Studi Kasus (Case Study)

A.    Definisi dan Tujuan

Bogdan dan Bikien (1982) mengemukakan bahwa definisi studi kasus ialah sebuah pengujian tentang suatu subjek ataupun suatu peristiwa tertentu secara rinci, intensif, komprehensif, dan mendalam. Adapun tujuannya adalah untuk menungkapkan dan menjelaskan keberadaan suatu masalah dan mencari tahu secara rinci dan mendalam mengapa hal tersebut dapat terjadi. Singkatnya, studi kasus tidak hanya meneliti dan menjelaskan sebuah objek saja.

B.    Langkah-Langkah dalam Melakukan Sebuah Studi Kasus

Ada beberapa langkah dalam melakukan studi kasus, diantaranya:

1.      Pemilihan Kasus

Dalam menentukan ataupun memilih suatu kasus yang ingin diteliti alangkah baiknya dilakukan dengan bertujuan, maksudnya tidak dengan cara random (acak). Ada beberapa contoh kasus yang dapat dipilih jika ingin melakukan penelitian studi kasus seperti suatu subjek, proses, lingkungan, masyarakat, dan lainnya. Kasus yang dipilih lebih baik yang memiliki nilai special seperti yang belum pernah atau yang jarang diteliti sebelumnya.

2.      Memilih Jenis Desain Studi Kasus

Didalam studi kasus terdapat beberapa desain diantaranya multiple ataupun single-cases desain. Tidak hanya itu, desain lainnya yakni holistic yang hanya terdapat satu kasus dalam satu konteks. Desain terakhir yang dapat dipilih oleh peneliti yaitu embeded yang terdapat dua kasus dalam satu konteks.

3.      Menggunakan Teori dalam Desain Anda

Langkah berikut ini sangat penting dalam sebuah case study atau studi kasus. Dengan menggunakan teori dalam desain studi ini dapan membantu si peneliti dalam menganalisa data. Hal tersebut tentunya sangat memudahkan si peneliti dalam menyelesaikan studi/penelitiannya.

C.    Cara Pengumpulan Data

Terdapat beberapa cara dalam mengumpulkan data pada penelitian studi kasus, diantaranya:

1.      Peninjauan Langsung (direct observation) seperti menganalisa sebuah fenomena atau suatu kejadian.

2.      Wawancara

3.      Rekaman

4.      Dokumen (koran, majalah, dan lainnya)

5.      Mengobservasi partisipan (Terjun langsung kekehidupan sampel)

6.      Physical Artifacts 

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How To Quote

Citations are lending a sentence or someone's opinion of an author or someone who is very well known such as from books, newspapers, magazines, or electronic media. The function as a evidence or reinforce the authors' opinion. It is difference with  ‘copy’.  Copy is taking the opinions of others without mention the author name of the sources then they paste it in theirs (cheater). Cheater often called a plagiarist.

Aim :

• As a theoretical basis for our writing
• As an explanation
• Can be used as reinforcing the opinion that we did.

There are two kind of quotation:

•  Direct Quotation
•  Indirect  Quotation (By Paraphrasing)

For more explanation, wacth the youtube video below: 

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INTERPRETER AND TRANSLATOR

Become a Translator and Interpreter are the desire of everyone who master more than one language and for those who understand how to express the target language. However, there are not everybody that master more than one language could be an interpreter and translator at once, because there are several different qualifications between them. For the people who have the ability in translating a variety of books and documents, then he can become a translator. But , for those who have a great ability in public speaking and confidence that he could become an interpreter.  The question is ‘what are the similarities, differences, and the requirements if we want to be an interpreter and translator, isn’t it?’ Okay, in my post this time, I will discuss some of the similarities, differences, and the requirements if we want to be a Translator and Interpreter.

First of all, I will discuss about the similarities and differences between both of them. To be a Translator and Interpreter, you have to understand lots of vocabularies and the cultures of the target language. By understanding both of it, you will be easy  in translating the difficult words and sentences of the target language such as the proverb, slang, and idiom. Not only that, the two of jobs are also have a big risk for you. It’s mean, if you are wrong in interpreting and translating something, then you will have a big problem! A big problem that you will lost your job or a big problem for the thing that you have translate and interpret  for.

There are some differences between Translator and Interpreter that we need to know. Being an interpreter is tougher than a translator. why do I say that? As we know that an interpreter have to interpret everything directly (on the spot) with no time to think first. As the examples are interpreters at the United Nation, where they have to interpret all the words of all the delegates from around the world like the photo below.

      However, in contrast with the translator. They are easier to translate various documents and books because they have some time to think first. Not only that, the translator are also have the opportunity to look up the words from variety of sources like dictionary in translating something. However, for an interpreter there is no chance at all to use the helping tools such as a dictionary in interpreting something.

