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Psycholinguistic Correlates of Progress in Literature at Russian Vocational

Training School: A Snap Shot From Selected Paper
Putri Adrian Sapitri

SMKN 5, Pekanbaru, Indonesia, 28266

[email protected]

ARTICLE HISTORY ABSTRACT

Received : 2019-05-09 This article aims at presenting a little snap shot from author’s perspective as a review
Revised : 2019-05-17 article paper in nature. A research by Nuriakhmetov, Aidar entitled Psycholinguistic
Accepted : 2019-05-27 Correlates of progress in Literature of Students of Russian Vocational Training School was
selected to be the object of its exploration. The article was published David Publishing in
2012 in their journal of Psychological Research vol. 2 No. 12. This present article used
KEYWORDS descriptive qualitative analysis, to bring about a comprehension to the readers minds.
Psycholinguistic This article seen literacy is a person's ability to use potential and skills in processing and
Progress in Literature understanding information while carry out reading and writing activities. This study
Vocational Training School explore how the relationship between the nature of students with each other and the ability
Correlation of students with the transfer of professional disciplines including Literature, English,
Russian, and Bashkir according to the Nuriakhmetov, Aidar’s article. The journal seems
have a clear flow on how to explain these two types of education and make this journal
easy to understand. Therefore, the present study sees article seems can be replicable to a
similar study.

