ASSERTIVES UTTERANCES IN SHORT INTERVIEW OF TOO COOL FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL Final Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan in English Education

Isniyati, 14420138. 2021. Assertives Utterances in Short Interview of Too Cool For
Middle School’s YouTube Channel. Final Project, English Education Department, Faculty
of Language and Arts Education, University of PGRI Semarang. Advisor I: Dr.
Senowarsito, M.Pd.., Advisor II: Rahmawati S, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Key words: Speech acts, assertives acts, short interview
This study discusses the use of assertive acts uttered by the students in Short Interview of
Too Cool for Mile School‟s YouTube Channel. It explores how the acts of assertives are
communicated by students during the interview. The subject of this study was students of
Too Cool for Mile School‟s YouTube Channel. The objective study are: 1) to find the
types of assertive acts uttered by the students, 2) the meaning of the use of the assertives
acts, and 3) the reason of the use of the assertives acts. This study uses descriptive
qualitative. The data obtained from YouTube interview by a teacher on Too Cool for Mile
School‟s YouTube Channel. The students were given five questions in the about study at
home to find the type of assertive acts and the meaning of the use of assertives acts. The
data were analyzed using data analysis from short interview transcript to find out the
result. The result of the study showed that: This kind of assertive speech act presented
utterances about The results of this study show that there are eight types of assertives
acts uttered by the students in the short interview namely asserting (18), informing (8),
reporting (4), stating (3), arguing (2), claiming (2), assuring (1), denying (1).
Second, the speakers' reasons in uttering assertive utterances. The reason of the students
in producing assertive act is because the students have their own thoughts which are
conveyed through assertive utterances.