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UJIAN AKHIR SEMESTER GASAL 2019/2020

FINAL EXAM OF FIRST SEMESTER 2019/2020

FAKULTAS (Faculty): KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN (Teacher Training and Education)
JURUSAN (Department): PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS (English Education)

Mata Uji - Course Literary Theory Hari/Tanggal – Day/Date

Smt/Kelas - Class I Jam ke - Session

Penguji - Examiner M. Thoyibi Waktu - Duration 90 minutes

Petunjuk – Guidance:
1. Use APA Style Guide for managing the citations and references.
2. Check the similarity of your proposal using TURNITIN.
3. Attach the TURNITIN check result in your submission.
4. Submissions without TURNITIN check will not be graded.
Capaian Pembelajaran Mata Kuliah – Course Learning Outcomes (CPMK - CLO):
1. mahasiswa memahami dan menerapkan konsep-konsep kunci dalam pendekatan teori yang
berorientasi pada teks (text-oriented approach)
2. mahasiswa memahami dan menerapkan konsep-konsep kunci dalam pendekatan teori yang
berorientasi pada pengarang (author-oriented approach)
3. mahasiswa memahami dan menerapkan konsep-konsep kunci dalam pendekatan teori yang
berorientasi pada konteks (context-oriented approach) Mahasiswa dapat menjelaskan tokoh-tokoh
utama dalam teori tertentu
4. mahasiswa memahami dan menerapkan konsep-konsep kunci dalam pendekatan teori yang
berorientasi pada pembaca (reader-oriented approach).

Soal Tipe A – Type A Questions (contoh jika ada beberapa tipe soal)
Nilai CPMK -
No. Soal - Questions
-Score CLO
1 What is Russian Formalism? Explain and give examples of its main 25 1-5
features. How did it come into being and how did develop? Who were
the main proponents? What was its main contribution to text-oriented
literary study? How was it similar to and different from American New
Criticism? Mention and explain seven key concepts related to Russian
Formalism.
2

Soal Tipe B – Type B Questions (contoh jika ada beberapa tipe soal)
Nilai CPMK -
No. Soal - Questions
-Score CLO
1 Based on what you saw in the movie adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s Anna 50 6
Karenina, write an essay in which you decide which literary theory is
best suited for analyzing the movie. Build a strong argument why the
theory is best suited. Cite from different sources to support your
argument. Your essay must contain the following elements: (1) your
statement about the theory you choose, (2) your argument that
 contains reasons why the theory is appropriate, and (3) relevant
evidences from the movie that support your choice
2
Open-Book/Laptop/Gadget Test
Part A: Answer only TWO of the following 9 questions

1 What is stylistics and how is it related to style? Explain and give examples of its main
features. Explain the elements and language levels of stylistics. How is stylistics related to
authors’ individual choice for their literary craftmanship? How is stylistics related to
ideology? How is a sexist language related to gendered texts? Mention and explain five key
concepts related to feminist stylistics.
2 What is semiotics and how is it related to signs? Explain how is an icon similar and
different from index and symbol? How is syntagmatic different from paradigmatic
paradigm? How is a food system similar to garment system? How is KFC different from
Ayam Goreng Haji Slamet viewed from semiotic perspective? Mention and explain 5 key
concepts related to semiotics.
3 What is psychoanalytic theory? Explain and give examples of its main features. How was its
historical background and how did it come into being? Who were the main proponents?
What was its main contribution to psychology of literature? Why did Wellek and Warren
argue that the study of the psychological laws present within literary works represents the
psychology of literature in its strictest sense? Mention and explain five key concepts
related to psychoanalysis.
4 What is existentialist literary theory? Explain and give examples of the main features of
existentialist literary theory. How was its historical background and how did it come into
being? Who were the main proponents? What was its main contribution to literary
studies? How was it similar to and different from psychoanalysis? Mention and explain
seven key concepts related to existentialist literary criticism.
5 What is sociology of literature? Explain and give examples of its main features. How was its
historical background and how did it come into being? Who were the main proponents?
What was its main contribution to sociology of literature? How were Wellek and Warren
similar to and different from Alan Swingewood and Diana Laurenson on the classification
of sociology of literature? Explain how to find the relation between a literary work and the
social realities in the society where the work was produced. Mention and explain five key
concepts related to sociology of literature.
6 What is Marxist literary theory? Explain and give examples of the main features of Marxist
literary theory. How was its historical background and how did it come into being? Who
were the main proponents? What was its main contribution to post-structuralism? How
was it similar to and different from structuralism? Mention and explain seven key concepts
related to Marxist literary theory.
7 What is Feminist literary theory? Explain and give examples of the main features of
feminist literary theory. How was its historical background and how did it come into being?
Who were the main proponents? What was its main contribution to post-structuralism?
How was it similar to and different from Marxist literary theory? Mention and explain
seven key concepts related to Feminist literary theory
8 What is hermeneutics? Explain and give examples of the main features of hermeneutic
literary theory. How was its historical background and how did it come into being? Who
were the main proponents? What was its main contribution to context-oriented literary
study? How was it similar to and different from Russian Formalism and American New
Criticism? Mention and explain five key concepts related to hermeneutics.
 9 What is sexual orientation literary theory? Explain and give examples of the main features
of sexual orientation literary theory. How was its historical background and how did it
come into being? Who were the main proponents? What was its main contribution to
post-structuralism? How was it similar to and different from Marxist literary theory?
Mention and explain seven key concepts related to sexual orientation literary theory.

Part B: Open the following Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMJQ44ln3Qk

You can also download the movie from this link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yLfJjCl1jXkM4PDP55lDxom3UfTWU_Qb
Watch the movie and then answer only ONE of the following two questions

1 Based on what you saw in the movie directed by Vic Sarin, Partition, write an essay in which
you decide which literary theory is best suited for analyzing the movie. Build a strong
argument why the theory is best suited. Cite from different sources to support your
argument. Your essay must contain the following elements: (1) your statement about the
theory you choose, (2) your argument that contains reasons why the theory is appropriate,
and (3) relevant evidences from the movie that support your choice.

2 Based on what you saw in the movie directed by Vic Sarin, Partition, write an essay in which
you argue whether or not the author/director promoted a social change. Cite from the
story when it is necessary to support your argument. Your essay must contain the following
elements: (1) your statement whether the author/director promoted the social change or
not, (2) your argument that contains reasons why the author/director promoted or refused
the social change, and (3) relevant evidences from the movie that support your argument.

Be happy; the world will be happy with you.

Be sad; you will be sad with yourself.