Character Building in Teaching English Vocabulary For Elementary School Students

Abstract

The aim of this research was�to describe the activity of C-L-C (Central Learning and Character) program in buiding character and improving English vocabulary of Elementary School Students. C-L-C Programme has created integrated learning acvities to build students� character and improve English vocabulary for elementary��school students. The�design of this study was a descriptive qualitative research. The researcher described the activities of English insrtuctor and students in building students�character and improving English vocabulary.�There was 23 elementary School students had joinned on C-L-C program. The techniques for collecting the data were observation, documentation and questionnaire. The finding of this study showed that some�activities�did by the English instructor on C-L-C program�to build the students� character and improve the students� English vocabulary�were�reading a text, writing, painting, gaming, pronouncing the new vocabulary, retelling the story, disscussing�the character value in the story and preparing�the students� characters� book. The�result of this study, the C-L-C programme had built students� character on discipline, responsibility, honor the other people and care to the environmen. Besides C-L-C had improved the students� English vocabualry.�It can be seen from the participation of students in learning process and the recapitulation of the students� English test score. It showed that�1 students was poor, 5 students�were satisfactory, 8 students were good and 9 students were very good. It can be concluded that C-L-C programme built students� character and improved the students� English vocabulary. �Keywords: �Character Building , teaching English vocabulary