       If you want to be a translator and interpreter, there are some requirements that you have to be master. First, to be a translator, besides you have to understand the target language and culture of the language, you are also should have the ability about how  to write with  grammatical correct. Not only that, you also have to understand  lots of knowledge such as math, chemistry, photography, and various fields that you want translate.

       Next, to be an interpreter, there are a lot of requirements that you have to be master. firstly, you should have a high level of concentration and self-confidence and also good in public speaking. Need to remember, if you want to interpret anything try not to be panic at all because it can mess up your concentration levels. Secondly, you also should be able to control your nervousness because you should interpret the words of the speakers directly with the speed reaction without delay at all. In addition, it is important for you to have a good  ability of analyzing everything. You are also should have a high level of intellectual curiosity. The last one, you only need to be master the ability to express thoughts with a good and clear voice.

For your information, interpreter is divided into two types. what is the difference between two of it? Please watch the YouTube videos below to find out the answer.

1. Simultaneous Interpreter (Directly)

2. Consecutive Interpreter (Take note first)

       Briefly, to be a translator and interpreter, you must know all the requirements of the two. Not just know, but you also should master it. To master it, you just need to practice regularly. By mastering all the things that I have described above. I guarantee you can be a professional Translator and Interpreter one day.

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The reflection of lecturer on journalism workshop: One Step Closer to the World of Journalism

Sunday, 4th December 2016 I and my friends of PBI 2013 got amazing opportunity to attend a workshop titled 'Lecturer on journalism: One Step Closer to the World of Journalism’. The speaker at the event is an expert in the media world in Aceh, her name is Salwa Chaira, S.Pd.i, M.TESOL, M.Pd. She was a newspaper editor of Modus Aceh. There are lots of knowledge about how to write a correct news that I got from the explanation of Miss Salwa at the time. Therefore, the purpose of my post this time is to share a little bit about the things that I got from the workshop.

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HOW TO PARAPHRASE

In making a thesis, plagiarism is prohibited because it is a crime. Thus, it has become the rule for all students to avoid plagiarism, including me and my friends. After I learned about how to avoid plagiarism and ensure that the our thesis are far from it, there is only one way that is a paraphrase. Paraphrase it is taking the idea of someone with our own language style. In fact, there are so many cases where someone takes the others ideas from various sources such as books, journals, and articles and then they claimed it was their own ideas. It is really not fair to the original author and it is same like a crime, isn’t it? okay, this time I would like to share a little about my understanding of EAP class to all of you about how to do the correct paraphrasing.

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Persuasive Essay

Let’s We Back To The Role Play!

In fact, there are lots of teaching techniques and methods in learning process. All of them have their own strength in teaching process especially in teaching speaking. But not all of techniques are effective in improving students speaking skill. Why does it  happen? It happens because the techniques are not used the interest and pleasure thing in learning process.  One of recommended teaching techniques to implement in teaching speaking is role play. Implementing role play can help us in teaching speaking. Is it true? The answer is true, it is because the technique has the pleasure thing in teaching speaking. There are some benefits that you will get if you implement it in your class. First, you can make your students happy in learning speaking. Then, you will make them brave to speak up in front of their classmates.  Last, you will also improve their verbal and non-verbal communication.

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How To Write A Perfect Professional E-mail

Many people think that very easy to write an email, is that correct? The answer is correct! but there are some important things to be aware that the content of the email that we send are good, correct, and professional. We can write the non-formal one to friends and family, but different if the email that we wrote it for formal occasion such as job applications, business communication, college professors or teachers in schools and other formal purposes. Now, I would like to share some information about how to create a professional e-mail that I got from English academic purpose class. Here are some things we have to consider in writing the correct email:

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Analyses of Journals

Scientific journal articles are arranged in order to contribute to the theory or application of knowledge. Scientific journal articles are generally composed of a title, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusions and bibliography. As the information, it has the important role in conducting a research. But, something that we have to keep in our mind that we only need to learn and analyze it, not to copy paste. To avoid the plagiarism, something that we need to do is try to analyze the journal deeply first (get the meaning). Then we need to paraphrase it. Now, I would like to analyze several journals related to my future thesis. The following are some of them:

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The Interesting English Learning Websites

As a university student especially as a English department student, is a must for me to learn and master the English language fluently and clearly. To learn it, there are many sources or medias that I can use, one of them through online learning English websites. In this modern era, there are  lots of English language learning website that we can use. But for me, the following are some English language learning website which is recommended for us.

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My First Experience Of Blogging

On  November 13 2016, I have join a public seminar about how to create and use blog  in the head office of Islamic University Ar-Raniry. The event was organized by the lectures of English academic purpose subject. From the event,

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