cultura LinguaLingua P-ISSN: 1978-8118 E-ISSN: 2460-710X Vol. 10 No. 2 November 2016 Accredited Decree of Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education Number 2/E/KPT/2015 Editor in Chief Ienneke Indra Dewi English Department, Bina Nusantara University Managing Editors Arta Moro Sundjaja Information System Department, Bina Nusantara University Noerlina Information System Department, Bina Nusantara University International Editor Board Akun English Department, Bina Nusantara University Ali Taghizadeh English Department, Razi University, Islamic Republic of Iran Rosita Ningrum Japanese Department, Bina Nusantara University Sri Haryanti Chinese Department, Bina Nusantara University Ariel Heryanto School of Culture, History and Language, Australian National University, Australia Arum Perwitasari Center for Linguistics, Leiden University Center for Linguistics (LUCL), Netherlands Endang Ernawaty Language Center, Bina Nusantara University Indiwan S. Wahjuwibowo Communication Studies Department, Multimedia Nusantara University Max M. Richer Socio-anthropology Department, Monash University, Australia Yousif A. Elhindi Literature and Language Department, College of Arts & Sciences East Tennessee State University, United States Language and Layout Editor Dina Nurfitria Bina Nusantara University Eka Yanti Pangputri Bina Nusantara University Holil Bina Nusantara University Atmawati Bina Nusantara University Secretariat Haryo Sutanto Bina Nusantara University Description Lingua Cultura is a semiannual journal, published in May and November. Lingua Cultura provides a forum for lecturers, academicians, researchers, practitioners, and students to deliver and share knowledge in the form of empirical and theoretical research articles, case studies, and literature reviews. The journal invites professionals in study of language, culture, and literature. The coverage of language includes linguistics and language teaching, the area of culture includes cultural studies and social studies, and the coverage of literature covers the analysis of novel, film, poem and drama using the relevant theories and concepts. Lingua Cultura is accredited by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education and indexed in Crossref, Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ), Academic Research Index (Research BIB), Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE), Scientific Indexing Service (SIS), World Catalogue (WorldCat), Indonesia Publication Index (IPI), and Google Scholar. Research and Technology Transfer Office, Bina Nusantara University, Anggrek Campus, Jl.Kebon Jeruk Raya 27, Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta Barat 11530, Tel. +621-5350660 ext. 1705/1708, Fax.+621-5300244, E-mail: asundjaja@binus.edu, hsutanto@binus.edu, FB: https://www. facebook.com/lingua.binus Submission: http://journal.binus.ac.id/index.php/lingua Vol. 10 No.2 November 2016cultura LinguaLingua P-ISSN 1978-8118 E-ISSN 2460-710X TABLE OF CONTENTS Kiky Soraya The Effectiveness of Collaborative Writing Strategy (CWS) in Writing Lesson Regarded to The Students’ Creativity 63-67 Novita Dewi Interface of Linguistics, Literature, and Culture in Translating Singapore and Sri Lanka Postcolonial Poetry ................................................................................................. 69-75 Ade YolandaLatjuba Language as a Socio-Cultural Semiotic: A Case Study on the Fiction Text .................................................. 77-81 Ika Apriani Fata; Usman Kasim; Dwi Juniyana Setting Sight on Role Playing: To Accommodate or to Repudiate? ........................................................... 83-88 Tina Kartika Verbal Communication Culture and Local Wisdom: The Value Civilization of Indonesia Nation ........................ 89-93 R. Kunjana Rahardi Personal and Communal Assumptions to Determine Pragmatic Meanings of Phatic Functions .......................... 95-98 Hamriani; Idawati Garim; Usman The Effectiveness of Letters Card Media in Writing Lontara’ Alphabet Makassar at SMP Negeri 1 Pallangga in Gowa District ..................................................................................... 99-103 I Nyoman Suka Sanjaya Boosting in English and Indonesian Research Articles: A Cross-Cultural and Cross-Disciplinary Study ................. 105-110 Muliani; Sofia Maurisa; Nurusshobah Intasc Standard Cores: Raising Students’ English Modality Competence ................................................... 111-115 Eric Kunto Aribowo; Nanik Herawati Trends in Naming System on Javanese Society: A Shift From Javanese to Arabic ......................................... 117-122 INDEX .................................................................................................................................. 123-126 Vol. 10 No.2 November 2016cultura LinguaLingua P-ISSN 1978-8118 E-ISSN 2460-710X