MORAL VALUES REPRESENTATION IN ELT TEXTBOOK: A COMPARISON OF LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED TEXTBOOKS

Abstract

This research deals with moral value representation in local and international ELT textbooks. This study aimed to investigate and describe moral values found in local and international English textbooks. This research applied a descriptive qualitative method with content analysis design. The researcher used the documentation method in collecting data. The data were gained from English junior high school textbooks published locally and internationally. The local English textbook entitled "English Think Globally, Act Locally for Junior High School/MTs Grade IX." The internationally published textbook was "Cambridge Global English for Junior High School Grade 9". The data were analyzed by using the analysis model of Miles et al. (2014) that involved: (a) data condensation, (b) data display, and (c) conclusion. The research findings revealed that there were eighteen moral values realized in both local and international English textbooks. The most dominant moral value in local ELT textbook was discipline, with 85 occurrences (18.6%). The most negligible moral value was nationalism, with 7 occurrences (0.9%). Meanwhile, in the international textbook, the highest moral value was the discipline with 84 occurrences (17.1%) and the lowest one was democracy, with 2 occurrences (0.4%).). It was concluded that since the eighteen moral values in the local and international textbooks were applied totally, the two textbooks were categorized as good in term of covering moral values recommended by the Ministry of National Education. In addition, both textbooks were recommended for English teachers and were appropriate for English language learning resources for junior high school grade 9.