The Representation Of Global Diversity In The English Textbook Entitled 'English For Nusantara' For The Seventh Grade

Abstract

This thesis examines how global diversity values are represented in the English for the Archipelago textbook for Grade 7, designed to support the new Emancipation Curriculum introduced by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbud, 2022). Global diversity is a crucial dimension of the Pancasila Student Profile, which aims to cultivate tolerant, reflective, and socially responsible students. These values include cultural recognition and respect, cross-cultural communication, reflection, and responsibility for experiences of diversity and social justice. This research focuses on visual materials such as images, photographs, and illustrations, as these materials play a crucial role in communicating about culture and shaping students' perspectives (Setyono, 2019; Xiong et al., 2017). Using content analysis (Ary et al., 2014) combined with Kress and van Leeuwen's (2006) Visual Grammar framework, this study analyzes how meaning is expressed through representational, interactive, and compositional metafunctions. Of the 142 visual images collected, 11 were selected for detailed analysis after coding and data reduction, following procedures adapted from Widodo (2018).