scholarly journals Language Curriculum in America and Indonesia: A Comparative Analysis for Improvement of Indonesian Character Education Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-203
Author(s):  
Bulqia Mas'ud
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
Literature Curriculum ◽  
Arts Curriculum ◽  
Character Building

This article explores the U.S. English Language Arts Curriculum and Indonesian Language and Literature Curriculum. A comparative analysis is drawn to investigate ideological, cultural, and political economy factors that influence the development of both curricula. In addition, the educational purposes and philosophies that support both curricula are also exposed. Specifically, the discussion of the unstated purposes of the curricula shows an interesting finding. Language and literature curriculum of both countries highlight the importance of citizenship and character education and are integrated in the teaching of the curricula. However, the US language curriculum places a premium on fostering American identity, with an emphasis on increasing learning for professional workforce and career-ready individuals, which will benefit the global economy in the future. Meanwhile, Indonesian language curriculum gives priority to moral and religious instruction. The language and literature teaching are integrated in nation’s character building. After analyzing, comparing, and contrasting both curricula, the author found that America successfully instills character education to shape the worldview and characters of its citizens extracted from their clear ideology, while Indonesia is somewhat inexplicable and vague. Therefore, this article shows room for improvement for educators and educational leaders in Indonesia to be clearer in defining which character is best exposed in the curriculum.

scholarly journals Integrating Local Culture to Promote Character Education In Teaching Writing

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fenny Thresia
Keyword(s):  
Character Education ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Moral Value ◽  
Behavioral Domain ◽  
Character Building

Abstract : Character education plays an important part because it is not only about moral and value education. It has a higher significance of moral education, because it not only teaches what is right and what is wrong. More than that character education inculcate the habit (habituation) about good things and wrong, can feel (affective domain) good value and used to do (behavioral domain). So the character education linked closely associated with persistent habits practiced or implemented. It is commonly believed that the practices of English language teaching always accompanied by the insertion of foreign cultural values which are not always in line with Indonesia cultural values. The aim of this study is to improve students’ writing skill through integrating local culture material. Therefore this study focuses on designing and evaluating teaching writing material for English department students of University Muhammadiyah Metro. The result of this study shows that students have big interest and motivation in writing a text based on their local culture. The students also get moral value and character building through the material. It influences the students’ character in their daily life. Students become more polite, honest, diligent and religious.                                                                                                        Keywords: local culture, character education, writing.

scholarly journals CHARACTER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT OF STUDENTS IN Dormitory MADRASAH ALIYAH (MAN)GORONTALO

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Khairunnisa Nisa
Keyword(s):  
Character Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Science Section ◽  
English Language Teachers ◽  
Character Building

The basic thinking of this research is finding the  character values inculcated in the building of boarding students in MAN Insan Cendikia, learning process of character building for boarding students in  MAN Insan Cendikia Gorontal, and monitoring and evaluation of the management of boarding students character building at MAN Insan Cendikia Gorontalo. The method used in this study is a qualitative method with a case study approach. Data sources from Principals, Dormitories coordinators, Academic Heads, Trustess of Class XII Science, Class X Students, English Language Teachers, Sports Section Coordinators, Science Section Coordinators, Head of  Student Affairs and Quality Assurance Section  Heads. Data is colleted through observasion, interviews, and document study.

scholarly journals Implementasi Landasan Filosofis – Teleologis Pendidikan Islam Dalam Membangun Pendidikan Karakter (Telaah Surat Ali Imran Ayat 79)

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Laelatul Badriah
Keyword(s):  
Character Education ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Philosophical Foundation ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Character Building

<p>Education is a necessity for every human being, education has the task to form the character, both the character of educators and the character of learners. Al Qur'an letter of Imam Ali 79 paragraph emphasizes the formation of rabbani human beings who will form human beings who love science, love to learn and nagging amar ma'ruf nahi munkar. This review is important to provide an overview of the importance of Islamic education in character building. Therefore, this study can provide a new color for the change of paradigm of Islamic education in conducting academic and non academic activities in an effort to form the character from an early age. So that it can reach the rabbani man in accordance with the Qur'an letter of Imran Ali 79 paragraph and can be implemented in the Islamic education practice both formal and non formal.</p><p>Keyword: Character Education, Insan Rabbani, Philosophical Foundation - Teleologis</p>

scholarly journals Character Education and Language

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 255-266
Author(s):  
E. Sulyati
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
Important Solution ◽  
Character Building

This paper describes the link between educational character and language education. Educational character is an important solution to overcome the moral decline, among young people (especially students). Educational character is closely related to language education, because some of the values of the character contained in the language education. Schools play an important role as a vehicle for character building and reinforce the cultural values of the nation. Language education, including literary, is one vehicle for shaping the character of students. In other words, it has a role in the formation of character. In learning the language and literature, strategies, methods, media, and teaching materials need to be optimized to form the character of students. Yet, language education is not only the duty and responsibility of the language teacher, but the responsibility of all teachers because all the teachers definitely use language. Thus, the most important thing to do is to increase students reading ability which is a key to success.

