The Representation of Character Education in The English Textbook Entitled Bahasa Inggris untuk SMA/MA/SMK/MAK Kelas XI
Ni Komang Arie Suwastini, I Gusti Ayu Diah Gita Saraswati, Putu Suarcaya

Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha

Abstract

As mandated by The Ministry of National Education, all aspects of learning process should contain values of character education as part of the efforts to build the students^ character. The present study analyzed how the Five Core Values of character education recommended by The Ministry are represented in the English textbook entitled Bahasa Inggris Untuk SMA/MA/SMK/MAK Kelas XI (2017 Revised Edition). Through descriptive qualitative study, it was revealed that the book included unequal frequency of the five core values^ appearances. Cooperative is represented 263 times- nationalist is demonstrated in 179 occasions- independent is highlighted 123 times, integrity is underlined in 108 parts, and religious is accentuated 69 times. Cooperative and independent values appear in almost all activities in the textbook, integrity is mostly incorporated into formative assessments and personal journal writing at the end of every chapter, while nationalism and religious values mostly occur at the book cover, preface, pre-activity, and reading texts. Although Nationalism and religious values appeared most sparsely, their dominant presence in the cover frames them as pivotal values that the students perceive upon first encountering the book, which could make up for their frequency deficits.

Keywords: character education, five core values, English textbook

Topic: Solidarity, Partnership, and Culture