Tesis
Integrating 6Cs of the 21st century learning: an english coursebook analysis / Nissa Salsabila
Abstrak
In order to cope with the massive development of digital and technological era of education teachers and students need to adapt to the characteristics of 21st century education. The term 21st century was created in order to encompass the aspects that should be integrated in all subject matters during everyday lessons. Therefore teachers need to apprehend the aspects that should be included in the instruction based on the idea of 21st century learning. There are six skills that need to be included namely Critical Thinking Collaboration Communication Creativity Character Education and Citizenship. In relation to the 21st century learning skills broadly described above the instructional materials become the basis of the language input received by the learners and the language practice occurs in the classroom. It can be stated that one of the most important factors determining the success of learning and teaching activity is the instructional materials. Therefore since coursebook becomes one of the efficient instructional tools it is important to integrate the 6Cs of 21st century learning. This study aims at evaluating the integration of the 6Cs of 21st century learning being portrayed on the Junior High School English textbook that has been mandatory regarded by the Ministry of Education and Culture entitled ldquo When English Rings a Bell rdquo for Junior High School grade 7. This research is being carried out in order to fulfil the objective of the research by implementing a descriptive content analysis. In order to obtain the data this study utilize a coursebook evaluation checklist. After identifying the element of 6Cs in the course book 130 elements are found with the calculation from the highest to lowest as follows Collaboration 61 times (47%) Character Education 21 times (16%) Creativity 17 times (13%) Communication 13 times (10%) Critical Thinking 12 times (9%) Citizenship 6 times(5%). The percentage is quite wide between one skill to another. Based on the results it is shown that the collaboration skill becomes the most encouraged skill in the course book. There are 61 occurrences of collaboration skill since most exercises on the course book allow the students to perform in groups or peers. The collaboration element in the book develops the students rsquo skill in interacting productively with others and how to collaboratively manage task work. That being said personal interaction between peers are clearly encouraged.