Malay Folklore "The legend of Alut Island" As a Media of Character Education Maritime Society

Abstract

The Maritime Society of the Riau Islands Province has various forms and varieties of folklore, for instance the Legend of the Alut Island. This legend has the value of local wisdom that is appropriate for character education media at the primary and secondary education levels. The purpose of this study is (1) to describe the educational value of Alut Island folklore characters, (2) assist teachers in providing literary teaching materials (folklore), (3) help the availability of learning materials about folklore, and to (4) introduce students about the folklore of Alut Island. This research includes qualitative research. The research method uses content analysis method. Data collection techniques using document techniques and the data analysis using structural techniques. The result of the research is that the Legend of Alut Island contains character education values, for instance religious values, hard work, and responsibility values.

Cik Upik Application as Learning Media to Identify and Describe the Hikayat Values

“…To achieve basic competence, which is indicated from the indicators above, it can be done by utilizing folklore as learning material to appreciate, identify, and introduce moral values or character education values such as religion, discipline, hospitality, responsibility, and tolerance (Setyawan et al, 2021;Sinamo et al, 2021;Winarni et al, 2022). Furthermore, folklore has moral values that can be used as a means or medium for character education (Martha & Andini, 2022;Maziyah et al, 2022;Suhardi et al, 2021). However, the problem is that folklore which is rich of values for character education is difficult to obtain because it is not well documented.…”