1. Introduction thinking skills that cause someone to communicate

effectively and efficiently so that it creates meaning for the
The journal, entitled "Psycholinguistic Correlation of world. That is, with someone who is literate is someone
Progress in Student Literature in the Vocational Training who reads and writes with the ability to process information
School in Russia" was written by Aidar Nuriakhmetov from obtained from reading and writing activities.
Sterlitamak Branch, Bashkir State University, Sterlitamak,
Russia. This journal was published by Aidar Nuriakhmetov Writing skills and other languages need to be possessed
at David Publishing in December 2012, Vol.2, No. 12, 706- by students. Writing skills are one of the productive and
710. This research journal consists of 5 pages. According to expressive language skills that are used to communicate
the researcher is Aidar Nuriakhmetov, this journal discusses indirectly and not face to face with other parties (Tarigan,
the development of individual talks (reading and writing) H.G., 2008). Literacy is also related to the lives of students,
with the character of students' psychology (p. 1) so that this both at home and the surrounding environment to cultivate
journal is interesting to review because other Psychology noble character. More clearly Literacy is also a language
journals until 2019 still focus on professional skills (Flores ability possessed by someone in communication such as
et al., 2019). This journal wants to present the correlation of reading, speaking, listening and writing (Teale, WH, &
psycholinguistic progress in literacy (Language Learning) Sulzby, E., (1986). Through psychology one will learn how
(p. 1). attitudes and behaviors in acquiring and learning languages,
while through linguistics people can learn about the
Literacy is inseparable from education. Literacy is a concepts and structure of the language itself (Natsir, N.,
means for students to know, understand, and apply the 2017). This study aimed to find out how the relationship
knowledge they get at school. Literacy is a person's ability between the nature of students with each other and the
to use potential and skills in processing and understanding ability of students to transfer professional disciplines
information while carrying out reading and writing including Literature, English, Russian, and Bashkir (p. 1).
activities. By reading students can expand knowledge, add This research the author carried out for 2 years involving
information, add ideas, and increase student interest in a 100 male students (p. 1). The author examines using 6 sets
field so that the influence of reading is very clear on of methods to measure the elements the author wants. The
improving students' thinking (Zalf, 2011). Mustafa (2014) reason the researchers involved 100 male students was none
argues that literacy in its most fundamental form contains other than that the development of speech and characteristic
the notion of the ability to read, write, and think critically. psychology gave a direct effect on the ability to read and
From the various definitions above, the authors conclude write students as a basis for taking over professional
that literacy can be interpreted as the ability to read, write, discipline (Cragg et al., 2016).
view, and design things by being accompanied by critical
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The four subjects which include Literature, English, values based on a review analyzed in this study found in a
Russian and Bashkir are student activities that are carried journal entitled Psycholinguistic Correlates of Progress in
out every day and every time in the lives of students as Literature of Students of the Russian Vocational Training
social beings (Mulyati et al., 2018). According to the world School. Researched by Aidar Nuriakhmetov.
economic forum 2016 students need 16 skills to be able to
Therefore this review-based study tries to describe the
survive in the XXI century, namely basic literacy (how
journal made by Aidar Nuriakhmetov (2012) based on the
students apply literacy skills to everyday life, competence
findings of the high literacy effect in the Study of Russian
(how students respond to complex challenges), and
Vocational Training school as well as looking at the
character (how students respond to changes in the
strengths and weakness aspects of the journal. This research
environment them). This character value can be realized
hopes to be able to provide a simple description while
through efforts to improve the skills of multiliteration of
recommending the findings or steps in the journal whether
students with a focus on literacy literacy, cultural literacy
it is feasible to be replicated or not in the same study.
and citizenship, scientific literacy, numeracy literacy,
digital literacy, and financial literacy. Currently, school 3. Result
activities are not yet optimal in developing literacy abilities
of students and teachers, this may be due to the lack of 3.1 Strengths and Weakness
understanding of the importance of literacy skills in life. In writing a journal there must be advantages and
Low literacy is a fundamental problem that has a very disadvantages, and in a journal entitled "Correlation of
broad impact on the progress of the nation. Low literacy Psycholinguistic Progress in the Literature of Student
contributes to the low productivity of the nation. This leads Vocational Training Schools" published by Aidar
to low growth and ultimately affects the low level of Nuriakhmetov in December 2012, Vol.2, No. 12, 706 -710.
welfare which is characterized by low per capita income. In the title section, the author has entered the location of the
To read for yourself Literacy learning is very important for sample taken so that it is more focused and specific.
students because the ability to read is the basis for Based on the writing system in this journal there are
mastering a number of knowledge or fields of study that several advantages possessed by the journal. On page 1
children must learn in school. High reading interest with the there is an Abstract, Introduction and Methods. In abstract
support of good facilities and infrastructure will increase sections this journal summarizes journal objectives,
high reading interest and will become a habit or become a methods, results, and conclusions and this will function to
reading culture in the community. digest the contents of the entire journal briefly. The
Thus reading is not innate but is a result of habits in life. keywords in the journal match the keyword limits
That is, reading needs to be implanted from childhood and suggested by Cambridge Core, which is 3-5. In the
carried out with continuous habituation. Lack of reading punctuation section there are no punctuation errors or
will cause one's creativity not to develop. As we know that writing errors in the journal. So that it can be said that the
the creative mindset will be realized if the person develops authors of this journal writing have good accuracy in
a mindset and is able to respond to the environment quickly paying attention to journal writing. The language used by
and this can be trained with reading activities. Creative the author is also easy to read, making it easier for readers
ideas that arise certainly can make someone become more to understand what a journal means. This journal is a
productive or provide benefits not only for themselves but significant research because in discussions about everyday
also those around them. Impact if you do not have the next things or events because in social life one must use
reading interest is not knowing the actual information so language to communicate with each other and language is
