LEARNING ACTIVITY 2 : CAPTIONS

Mutimatus Sa’adah Bahasa Inggris-Kelas A R1 Kompetensi Profesional

Learning Tasks M4 LA2

 

M4 LA2 CAPTIONS 

Instructions

Task 1

In the appendix there are 20 captions which you will read carefully and analyze.

Captions	Headlines	Captions
1	badminton Persistent Kevin, Marcus claim 2nd All England title	Winning duo: Indonesia’s Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (left) and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon pose on the podium with their tophies after beating Denmark’s Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen during the men’s doubles final at the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, England, on Sunday.
2	Collaboration key to achieving goal in human rights fight	Celebrating rights: Missing Persons and Victims of Violance (Kontras) forum members (left to right) Franz Magnis Suseno, Bambang Widodo Umar, Marzuki Darusman, Yati Andriyani, Albert Hasibuan and HS Dillon talk to reporters in Kontras’ office in Central Jakarta on Monday. The group shared their views about the state of human rights in the country.
3	lifestyle Handbag aficianados navigate taxes, fakes to dress in style	Love for bags:  People browse discounted bags at a shopping mall in Jakarta.
4	wage Tennis great Navratilova slams BBC over Wimboldon pay	Martina Navratilova                                         John McEnroe
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Different Types of Captions

The next step is to put the captions with a similar format together. Some have been done for you as examples.

Group 1:

Caption 1, 2, 3, ...

Captions	Headlines	Captions
1	badminton Persistent Kevin, Marcus claim 2nd All England title	Winning duo: Indonesia’s Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (left) and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon pose on the podium with their tophies after beating Denmark’s Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen during the men’s doubles final at the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, England, on Sunday.
2	Collaboration key to achieving goal in human rights fight	Celebrating rights: Missing Persons and Victims of Violance (Kontras) forum members (left to right) Franz Magnis Suseno, Bambang Widodo Umar, Marzuki Darusman, Yati Andriyani, Albert Hasibuan and HS Dillon talk to reporters in Kontras’ office in Central Jakarta on Monday. The group shared their views about the state of human rights in the country.
3	lifestyle Handbag aficianados navigate taxes, fakes to dress in style	Love for bags:  People browse discounted bags at a shopping mall in Jakarta.

Group 2:

Caption 13, 14, ...

Captions	Headlines	Captions
13	Crisis Talk	Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) chief commissioner Halim Alamsyah (left) poses with speakers Seung Kon-oh from the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (second left), former chairman of the Indonesia Bank Restructuring Agency, Glenn Yusuf (second right), and distinguished fellow of Asia Global Institute, the University of Hong Kong, Andrew Sheng, after a seminar entitled “20 Years of Asian Financial Crisis: Strengthening Infrastructure for Financial Crisis Resolution” in Jakarta on Wednesday.
14	Blood pressure	A staff member of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) arranges blood bags on a shelf in Jakarta on Thursday. Blood donations tend to drop during Ramadhan, leaving the PMI able to provide only between 250 and 300 bags of blood a day compared to 1,500 to 2000 bags on normal days.

Group 3:

Caption 4, ...

Captions	Headlines	Captions
4	wage Tennis great Navratilova slams BBC over Wimboldon pay	Martina Navratilova                                         John McEnroe

Task 2

Now, you will analyze the social functions of the captions, by identifying the focus, the context, and the relationship with their respective headlines.

The Highlight: Kevin and Marcus, winning the All England title.

Caption 1

badminton Persistent Kevin, Marcus claim 2nd All England title

Winning duo: Indonesia’s Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (left) and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon pose on the podium with their tophies after beating Denmark’s Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen during the men’s doubles final at the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, England, on Sunday.

\Question 2:

1.       How is the picture contextualized?

A picture can be contextualized by explicit statements of the circumstances surrounding the the event.

The Context of the picture The circumstances surrounding the event: -          on the podium -          with their tophies -          after beating Denmark’s Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen -          during the men’s doubles final at the All England Open Badminton Championships -          in Birmingham, England, -          on Sunday

Question 3:

2.       How does the caption relate to the headlines?

The Relation to the Headline The headline is “Persistent Kevin, Marcus claim 2nd All England title”. The word ‘winning’ in the caption is closely associated with the word ‘persistent’; ‘duo’ refers to Kevin and Marcus.

Task 3

Now, you will analyze the text structures of the captions. Some have been done for you as an example. Study them carefully. Then, analyze the text structures of the other captions.

The Structure of the Captions in Group 1

Group 1:

Caption 1, 2, 3, ...

1	What about	Winning duo:
	Who/What	Indonesia’s Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (left) and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
	DO	pose
	Where	on the podium
	With what	with their tophies
	When	after beating Denmark’s Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen
	When	during the men’s doubles final
	When	at the All England Open Badminton Championships
	Where	in Birmingham, England,
	When	on Sunday.

Group 2:

Caption 13, 14, ...

