Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ214212

Self-Reliance Awareness Reflected in Chinese Martial Arts Children Stories

Authors(1) :-Ferril Irham Muzaki

The development of self-reliance awareness values in language learning in elementary schools is an inseparable part of character education. In this case, the skills to be self-reliant are reflected in the increased capability of children's stories that are reflected in Chinese martial arts children's stories. The purpose of this study was to find the concept of self-reliance in Chinese children's stories with the theme of self-defense. In this case, the method used is a content analysis approach from Spradley (1980). The results of this study indicate that self-reliance awareness in silat stories from China consists of (1) social order, (2) friendship (3) social solidarity, (4) loyal friends (5) acting appropriately, (6) the value of sportsmanship. These values are a reflection of speech acts performed by individuals, although taught to elementary school students. For this reason, the values in the Chinese martial arts story contain the meaning of brotherhood which is a universal value.

Authors and Affiliations

Ferril Irham Muzaki
Department of Preschool and Elementary Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia

Self-Reliance, Chinese Martial Arts, Content Analysis, universal norms

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 2 | March-April 2021
Date of Publication : 2021-04-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 45-53
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ214212
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

Cite This Article :

Ferril Irham Muzaki, "Self-Reliance Awareness Reflected in Chinese Martial Arts Children Stories", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.45-53, March-April.2021
URL : https://shisrrj.com/SHISRRJ214212

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