Rosyana Etyas Galih Saputri , 2201414044 (2019) An Exploration of the Uses and Functions of Discourse Markers in Students’ Oral Presentations (A Case of English Education Students of Universitas Negeri Semarang in the Academic Year of 2017/2018). Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

The study was aimed to find out the uses and functions of discourse markers and how discourse markers contribute to students’ fluency in their oral presentation. Qualitative study was used as the method of the study, particularly spoken discourse analysis. The unit of analysis of this study was the discourse markers produced by the sixth semester students of English Education students of Universitas Negeri Semarang in the academic year of 2017/2018 during their oral presentations. The students’ oral presentations during Information and Communication Technology course were recorded and then transcribed in to written form. The data were analyzed through coding, highlighting, and classifying. The researcher used method and expert triangulation to validate the data. From the results of data analysis, it could be inferred that according to Fortuno (2006) micro markers was the most frequent discourse markers used by the students. Based on Fortuno (2006), there are three categories of discourse markers and each of them having five functions. The most used discourse markers were the discourse markers which had function as additional marker. Last but not least, it could be inferred that the use of discourse markers in oral presentation affected and contributed to students’ fluency.

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