PENGGUNAAN TANGON DUSUN DALAM MENERAPKAN NILAI MORAL SEMASA PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA KADAZANDUSUN [THE SIGNIFICANT OF TANGON DUSUN IN APPLYING MORAL VALUES DURING KADAZANDUSUN’S LANGUAGE LEARNING

Abstract

This research is based on the lack of study and appreciation of literary works, especially on the Kadazandusun’s tangon. Kadazandusun’s tangon literary such as Si Yanak-yanak and Mondou and Si Kalabatu have values that can develop a sharp sense of values on subjects that achieve intimacy towards literature. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the structure, didactic aspects and also the pragmatic functions contained in these three Kadazandusun tangons. This study uses a qualitative approach using structural analysis method and moral approach to evaluate the didactic aspects and pragmatic function of Kadazandusun tangon. Intrinsically, the researcher found that this aspect of tangon kadazandusun is rich in the construction of themes, characters and characteristics as well as the message in it. The results of the study found that these Kadazandusun tangons strive to hold many didactic values such as moral values of kindness, courage, perseverance can be used as a medium to apply good values in the reader. The most special and capable value to be raised in these three tangons is the moral value of self-reliance. This study also found that this Kadazandusun tangon is a good reading material and can develop a good personality to the reader because it holds a pragmatic function as a means of education, serves as a medium of behavior change as well as entertainment material to the reader and this indirectly can influence the mindset of its readers to think rationally and critically. The entire results of this analysis can be used as a component to lift the Kadazandusun tangon as a teaching material in the subject of Kadazandusun Language so that students can make this tangon as a good example in daily life.