Linguistic Landscape as a Means of Reinforcing Character Education for Senior High School Students

Abstract

Language study in the public area known as Linguistic Landscape (LL) is a modern sociolinguistic study that consists of various branches. It includes language implicitly shown in traffic signs, advertisement boards, names of streets, names of areas, name of shops, public directions, and boards of notifications at schools. This study is intended to describe the following: 1) values of character education represented outside the classrooms, and 2) character reinforcement for the students. This is a descriptive qualitative study, in which the data are collected by observation, document analysis and file notes. Data analysis procedures include data reduction, interpretation analysis, clarifications, and summarizing. The result shows that there are eight values of character education represented by linguistics landscape outside the classrooms namely 1) environment maintenance, 2) prevention of juvenile delinquency, 3) health, 4) discipline, 5) motivation, 6) behaviours, 7) religious beliefs, and 8) nationalism. Regarding the character reinforcement for the students outside the classroom, the LL can reinforce the students' moral values in terms of maintaining the environment, preventing juvenile delinquencies, cultivating disciplines, and motivating religious beliefs and nationalism.

Revitalization of Javanese in School Environment in Era 4.0: Linguistics Landscape Perspective

“…Based on data, the local wisdom in Javanese consists of ethical and moral values, philosophy of life, religion, preserving the environment, maintaining health, tolerance, work ethic, and mutual cooperation which according to (Rahyono, 2009) is obtained through experience in undergoing life. The fostering of local wisdom values in the Javanese is carried out by using the Javanese in outdoor media in the school environment is in line with the findings of (Setiawati & Junining, 2021). In her study, she describes that character education in schools can be done by using outdoor media as a means of conveying messages of values that contain religiosity, discipline, health, humanity, etc.…”