13	Who/What	Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) chief commissioner Halim Alamsyah (left)
	DO	poses
	Who/What	with speakers Seung Kon-oh from the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (second left), former chairman of the Indonesia Bank Restructuring Agency, Glenn Yusuf (second right), and distinguished fellow of Asia Global Institute, the University of Hong Kong, Andrew Sheng,
	When	after a seminar entitled “20 Years of Asian Financial Crisis: Strengthening Infrastructure for Financial Crisis Resolution”
	Where	in Jakarta
	When	on Wednesday.

Group 3:

Caption 4, ...

4	Who/What	Martina Navratilova
	Who/What	John McEnroe

Task 4

Now, you will analyse the lexicogrammatical features of the captions.

Now, you will analyse the lexicogrammatical features of the captions.

1)       The main part of most captions is one or two grammatically complete sentences, consisting of -          the Subject (Who/What?) -          the Verb -          the Object/Complement (Who/What?) -          Prepositional Phrases of Time (When?) -          Prepositional Phrases of Place (Where?) 2)       The Verb -          the first sentence is usually in the Simple Present Tense, in the Active voice: pose, talk, browse, holds, poses, sign, celebrates, sign, stands, loot, supply, is, photographs, comes, poses, arranges, can’t command. -          the second sentence is usually in the Simple PastTense: shared, was, was. 3)       Prepositional phrases to state the place, time, and other circumstances Example: Caption 1 -          on the podium, with their trophies, after beating Denmark’s Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen, during the men’s doubles final, at the All England Open Badminton Championships, in Birmingham, England, on Sunday. 4)       Bold characters to state the headline, mostly in Noun Phrases or Present Participles. Example: -          Winning duo: -          Celebrating rights:

THERE IS NO CAPTIONS, SO WE CANNOT DO THE TASK 1-4, SO LET’S DIRECTLY CHECK TASK 5!

 

Task 5

WRITING CAPTIONS

Get five pictures that you have taken yourselves or that you know very well as to the people and the things captured there the time, and the place associated with the highlighted. Use the questions for the social functions and the tables of analysis as a guide to writing a caption. Make sure that your sentences are grammatically correct.

True Champion: Swara Aviesiena Band team poses in front of Semeru Stadium after winning 3 trophies during KONI cup in Lumajang, East Java, on Sunday.

The true Champion: Swara Aviesiena Band team poses in front of Semeru Stadium after winning 3 trophies during KONI cup, Lumajang, on September 2017.

 

SOCIAL FUNCTION ANALYZING

The Highlight: Swara Aviesiena Band winning 3 trophies on Koni cup

The Context of the picture The circumstances surrounding the event: -          in front of Semeru Stadium -          after winning 3 trophies -          during KONI cup -          In Lumajang, East Java, -          on Sunday

-          The Relation to the Headline The headline is “Swara Aviesiena Band team is the Winner”. The word ‘champion’ in the caption is closely associated with the word ‘winner’; ‘true’ refers to Swara Aviesiena Band team

TEXT STRUCTURES ANALYZING
1	What about	true champion
	Who/What	Swara Aviesiena Band
	DO	pose
	Where	in front of Semeru Stadium
	When	after beating Denmark’s Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen
	When	during KONI cup
	Where	In Lumajang, East Java
	When	on Sunday.

LEXICOGRAMMATICAL FEATURES ANALYZING

5)       The main part of most captions is one or two grammatically complete sentences, consisting of -          the Subject (Who/What?) -          the Verb -          the Object/Complement (Who/What?) -          Prepositional Phrases of Time (When?) -          Prepositional Phrases of Place (Where?) 6)       The Verb -          the first sentence is usually in the Simple Present Tense, in the Active voice:  poses. 7)       Prepositional phrases to state the place, time, and other circumstances Example: Caption 1 -          in front of Semeru Stadium after winning 3 trophies during KONI cup in Lumajang, East Java, on Sunday.. 8)       Bold characters to state the headline, mostly in Noun Phrases or Present Participles. Example: -          True Champion:

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Traditional games: SMP IBSI’s students enliven the Independence Day by join the games of eating krupuk in SMP Ibnu Sina Lumajang, On August.

 

SOCIAL FUNCTION ANALYZING

The Highlight: Traditional games on Independence Day

The Context of the picture The circumstances surrounding the event: -          enliven the Independence Day -          by join the games -          eating krupuk -          in SMP Ibnu Sina Lumajang, -          On August

-          The Relation to the Headline The headline is “Conventional Competition”. The word ‘Traditional’ in the caption is closely associated with the word ‘games’ refers to ‘Competition’

TEXT STRUCTURES ANALYZING
1	What about	Traditional games
	Who/What	SMP IBSI’s students
	DO	enliven
	Where	in SMP Ibnu Sina Lumajang
	When	in Independence Day
	Where	in SMP Ibnu Sina Lumajang
	When	on August.

