Teaching Modals through Markobar in Pabagas Boru Ceremony as Mandailing Oral Tradition
Asrita Sari (a*) ,Sumarsih(b), and Rahmad Husein (c)

Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Medan

Abstract

The objective of study was to investigate modality categories in the texts of markobar in pabagas boru ceremony as teaching modals for 11th grade students at SMA Islam Plus Adzkia Medan. Markobar is an oral tradition of Mandailing tribe. Markobar means ^speaking^. The study was a qualitative research. the participants comprising 14 positions in markobar in pabagas boru ceremony, two atobangon (expert of markobar) in Padangsidimpuan were the data source of study. The participants were 11th grade students at SMA Islam Plus Adzkia. The data of the study were 66 clauses containing modality delivered by participants orally. The theory used was modality theory proposed by Halliday (2004). In addition, the data gained were analyzed based on Miles, Huberman, and Saldana (2014) namely, data collection, data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing/ verification. Thus, the study showed that modalization and modulation categories were found in the texts of markobar in pabagas boru ceremony. The dominant meaning in modalization was probability (39%) meanwhile usuality was only 1,5 %. Then, in modulation category, the dominant category was obligation (49%) and inclination was only 10,5%. In conclusion, modals used by the participants means that the students had understood about modality categories.

Keywords: Modals, Modality, Markobar in Pabagas boru Ceremony, Mandailing Oral Tradition.

Topic: Teachers Education Model in Future