The English Literature Study Program, Faculty of Language, Arts, and Culture, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, proudly celebrates the academic achievements of two of its lecturers who have recently earned their doctoral degrees from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta.

Dr. Emi Nursanti, S.S., M.Hum. completed her doctoral studies in the Doctoral Program in Humanities, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, with a concentration in Linguistics. She officially earned her doctoral degree on 10 July 2026. Her dissertation, titled “Penerjemahan Kesantunan Direktif dari Bahasa Jawa ke Bahasa Inggris dalam Sulih Teks Film Pendek Produksi Paniradya Kaistimewan: Studi Kesepadanan Pragmatik,” examines the translation of directive politeness from Javanese into English in the subtitling of short films produced by Paniradya Kaistimewan, with a focus on pragmatic equivalence.

A few days later, Dr. Paulus Kurnianta, S.Pd., S.Fil., M.Hum. also successfully completed his doctoral studies at the Doctoral Program in Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Universitas Gadjah Mada. He officially earned his doctoral degree on 16 July 2026. His dissertation, titled “Tafsir Materialisme Dialektis Bahasa dalam Semiotika Sosial Halliday dan Implikasinya dalam Konstruk Linguistik,” explores the interpretation of dialectical materialism of language within Halliday’s social semiotics and its implications for linguistic constructs.

These achievements reflect the lecturers’ commitment to advancing their academic expertise and contributing to the development of linguistic, translation, and interdisciplinary scholarship. The English Literature Study Program extends its warmest congratulations to Dr. Emi Nursanti, S.S., M.Hum. and Dr. Paulus Kurnianta, S.Pd., S.Fil., M.Hum. on this significant academic milestone and wishes them continued success in their teaching, research, and scholarly endeavors.