LEXICOGRAMMATICAL FEATURES ANALYZING

9)       The main part of most captions is one or two grammatically complete sentences, consisting of -          the Subject (Who/What?) -          the Verb -          the Object/Complement (Who/What?) -          Prepositional Phrases of Time (When?) -          Prepositional Phrases of Place (Where?) 10)   The Verb -          the first sentence is usually in the Simple Present Tense, in the Active voice:  enliven. 11)   Prepositional phrases to state the place, time, and other circumstances Example: enliven the Independence Day by join the games of eating krupuk in SMP Ibnu Sina Lumajang, On August 12)   Bold characters to state the headline, mostly in Noun Phrases or Present Participles. Example: -          Traditional Games:

SMP IBSI Care: SMP IBSI’s students and teacher give food packages to others during celebrating Islamic new year 1440 H in Lumajang, East Java, On Muharrom.

 

SOCIAL FUNCTION ANALYZING

The Highlight: SMP IBSI’s students and teacher care to others

The Context of the picture The circumstances surrounding the event: -          give food packages -          during celebrating Islamic new year 1440 H -          sIn Lumajang, East Java, -          on Muharrom

-          The Relation to the Headline The headline is “Learn and share”. The word ‘SMP IBSI’ in the caption is closely associated with the word ‘Learn ; ‘Care’ refers to ‘Share’

TEXT STRUCTURES ANALYZING
1	What about	SMP IBSI care
	Who/What	SMP IBSI’s students and teacher care to others
	DO	give food
	When	1440 H
	Where	In Lumajang, East Java
	When	on Muharrom.

LEXICOGRAMMATICAL FEATURES ANALYZING

1)       The main part of most captions is one or two grammatically complete sentences, consisting of -          the Subject (Who/What?) -          the Verb -          the Object/Complement (Who/What?) -          Prepositional Phrases of Time (When?) -          Prepositional Phrases of Place (Where?) 2)       The Verb -          the first sentence is usually in the Simple Present Tense, in the Active voice:  GIVE. 3)       Prepositional phrases to state the place, time, and other circumstances Example: Caption 1 -          to others during celebrating Islamic new year 1440 H in Lumajang, East Java, On Muharrom. 4)       Bold characters to state the headline, mostly in Noun Phrases or Present Participles. Example: SMP IBSI Care:

Cleaning cheerfully: SMP IBSI’s students clean the environment of SMP Ibnu Sina once a month with cheerful feeling in Lumajang, East Java, On Friday.

 

SOCIAL FUNCTION ANALYZING

The Highlight: Cleaning cheerfully

The Context of the picture The circumstances surrounding the event: -          the environment of SMP Ibnu Sina -          once a month -          with cheerful feeling -          In Lumajang, East Java, -          on Friday

-          The Relation to the Headline The headline is “Fun Cleansing”. The word “Cleaning” in the caption is closely associated with the word “Cleansing”; “cheerfully” refers to “Fun”

TEXT STRUCTURES ANALYZING
1	What about	Cleaning cheerfully
	Who/What	SMP IBSI’s students
	DO	clean
	Where	the environment of SMP Ibnu Sina
	When	once a month
	Where	In Lumajang, East Java
	When	on Friday.

LEXICOGRAMMATICAL FEATURES ANALYZING

1)       The main part of most captions is one or two grammatically complete sentences, consisting of -          the Subject (Who/What?) -          the Verb -          the Object/Complement (Who/What?) -          Prepositional Phrases of Time (When?) -          Prepositional Phrases of Place (Where?) 2)       The Verb -          the first sentence is usually in the Simple Present Tense, in the Active voice:  poses. 3)       Prepositional phrases to state the place, time, and other circumstances Example: Caption 1 -          clean the environment of SMP Ibnu Sina once a month with cheerful feeling in Lumajang, East Java, On Friday. 4)       Bold characters to state the headline, mostly in Noun Phrases or Present Participles. Example: -          Cleaning cheerfully:

Fun Biking: SMP IBSI enlivens the Independence Day by biking around Jogoyudan to celebrate Independence Day In Lumajang, East Java, On August.

 

SOCIAL FUNCTION ANALYZING

The Highlight: Fun Biking

The Context of the picture The circumstances surrounding the event: -          enlivens the Independence Day -          by biking around Jogoyudan -          to celebrate Independence Day -          In Lumajang, East Java, -          on August

-          The Relation to the Headline The headline is “Joyful Biking”. The word “Fun” in the caption is closely associated with the word “Joyful”; “Biking”refers to “Biking”

TEXT STRUCTURES ANALYZING
1	What about	Fun Biking
	Who/What	SMP IBSI
	DO	Enlivens the Independence Day
	Where	the Independence Day
	Why	to celebrate Independence Day
	Where	In Lumajang, East Java
	When	on August.

LEXICOGRAMMATICAL FEATURES ANALYZING

1)       The main part of most captions is one or two grammatically complete sentences, consisting of -          the Subject (Who/What?) -          the Verb -          the Object/Complement (Who/What?) -          Prepositional Phrases of Time (When?) -          Prepositional Phrases of Place (Where?) 2)       The Verb -          the first sentence is usually in the Simple Present Tense, in the Active voice:  poses. 3)       Prepositional phrases to state the place, time, and other circumstances Example: Caption 1 -          enlivens the Independence Day by biking around Jogoyudan to celebrate Independence Day In Lumajang, East Java, On August. 4)       Bold characters to state the headline, mostly in Noun Phrases or Present Participles. Example: -          Fun Biking: