A METHODOLOGICAL MODEL FOR INTEGRATING CHARACTER WITHIN CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING IN SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Abstract: In this article, I
describe a methodological model I used in a experimental study on how to
integrate character within the practice of Content and Language Integrated Learning
(CLIL) at the higher education Indonesia.This research can be added to research
about character education and CLIL in tertiary education, giving nuances to the
practice of CLIL so far predominantly a practice in primary and secondary
schools.The research was conducted in Semarang State University, in the
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, in Sociology of Religion bilingual class.
The research indicates that the integration of character within CLIL enrich the
perspective of CLIL by strengthening the use of CLIL for intellectual growth
and moral development. On the other side, the use of CLIL with character
education gives methods and perspectives to the practice of character education
so far which so far only emphasise contents reforms without learning methods
reforms. The research also reveals that the weakness of CLIL in using text for
classroom learning can be overcome bythe use ofspecific reading and writing
strategies. I develop a practical text strategy which can be effectively used
in highly conceptual subject such as sociology of religion.
Keywords: CLIL (Content and
Lan-guage Integrated Learning); character; university; sociology of religion
Author: Moh Yasir Alimi
Journal Code: jpsosiologigg130001
