CHARACTER BUILDING OF ETHICS IN UNDERGRADUATE ENGLISH CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS

Abstract

This study aimed to describe character building of ethics addressed in the undergraduate English curriculum documents. Curriculum document is a planning, implementation, evaluation, management, and administration of education programs either in written forms, spoken statements, descriptions, or archaeologies. The curriculum document which had been analyzed consisted of semester planning of teaching and learning program (SPTLP)/syllabus, learning material and assessment taken from three universities – one was from Jakarta and the others were from Bandung. This study used qualitative content analysis method. The result of this study showed that ethical values such as trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship were addressed in SPTLP/syllabus, learning materials, and assessments in each university either explicitly or implicitly in the form of words, phrases, and clauses. In SPTLP/syllabus, ethical values were presented in basic competences, learning objectives, and course policies. In learning materials, ethical values were presented in topics and contents while in assessments ethical values were presented in assessment competences, assessment criteria and assessment form, and course policies.
 Keywords: Character Building, Ethics, and Curriculum Document.