AN ANALYSIS OF MORAL VALUES ADDRESSED IN THE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH TEXTBOOK AT THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BASED ON 2013 CURRICULUM

Abstract

This study was aimed at to analyze the moral values on the students’ English textbook at the second grade students of senior high school published by National Ministry of Education and Culture. The study was focused on revealing the moral values that frequently found based on Lennick and Kiel’s model within the textbook and showing the way how the moral values on the textbook were presented. This was a content analysis study with qualitative research method to reveal the moral values on the mentioned textbook. The data were collected through documentation or documentary. The result of the finding can be shown that there are four moral values that found in this book, they are, integrity value, responsibility value, compassion value and forgiveness value. The frequency of Lennick and Kiel’s model moral values on the textbook was discovered the highest percentage was integrity reached a score of (46%), the second was compassion (28%), the third was responsibility (23%), and the smallest were forgiveness (3%). Based on the available data, it can be said that the integrity value is the most frequently found in this book. The study concluded that the students’ English textbook contained all Lennick and Kiel’s categories of moral values. However, due to the unbalance presentation of moral values in the textbook, there should be several revisions so that the moral values are presented more equally.