ILLOCUTIONARY ACTS IN THE WALKING DEAD SEASON 2 AND ITS FEASIBILITY FOR TEACHING SPEAKING AT 3rd SEMESTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PGRI SEMARANG

Rizki, Septian. 2019. Illocutionary Acts in The Walking Dead Season 2 and Its
Feasibility for Teaching Speaking at 3rd Semester of the University of PGRI
Semarang. Final Project, English Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts
Education, University of PGRI Semarang. Advisor I: Arso Setiaji, S.Pd, M.Hum.,
Advisor 2: Dr. Wiyaka, M.Pd.
The objectives of the research are: 1) to analyze the types of illocutionary act
found in The Walking Dead movie, 2) to find out the way illocutionary act
realized in The Walking Dead movie, 3) to identify the feasibility of illocutionary
acts in The Walking Dead movie in teaching English.
The researcher used descriptive qualitative, that is a type of qualitative research.
“The Walking Dead season 2” movie is a primary object in this final project. The
procedures: 1) watching the movie several times to gain the comprehensive
understanding about the subject, 2) reading the script of that movie to find the
types of illocutionary act, 3) finding out the other articles related to the issue in
the internet and other resources, then 4) conducting the library research to provide
a proper analysis.
The result of this study were as follows: 1) the writer found assertive, directive,
commissive, expressive, and declarative as the types of illocutionary act, 2) Based
on the data in research finding, directive, is the dominant type of illocutionary act.
The illocutionary acts are realized through ordering remarks because the movie is
about surviving; there are characters who act as leader. That character is usually
the one who gives orders, 3) the feasibility in teaching speaking are students are
able to respond and handle on asking and giving personal background information
appropriately, students are able to ask opinions, elicit and exchange factual
information appropriately, students are able to express their intention well,
students are able to express their improvement plans well, students are able to
express agreement and disagreement correctly.
Keywords: Illocutionary Acts, Speech Act, Speaking, Analyze The Walking
Dead