Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature
Vol 20, No 1: June 2020, Nationally Accredited

Identifying Cultural Values of the Narrative Texts in an English Textbook for Tenth Grade of Senior High School

Urip Sulistiyo (Master Degree of English Education Department, Universitas Jambi, Jambi)
Kaspul Anwar (English Education Department, STAI Ahsanta Jambi, Jambi/Center for Scientific Publication, Universitas Jambi)
Gemila Lestari (Master Degree of English Education Department, Universitas Jambi, Jambi)
Desi Afriani (Master Degree of English Education Department, Universitas Jambi, Jambi)
Widya Kartika (Master Degree of English Education Department, Universitas Jambi, Jambi)
Retno Wulan (Master Degree of English Education Department, Universitas Jambi, Jambi)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Apr 2020

Abstract

Many English teachers assumed that culture cannot be separated from English learning. This paper aimed to investigate the cultural values of the narrative texts in English textbook for grade tenth of senior high school. The data of the research were collected from narrative reading passage in English textbook for senior high school entitled “Bahasa Inggris”, English textbook Curriculum 2013 (henceforth, K13) published by The Ministry of Education of Republic of Indonesia. To reveal what culture values represented in the narrative reading passage in the textbook, the cultural values were categorized into several source cultures such as visual representation of the cultures, and the objectives of the lesson related to cultural values in narrative texts. Moreover, the findings of this research discovered that there were three cultural values identified in the narrative reading passages in the textbook such as respect for the right indigenous people, finding peace and nature and with all forms of life, and appreciation of cultural products.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

celt

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal, published biannually in the months of July and December with p-ISSN (printed): 1412-3320 & e-ISSN (electronic/online): 2502-4914 It presents articles around the area of culture, English ...