Perceptions of Managers on Famous Quotes in Students’ Studying Motivation at AMIK JTC Semarang

Abstract

Words and phrases are the significant parts of the language communication. They are used to carry out speech acts, such as direct speech acts and indirect speech acts, through language. They need the use of certain words and phrases which have meanings and messages to achieve the certain purposes in the language communication. Famous quotes can be utilized to improve the motivation because they have influential and valuable meanings and messages inside. Therefore, the managers of AMIK JTC Semarang employed them in the form of posters to share the positive mindset and attitude for the students in achieving the goals and dreams. The purposes of this study were to analyse and find out the roles of famous quotes toward the students’ studying motivation based on the perceptions of managers of AMIK JTC Semarang perceptions by using face to face interview. The method used in this study was qualitative descriptive by using thematic analysis from Braun and Clarke (2006) and Apthorp (2021). Collecting and managing managers’ interview data, coding, seeking, reviewing and defining the themes, representing, accounting, narrating and reporting the final data were the processes to find out the roles of famous quotes and whether they could give studying motivation to the students or not based on the perceptions of managers. In conclusion, according to the final analysis of AMIK JTC Semarang managers’ perceptions, there were nine roles of famous quotes in improving students’ studying motivation. The managers of AMIK JTC Semarang noticed and agreed that words, phrases, meaning and messages of famous quotes could improve AMIK JTC Semarang students’ motivation in studying and achieving the goals and dreams.