@thesis{thesis, author={Rahmawati Zakya Nur}, title ={CONVERSATION ANALYSIS IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS ENTITLED BRIGHT AN ENGLISH AND WHEN ENGLISH RINGS A BELL: A COMPARATIVE STUDY}, year={2021}, url={http://eprints3.upgris.ac.id/id/eprint/6898/}, abstract={Rahmawati, Zakya Nur. 2021. Conversation Analysis in English Textbooks Entitled Bright An English and When English Rings A Bell: A Comparative Study. Final Project, English Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts Education, University of PGRI Semarang. Advisor I: Siti Musarokah, S.Pd., M.Hum., Advisor II: Dr. Sukma Nur Ardini, S.S., M.Pd. Keywords: conversation analysis, English textbook, turn-taking, adjacency pairs, repair Conversation is a substantial component in human interaction that can be seen and heard. Spoken conversation usually appears during face-to-face interaction between people. Meanwhile, written conversation can be found in literary works including short stories, books, novels, etc. This study analyzed the written conversation within two English textbooks entitled Bright An English and When English Rings A Bell under conversation analysis theory proposed by Sacks, Schegloff, and Jefferson (1978). The aims of this study were: (1) to find out the types of turn-taking appear in conversation within English textbooks, (2) to find out the types of turn-taking appear in conversation within English textbooks entitled, (3) to find out the types of repair used in conversation within English textbooks, (4) to find out the differences between English textbooks under conversation analysis aspects. The research design for this study was descriptive qualitative. For the data collection process, the researcher used analyzing documents and material culture on both textbooks. Furthermore, the researcher conducted four steps for analyzing the data including the following classifying, describing, comparing, reporting, and discussing. The findings of this study revealed that two turn-taking types namely Current Speaker Selects Next and Self-Selection appeared in the first textbook, and three types of turn-taking namely Current Speaker Selects Next, Self-Selection, and Current Speaker Continues were found in the second textbook. There were five types of adjacency pairs including Complaint-Denial/Apology, Request- Denial/Grant, Farewell-Farewell, Greeting-Greeting, and Question-Answer in the first textbook, and seven types of adjacency pairs including Complaint- Denial/Apology, Compliment-Rejection/Admission, Request-Denial/Grant, Farewell-Farewell, Greeting-Greeting, Invitation-Acceptance/Decline, and Question-Answer in the second textbook. Zero amount of repair types was found in the first textbook, while three types of repair were found in the second textbook such as Other-Initiated Self-Repair, Self-Initiated Other-Repair, and Other-Initiated Other-Repair. In addition, the differences of turn-taking, adjacency pairs, and repair in both textbooks including the total of conversation aspects and the type of conversation aspects used. Meanwhile, the similarities between both textbooks were the most and least frequent conversation aspects found in the written conversation. The researcher suggested broadening the data option to be analyzed under the study of conversation analysis for the enrichment of the related study. Thus, the study findings lead into a conclusion that the second textbook entitled iv When English Rings A Bell is preferred than Bright An English. The reason underlying the conclusion is the second textbook contains more conversation aspects compared to the first textbook. The greater number of conversation aspects is expected to be more understandable and appropriate with spoken conversation.} }