Abstract:
This research aims to analyze the use of persuasive language and educational values reflected in tutorial school print media using a quantitative content analysis approach. The results were presented in terms of descriptive statistics consisting of frequency and percentage. The result showed that the verbal language for persuasive strategies most frequently used in tutorial school print media were assertions (79.41%), appeals to authority (78.43%) and causal analysis (64.71%). The types of words used were mostly abbreviations (98.04%), English loan-words (97.06%), jargon and emotive words (95.10%). The most frequently used figures of speech were metaphors (24.51%), symbols (10.78%) and similes (9.80%). In terms of non-verbal usage, it was mostly illustrations including pictures of symbols (94.12%), graphics (80.39%) and tutors (68.63%). The colors used were various bright colors and complementary colors of warm tone to highlight texts, cool tone, including black and white tones. The font character most frequently found was Sans Serif to illustrate simple, modern and less formal feelings. Importantly, educational values were education competition (58.82%), the emphasis on international education (13.73%), and popularity of easy and convenient instruction (11.77%), which were also reflected in these print media.