juga memerintahkan orang beriman untuk menjadi orang-orang yang teguh dalam menegakkan kebenaran dan keadilan: “Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Jadilah kamu penegak keadilan, menjadi saksi karena Allah, sekalipun terhadap dirimu sendiri...” (QS. An-Nisa’ [4]: 135). Kebenaran mungkin terkadang terasa sulit untuk diucapkan karena dapat menuntut keberanian dan kejujuran terhadap diri sendiri, tetapi setelah diucapkan, ia tidak membutuhkan banyak penjelasan yang dibuat-buat. Kebohongan mungkin tampak sebagai jalan yang mudah pada awalnya, tetapi semakin jauh seseorang berjalan di dalamnya, semakin banyak “jalan kecil” yang harus dibuat untuk mempertahankan cerita yang tidak benar. Karena itu, Islam menempatkan ṣidq sebagai salah satu fondasi utama akhlak seorang Muslim: berkata benar, menepati kenyataan, dan berani mempertahankan kebenaran sekalipun tidak selalu menguntungkan diri sendiri.

Major Topics in English Semantics

 Major Topics in English Semantics

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INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTICS- a summary of Kreidler’s Introduction to semantics

Semantics is the linguistic study of meaning: how English words, phrases, and sentences convey meanings. It is usually divided into lexical semantics (word meaning) and sentence/formal semantics (how meanings combine and how truth relations work).studylib+1

Word Meaning

• Sense and reference
  Sense is the concept expressed by a word; reference is the actual entity it points to in a context or world.
  Example: the morning star and the evening star have different senses, but both can refer to Venus.courses.washington+1

• Denotation and connotation
  Denotation is the central, dictionary-like meaning. Connotation is the emotional or cultural association.
  Example: home denotes a place where someone lives, but it may connote warmth, safety, and family.

• Semantic features / componential analysis
  Words can be analyzed through smaller meaning components.
  Example: woman may be described as $[+ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛]$, $[+𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑡]$, and $[+𝑓𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑒]$, while girl differs mainly in $[-𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑡]$.

• Polysemy and homonymy
  Polysemy means one word has related meanings; homonymy means identical forms have unrelated meanings.
  Example: head in “head of a person” and “head of a department” is polysemous. Bank meaning “financial institution” and bank meaning “side of a river” are homonyms.

• Ambiguity
  An expression is ambiguous if it permits more than one interpretation.
  Example: “Visiting relatives can be annoying” can mean that relatives who visit are annoying, or that the activity of visiting relatives is annoying.uaic

Lexical Relations

• Synonymy
  Words are synonymous when their meanings are very similar, though rarely perfectly identical.
  Example: begin and start.

• Antonymy / opposition
  Opposites occur in several forms:

EXAMPLE OF DISCUSSION GENRE TEXT: TWO-SIDED ESSAY

 Should Students Use AI in English Writing?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are becoming very popular in education today. Many students now use AI programs to assist them with their schoolwork, especially in language classes. However, teachers and researchers have different opinions about using these digital tools for writing tasks. This leads to an important question: should students use AI in English writing?

On the positive side, supporters argue that AI helps students generate new ideas during the writing process. When students feel stuck or face writer's block, AI tools can suggest outlines, topics, and creative angles to help them start writing. Generative AI acts like a digital brainstorm partner that guides learners through the initial planning stage of an essay (Li et al., 2024).

Additionally, AI tools help students improve their grammar and vocabulary in real time. These tools can quickly highlight spelling errors, fix incorrect sentence structures, and suggest better word choices as students’ type (Waziana et al., 2024). This instant feedback allows learners to notice their language mistakes immediately and make quick revisions to their work.

On the other hand, critics worry that relying too much on AI may reduce students' independent thinking skills. If students let computers organize their thoughts and write sentences for them, they may lose the ability to analyze information critically on their own (Liu, 2024). Over time, learners might become passive and struggle to produce original thoughts without digital help.

Furthermore, another major concern is that AI can encourage academic dishonesty and plagiarism. Some students might copy AI-generated essays directly and submit them as their own work instead of practicing their own writing (Shi & Aryadoust, 2024). Because AI can generate full paragraphs in seconds, it makes cheating easier if there are no clear rules in place.

In conclusion, AI in English writing brings both helpful benefits and serious risks. While it offers useful support for brainstorming and grammar, it can also harm independent thinking and lead to plagiarism if misused. Therefore, AI can be a useful learning tool only when students use it responsibly alongside clear guidance from their teachers (Fleckenstein et al., 2024).

References

Fleckenstein, J., Liebenow, L. W., & Meyer, J. (2024). Using LLMs to bring evidence-based feedback into the classroom: AI-generated feedback increases secondary students’ text revision, motivation, and positive emotions. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 6, Article 100199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2023.100199

Li, M., Han, J., & colleagues. (2024). Exploring ChatGPT-supported teacher feedback in the EFL context. System, 126, Article 103502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2024.103502

Liu, W. (2024). A systematic review of automated writing evaluation feedback: Validity, effects and students’ engagement. Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 45, 86–105. https://doi.org/10.32038/ltrq.2024.45.05

Shi, H., & Aryadoust, V. (2024). A systematic review of AI-based automated written feedback research. ReCALL, 36(2), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0958344023000265

Waziana, W., Andewi, W., Hastomo, T., & Hasbi, M. (2024). Students’ perceptions about the impact of AI chatbots on their vocabulary and grammar in EFL writing. Register Journal, 17(2), 352–382. https://doi.org/10.18326/register.v17i2.352-382