| dc.description.abstract | This research aims to investigate the existence of various cultural or ethnic
groups in a society which are represented through visual artifacts in secondary
textbooks. Multicultural values that are presented through visual artifacts in
secondary textbooks can raise the awareness of teachers and students about the
importance of multicultural values in life. This qualitative research was conducted
on the students' secondary textbooks, Buku Bahasa Inggris When English Rings the
Bell Untuk SMP / MTs Kelas VII which were endorsed by the Indonesian
government that was published in 2017. This study adopted the research instrument
from Widodo (2018); Pusat Kurikulum (2011). Religion as a multicultural value
represents religious diversity. Furthermore, the value of social tolerance is
represented as the value of respecting physical inequalities such as the diversity of
skin tones, hair colors, hairstyles, and tolerance for the rights and achievements of
other individuals. Moreover, the other component is social awareness which
portrays caring, sympathy to the environment and country, friendliness, and
nationalism. There are 141 images that represent multicultural values through
visual artifacts in the textbook. Besides, the researcher is not able to find other
symbol for other religions in the textbook such as the symbol of Buddhism,
Protestantism, Catholicism, Hindu, and Confucianism. The picture in the textbook
only depicts some actors wearing Hijab as a symbol of Islam. | en_US |
