ACEHNESE ORAL LITERATURE AS AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION MEDIA

Abstract

The paper entitled “Acehnese’s Oral Literature as An Alternative Education Media” aims to describe Acehnese’s oral literature as a media of education. This research is a document research with a qualitative approach. The data sources of this research are panton, rateb, ca-e, hadih maja, and meurukon/meudrah . The results showed that Aceh oral literature in the form of panton, rateb, ca-e, hadih maja, and meurukon/meudrah is a type of oral literature in the form of poetry commonly used to provide a message, especially for children from the swing until they are teenagers and also advice for the general public. In panton, rateb, and ca-e contain a number of values, both religious values, social values, and educational values. Religious values are found in rat e b, social values and educational values are found in pant o n and ca- e . Hadih maja and meuruk o n/meudrah contain many religious values, social values, and educational values, which are used to provide life experience message, especially for adults. The value of education found in meurukon/meudrah includes religious values and social values, and the value of education found in the form of religious values and cultural values. Thus, Acehnese’s oral literature is an educational media to teach values for children and adults.