ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and foremost, all praises due to Allah subhanahuwata’ala, the Lord of

universe, for granting me His wish to accomplish this work.

I would like to convey my gratitude and appreciation to the people who have

supported me throughout the completion of this thesis. Special mention to my advisors:

Prof. Dr. H. Sumaryoto and Dr. Mamik Suendarti for sharing a lot of expertise and

research insight with me and for their patience in guiding me, particularly during the

process of writing this thesis.

Appreciation is also extended to the Chancellor of Indraprasta PGRI University

and the Dean of Postgraduate Faculty. I am indebted to all lecturers who gave guided

me during my study at this faculty. I also would express my gratitude to all students of

English department for their kind assistance. I am also very grateful for the moral

support of all my friends, too numerous to be listed full.

I alone am responsible for the views expressed and for those deficiencies

which may remain.

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