that you have difficulty improving your quality. Ignorance the most complete and effective communication to convey
because it is reluctant to add knowledge and upgrade ideas, messages, meanings, feelings and opinion to others
yourself to the latest information will cause indifference. (Walijaya, 1996).
Eventually this will make the concerned close himself and Furthermore, in the author method section has been
busy with his own world and neglecting the surrounding presented in detail and clearly about the 6 sets of methods
environment. that I use, what is interesting from this study is the various
2. Methodology types of tests that the author wants to prove that what kind
of character students have. High literary value. Literary
This study uses a qualitative research method is used by value here focuses on developing students' speaking
selecting the apropriate article from one reputable journal abilities which have a direct effect not only on human
on psycholinguistics 2012. The next step is analyzing values but on all general subjects. . For the sample the
using descriptive qualitative in nature by focusing on author explains the criteria and how many samples were
strenths and weakness of the selected article, furthermore, taken. The sample in this study were male students
withdraw a conclucions by seing the pattern and majoring in "car mechanics" and "agricultural industry
information in the articles. To find out what kind of the foremen" aged 15-19 (p. 1). This study uses value analysis
effect if students have high Literacy (Reading and Writing) correlation and the results of several psychological tests
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conducted by the author using qualitative and quantitative In the abstract the author also does not include what
methods. Furthermore, the results of the study are presented recommendations are given for further research the
in table form. The discussion section is the most important researcher examined 6 methods that were very well
part of all journal content. The purpose of the discussion is described, but in one method known as Leonhard-Smisheks
to answer the research problem or show how the research the author wanted to determine Character Accuracy but this
objectives are achieved. In this discussion the researcher variable was not explained by the author Characteristics of
discussion broadly interpret hypotheses and research data the application of a typological approach to his study. “Or"
so that each relationship and correlation between variables no "(A, Rean (2016)). Although the methods and results are
is clearly visible. well explained, the conclusions drop dramatically (p. 5),
and not even every discussion, conclusions must contain the
On pages two to page four there is a result of research
essence or idea of an idea writing or event written with
conducted by the author. In the first test with 16 questions
sufficient and effective information so that the reader
the author gets results if someone who has a high literary
knows the proof of the hypothesis (Kuntoko, AD. 20) 14).
value has characteristics that are friendly and helpful to
The findings and weaknesses in this study were found, the
friends, on the second test students are required to answer
study concluded that students who have high literacy values
88 questions whose results are someone who has a high
will have the characteristics desired by the author.
literature value, hyperthymic, stickling, and emotive. On
the third test there were 105 questions that students had to 4. Implications
answer and the results were students who had high
literature values so the students were not easily upset. In the As a study conducted by researcher Aidar
fourth text there are 40 questions that result if students who Nuriakhmetov in December 2012, Vol.2, No. 12, 706-710,
have a high literature value then the student has this journal has implications in the level of education. The
organizational and communicative abilities. On the fifth test results of research with 6 methods show significant results
students must react with 20 words spoken by the examiner that the function of literacy is not only beneficial for
by writing them down, students who have a high literature literacy but also in shaping the character of wise, creative,
value then the students write longer. And the last test is a critical, and caring people who can sympathize, empathize,
test that aims to examine the level of intellectual engage in self, fellow human beings, and the environment
development of students in which results students who have his life.
a high literary value can fill in the text of the passages However, for psychological testing conducted by
tested by researchers. From the 6 tests carried out the researchers, it might be less convincing to be a guideline
authors explain very detailed what is produced from each that someone who has a high literacy value will have the
text so that readers can describe what the criteria of the character described by the researcher. Because before a
writer in measuring student literacy. On page 5 there are psychological test can be used, it must go through a validity
conclusions and conclusions. test that ensures that the psychological test is able to
Based on the description, it can be concluded that the accurately measure certain aspects of the individual
systematics of journal writing is neatly arranged, coherent (Suryabrata, S., 1993). For testing the psychological test
and complete. In the punctuation section there are no validity, the author does not mention the question so that it
punctuation errors or writing errors in the journal. So I can can make the reader doubtful in the results found by the
just say the author this journal has good accuracy in paying author. In the process of learning activities carried out to
attention to writing the contents of the journal. The improve literacy skills have not run optimally.
language used by the author is generally easy to understand In addition to students teachers also need to improve
but there are several languages that are difficult to translate their abilities and awareness of literacy. So in overcoming
such as Hyperthymic and stickling (p. 3) other languages these problems it takes effort and effort from the teacher
can be understood so that it is easier for the reader to and from the students themselves by making improvements
understand how the research is carried out and what results and the teacher needs to incorporate literacy strategies in all
are obtained. In the title there are words that confuse the general subjects not only on humanitarian values (p. 1). The
reader about "Literature" because usually when hearing development of literacy skills will help improve students
about literature one would imagine creative activities or a 'learning abilities which will ultimately determine the
series of works of art (Wellek, R. & Warren, A., 1990). professional success of students' development and
However, Literature referred to by the author is literacy socialization. The aspects examined by the author are
which is a person's ability to use potential and skills in carried out with a combination of quantitative and
processing and understanding information when reading qualitative approaches to further deepen the relationship
and writing activities. More clearly Literacy is also a between psycholinguistic correlation and literacy. Further
language ability possessed by someone in communication research is needed to get more tangible results.
such as reading, speaking, listening and writing (Teale,
WH, & Sulzby, E., (1986).

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