Zihal, Yusuf (2025) THEME ANALYSIS OF THE JAKARTA POST’S NEWS ARTICLES ON FREE NUTRITIOUS MEAL ISSUE IN INDONESIA. Undergraduate (S1) thesis, IAIN PONOROGO.
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ABSTRACT
ZIHAL AULIA, YUSUF. 2025. Theme Analysis of The Jakarta Post’s News
Articles on Free Nutritious Meal Issue in Indonesia Thesis. Department of
English, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Institut Agama Islam
Negeri Ponorogo. Supervisor: Ahmad Nadhif, M.Pd.
Keywords: Textual meaning, Theme system, Theme analysis
Textual meaning is about the way the text is constructed through a system, and
the system known as theme system. This system can be observed in various forms of
media, including news articles. News articles are one of the most popular types of
information sources. Therefore, the researcher aims to analyze the theme system in The
Jakarta Post’s News Articles on Free Nutritious Meal Issue in Indonesia.
The objectives of this research are to categorize and explain the types of themes
in news articles of The Jakarta Post’s News Articles on Free Nutritious Meal Issue in
Indonesia.
This research employed a qualitative approach with a content analysis design.
Data analysis follows Creswell’s theory, the step to identifying the themes or patterns
of language in a document (the researcher categorizes themes or patterns of the data
based on the 3 types of themes). The 15 news articles of The Jakarta Post’s serve as
data sources. This study used Halliday’s theme system to analyze the themes to identify
what are themes exist in there.
Based on the researcher's analysis, 3 types of themes based on Halliday’s theory
are found in 15 news articles of The Jakarta Post’s on Free Nutritious Meal Issue in
Indonesia. Total amount of themes included: topical themes are 507 with 66% of total
data, interpersonal themes are 192 with 23% of total data, and textual themes are 72
with 11% of total data. So, total amount of themes is 771 (100%). In theme markedness
analysis, the researcher found the amounts of unmarked themes are 302 with 60% of
total data and marked themes are 205 with 40% of total data, in 507 clauses. This
research recommends the used of the 15 news articles of The Jakarta Post’s on Free
Nutritious Meal Issue in Indonesia. In the findings, researcher found the unique in
variation of clause that can interest the readers, as a tool for learning English such
writing and reading in that 15 news articles. Finally, the researcher has concluded that
this research can also help to stimulate the students in English learning with more
variation of learning media
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate (S1)) |
|---|---|
| Thesis Supervisor: | Ahmad Nadhif, M.Pd. |
| Subjects: | 13 EDUCATION > 1399 Other Education > 139999 Education not elsewhere classified |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan > Jurusan Tadris Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Perpustakaan Pusat |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2026 08:08 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2026 08:08 |
| URI: | http://etheses.uinponorogo.ac.id/id/eprint/37030 |
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