INTRODUCING LOCAL WISDOM THROUGH NARRATIVE: TEACHING ENGLISH IN HIGHER EDUCATION

It is very important to introduce and continue the local narrative and their values to the next generation. This paper is part of a larger research on narrative writing for higher education level students organized in a genre writing class. In this paper, the writers focus on exploring the students� understanding of moral values in the local narratives constructed during genre writing activities. This paper also describes the teacher�s feedback on the students� writing quality. This study involved 20 students from the English Education Department of Muria Kudus University. Guided questions were used in the interview session to explore the students� understanding of the local narratives and moral values. The review of students� papers was used to analyze the teacher�s feedback to explore the students� quality of writing. Keywords: local wisdom; narrative; character building; writing.

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