ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES THE CULTURAL VALUE OF ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE THROUGH “THE LEGEND OF RAWA PENING” FOLKLORE

Abstract

This study discussed about analysis of sentences in The Legend of Rawa Pening folklore. This study aimed to find out the type of sentences the cultural value in The Legend of Rawa Pening folklore, identified dominant type in The Legend of Rawa Pening folklore. Descriptive qualitative research applied in this study. The data of research took from 24 sentences. The researcher found 12 simple sentences (50%), 7 complex sentences (29.2%), 5 compound sentences (20.8%). Most dominant type of sentence was simple sentence. Based on the results, there were 8 sentences which containing cultural value and there were 9 cultural value found in “The Legend of Rawa Pening” folklore were Kerja keras, Perduli sosial, Rasa syukur, Rasa ingin tahu, Gigih, Suportif, Amanah, Jujur and Tanggung jawab. The type of sentences contained cultural value 2 simple sentences, 5 compound sentences and 1 complex sentence. The researcher focused on compound sentences. Compound sentences amounted to 5 sentences with the precentage of 20.8%. Types of compound sentence contained in coordinate conjunction. All compound sentences in “The Legend of Rawa Pening” folklore contained the cultural value : Kerja keras, Rasa syukur, Rasa ingin tahu, Gigih, Jujur dan Tanggung jawab. The researcher hoped this study would be reference for other researcher who conduct a research on same topic, analyzing sentence and increasing the knowledge.