AN ANALYSIS OF CHARACTER VALUES IN THE TEXTS OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK ENTITLED PATHWAY TO ENGLISH FOR GRADE XI OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ABSTRACT This research is based on the issue of character value that has mushroomed recently as many as social problems in Indonesia and based on the phenomenon around us that has many inappropriate contents of textbooks. Thus, character values should be taken into consideration in teaching and learning material. It is also related to the regulation from the government which should insert the character values proposed by the Ministry of National Education as character building in all elements of education. This research aimed to describe: (1) character values found in the texts of English textbook entitled Pathway to English for Senior High School Grade XI, (2) the strategies used in integrating character values in the texts of English textbook for Senior High School Grade XI. This research applied qualitative research by focusing on content analysis approach. The component of content analysis research design consisted of: (a) unitizing, (b) sampling, (c) recording/coding, (d) reducing, (e) inferring, and (f) narrating. The source of the data was English textbook entitled Pathway to English for Senior High School Grade XI. The data were 13 texts that collecting through reading and taking notes of the texts in English textbook Pathway to English for Senior High School Grade XI published by Erlangga. The data were analyzed using content analysis. The findings of the research showed that: (1) the character values which are found in the 19 texts of English textbook being analyzed covers 16 character values proposed by the Ministry of National Education based on five different classifications. The texts in English textbook promoted character values in relation to God, one’s self, others, the environment, and the nation. The character values found are religiosity, discipline, perseverance, reading interest, curiosity, responsibility, creativity, honesty, communicative/friendliness, appreciative, love of peace, social care, environmental awareness, tolerance, patriotism, and nationalism (2) the strategies of delivering character values in the texts of English textbook being analyzed consisted of two forms, explicit and implicit strategy