Abstract:
This study aims to describe the sources of critical discourse
analysis of verbal abuse through social media during the 2019
presidential election of the Republic of Indonesia into
Indonesian language learning. This is intended so that students
have space to improve critical thinking skills. A qualitative
approach with phenomenological methods is used in describing
the results of the study. This research has two stages, namely:
first, analyzing critical discourse on social media during the 2019
presidential election, and researchers implementing it in
Indonesian language learning in universities. Collecting data
using observation, interview, and documentation techniques.
The results of the study describe that 2019 was a big event for
Indonesia. As for the Indonesian presidential candidates in 2019,
there are two people, namely; Ir. Joko Widodo (sequence 1) and
Prabowo Subianto (sequence number 2). Social media is busy
spreading news without any filtering of the information. Based
on the reduction of documentation data, it was found that verbal
abuse that occurred during the 2019 presidential election of the
Republic of Indonesia, namely; a) insulting; b) condescending; c)
accusing; and d) expel/dismiss. The practice of learning critical
discourse analysis in verbal abuse in the 2019 Indonesian
republican elections was held on 7 and 14 October 2021. The
topic of learning was reading and writing literacy. Learning is
presented by applying the cooperative learning model to see
how students are able to express opinions
