CULTURAL LINGUISTICS ANALYSIS OF DISCOURSES USED IN ENGLISH AND BAHASA INDONESIA TEXTBOOKS

ABSTRACT

KARMILA MOKOGINTA. Cultural Linguistics analysis of discourses used in English and Bahasa Indonesia textbooks (supervised by Burhanuddin Arafah, Fathu Rahman, and Herawaty).

Cultural content in learning materials can influence learners%u2019 characters.
This study aimed to analyze: (1) to what extent the English and Bahasa Indonesia textbooks instantiate aspects of cultural cognition linguistically into cultural conceptualisations; (2) the connection between the cultural conceptualisations and the common cultural practices in the USA, UK, Indonesia, and Australia; (3) the relationship between the cultural conceptualisations and the expected characters in Indonesian character education; and (4) the reflected cultural
values. Using the Cultural Linguistics framework, each of six English textbooks and six Bahasa Indonesia textbooks were analyzed to determine the cultural conceptualizations. An
ethnographic survey of cultural aspects related to the textbook analysis was also conducted; and several regulations concerning character education in Indonesia were reviewed to conclude
the characters expected from students in Indonesia. The results of the textbook analysis, ethnographic survey, and regulation analysis were compared to conclude some cultural values.
The concluded cultural conceptualizations and cultural values were verified in a survey. The findings revealed a number of cultural conceptualizations in the forms of cultural schemas,
cultural categories, and cultural metaphors. Some of the cultural conceptualizations, based on the results of the ethnographic survey, were similarly connected to the cultural practices in Indonesia, US, UK, and Australia; while some others tended to be connected to some of the
four cultures. The cultural conceptualizations were connected to seven characters in Indonesian character education; and the whole analysis showed eight reflected cultural values. In conclusion, the textbooks have instantiated some cultural values that are important for character building.