Directive Speech Acts in Mata Najwa Talkshow in Trans7 and Its Implications to Debate Texts Learning in High School

Abstract

The research aims to describe the directive speech form of Najwa Shihab's in Mata Najwa talkshow with the theme "squeeze by difficult times", describe Najwa Shihab's speaking strategy in Mata Najwa talkshow with the theme "flanked by difficult times", and describe its implications to the learning of debate texts. This research is qualitative research using descriptive methods. The data in this study is najwa Shihab's speech acts which categorized as directive speech form and speech strategies in the title of Mata Najwa speech with the theme "flanked by difficult times". This research instrument is the researcher himself. The data in this study was collected through the capable of free-engaging and record-keeping techniques. Data analysis is done by inventorying and identifying data, classifying data, analyzing data, analyzing data, and concluding the results of data analysis. The results showed that the dominant directive speech act used by Najwa Shihab in the title of Mata Najwa speech with the theme "flanked by difficult times" was a demand directive speech act. The demand directive speech act is dominantly used because Najwa Shihab wants her speech partners to respond directly to what Najwa Shihab intended or wanted. The dominant speaking strategy carried out by Najwa Shihab in the title of Mata Najwa speech with the theme "flanked by difficult times" is a strategy of speaking frankly without further ado. The strategy of speaking frankly without dominant ado is because it serves to convey speech firmly. This research can be implied into the text study of the class X even semester debate.