Content Analysis on Character Education in the English Textbook for Senior High School Students

Abstract

This study describes character education for senior high school students. The textbook entitled „BahasaInggrisKelas X‟ was used for research data. The written text (instructions, reading texts, dialogue texts and quotes) that contain the elements of character education values in the textbook was identified by using content analysis. in The Qualitative Content Analysis . The result of this research points out that among 6 elements of character values represented in the textbook through textual information with the limitation in categories, i.e. instructions, reading texts, dialogue texts, and quotes. The analysis showed from 15 chapters that contain 4 categories of written text, the first category, instructions, contain 5 elements of CE. The second category is reading texts that contain 6 elements of CE and third category is dialogue texts that contain 4 elements of CE. The last category is quotes that contain 3 elements of CE. The most represented character education values are responsibility and social care.