The Application of Literature for All And Literature Across Curriculum Concept by Responding Literary Works to the Enlightenment of Character Education In Indonesia Context

Main Author: Inderawati, Rita
Format: Article PeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: UniversityPublications.net , 2013
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Online Access: http://repository.unsri.ac.id/22568/1/RITA_INDERAWATI_THE_APPLICATION_OF_LITERATURE_FOR_ALL_AND_LITERATURE.pdf
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  • This paper aims at introducing the teaching of literature based on reader response strategy and the framework of character building as a course integrated in the Personality Development Course (PDC) in university with the concept of literature for all and literature across the curriculum as a medium for students to refine and to establish their character, and to develop personality. The subjects of this study were 438 students from the first semester who enrolled in PDC at Sriwijaya University and 85 students from Faculty of Literature and Faculty of Language Arts Education at three other universities in Indonesia, namely UNSRAT Manado, UNM Makassar, and UPI Bandung. By employing Research and Development method (R & D), the recent study produces an appreciation instrument to portray the characters of fiction, students? appreciation towards a short story, and the students' perception towards the importance of literature. The results of this research are a valid and effective instrument to appreciate literary works, literary appreciation and positive attitude of students toward the appreciation of literature by 95.1% which is obtained through the questionnaire.