Development of Makassarese Language Learning Materials based on the Character Building Concept for 5th Grade Elementary School Students
This study aimed to develop Makassarese language learning materials based on character building concept for elementary schools, particularly the 5th grade students in Makassar city. This research started from researchers concern on the Makassarese language which is one of the local languages in South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Although, this language is still used by native speakers, but if it is not followed by preservation, it has the potential to be abandoned by its speakers and extinct. The Indonesian government has a program called “Indonesia Emas 2045” to realize the period when elementary school students take important role in the future. Therefore, it is necessary to preserve local languages on the one side and character building on the other side. So this research is designed to synergize both. The mix method was used in this research. Development stages of learning materials refers to research and development stages by Borg and Gall then collaborated with the research phase by Brown. This research resulted learning model and learning material of Makassarese language based on character building concept with 8 that are extracted from 18 character values (character building concept) by the Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Indonesia.