Borrowing As A Tool To Fill The Ideological Thoughts: The Role Of Code-Mixing In An American Brat By Bapsi Sidhwa And The Escape By Qaisra Shiraz

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (II) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Short Story ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Native People ◽  
British Imperialism ◽  
Native Languages ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Bapsi Sidhwa ◽  
Code Mixing ◽  
Language And Literature

This research article highlights the temperament, inference, scope, and motives of code-mixing in Pakistani English works. One novel from Pakistani English novels namely, An American Brat by Bapsi Sidhwa, and one short story namely, The Escape by Qaisra Shehraz are being selected as an illustration of this reading. In this novel and short story, the writers have already dealt with the characteristics of postcolonialism. English language and literature pierced into the privileged civilizations of the sub-continent, after the end of British Imperialism. Pakistani writers in English are the best interpreter of the post-colonial communal language. In this study, I have hit upon code-mixing in English works written by Pakistani authors to a bigger echelon. These works are paragons of arts and the unbelievable mixture of rhetorical and fictitious study. In these works, the writers have not abased the confined diversities. They have tinted the value of Pakistani English in order to achieve the chatty desires of native people. These borrowings from the native languages are used to fill the lexical fissures of ideological thoughts. The reason of these borrowings is not to represent the English as a substandard assortment. Through the utilization of native words, we conclude that the significance of native languages has been tinted to question mark the dialect as well. The words of daily use also have an area of research for English people without having any substitute in English. That’s why in English literature innovative practices and ideas of code-mixing have been employed.

Borrowing As A Tool To Fill The Ideological Thoughts: The Role Of Code-Mixing In An American Brat By Bapsi Sidhwa And The Escape By Qaisra Shiraz

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Short Story ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Native People ◽  
British Imperialism ◽  
Native Languages ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Bapsi Sidhwa ◽  
Code Mixing ◽  
Language And Literature

This research article highlights the temperament, inference, scope, and motives of code-mixing in Pakistani English works. One novel from Pakistani English novels namely, An American Brat by Bapsi Sidhwa, and one short story namely, The Escape by Qaisra Shehraz are being selected as an illustration of this reading. In this novel and short story, the writers have already dealt with the characteristics of postcolonialism. English language and literature pierced into the privileged civilizations of the sub-continent, after the end of British Imperialism. Pakistani writers in English are the best interpreter of the post-colonial communal language. In this study, I have hit upon code-mixing in English works written by Pakistani authors to a bigger echelon. These works are paragons of arts and the unbelievable mixture of rhetorical and fictitious study. In these works, the writers have not abased the confined diversities. They have tinted the value of Pakistani English in order to achieve the chatty desires of native people. These borrowings from the native languages are used to fill the lexical fissures of ideological thoughts. The reason for these borrowings is not to represent the English as a substandard assortment. Through the utilization of native words, we conclude that the significance of native languages has been tinted to question mark the dialect as well. The words of daily use also have an area of research for English people without having any substitute in English. That’s why in English literature innovative practices and ideas of code-mixing have been employed.

Brendan Behan's Borstal Boy: Politics in the Vernaculars

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernice Schrank
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Great Variability ◽  
The Political ◽  
Standard English ◽  
Cultural Assumptions ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
Autobiographical Fiction ◽  
Literature And Language

This essay examines the political uses to which Behan puts language in his autobiographical fiction, Borstal Boy, both as an instrument of domination and a means of liberation. Identifying Standard English language and literature as important components of the British imperial project, Behan creates, as a linguistic alternative, ‘englishes’, a composite language in which differences of geography, class, age, education, and occupation create a demotic speech of great variability and expressive force. In so doing, Behan sabotages the cultural assumptions and justifications for colonial exploitation embedded and validated in Standard English literature and language.

Can-Do descriptors – Realigning English Language Curriculum at Higher Education Institution to CEFR

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Erda Wati Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
English Curriculum ◽  
The Common ◽  
The University

The Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFR) has become the standard used to describe and evaluate students’ command of a second or foreign language. It is an internationally acknowledged standard language proficiency framework which many countries have adopted such as China, Thailand, Japan and Taiwan. Malaysia Ministry of Education is aware and realise the need for the current English language curriculum to be validated as to reach the international standard as prescribed by the CEFR. The implementation of CEFR has begun at primary and secondary level since 2017 and now higher education institutions are urged to align their English Language Curriculum to CEFR as part of preparation in receiving students who have been taught using CEFR-aligned curriculum at schools by year 2022. This critical reflection article elucidates the meticulous processes that we have embarked on in re-aligning our English Language Curriculum to the standard and requirements of CEFR. The paper concludes with a remark that the alignment of the English curriculum at the university needs full support from the management in ensuring that all the stakeholders are fully prepared, informed and familiar with the framework.

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