Jumanto was born in Pati, Central Java, Indonesia, in 1968. Drs., a graduate degree in English Language Teaching (ELT)from IKIP Semarang College in 1992, M.Ed., a Master`s Degree in English Language Teaching (ELT) from IKIP Jakarta College in 1997, and PhD, a Doctorate Degree in Linguistics (Pragmatics)from University of Indonesia in 2006. He is a Senior Lecturer of ELT and of Linguistics for graduate and postgraduate studies since 1992. His most recent office is as Head of English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Dian Nuswantoro University, Indonesia. His residence is in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. His interests are linguistics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, communications, and digital humanities.