ECOLOGICAL WISDOM IN WANGSALAN AS AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN CHARACTER EDUCATION WITH CONSERVATION-MINDED

Abstract

Literature has close relationship with the environment. Literature also has an important role in the preservation of environment. Research with this qualitative approach aims to explain the representation of ecological wisdom in the wangsalan as an effort to strengthen character education with conservation-minded. Data of words, phrases, clauses and sentences are analyzed using inter-textual and functional pragmatic methods. The results of this study are: (1) The ecological elements contained in the wangsalan can be divided into five categories, are flora (for example, roning mlinjo:so; janur kuning:pupus; kembang tebu:gleges), fauna (example, wader bungkuk:urang; kapi jarwa:kethek; ayam wana:bekisar), nature (for example, udan riris:grimis; sedhang arga:tlaga, teja bengkok:kluwung), geography/area (example, kutha Gudheg:Yogyakarta; kulone Banjar Patoman:Tasik; peken alit:wande), and cultural outcomes (example, jangan gori:gudheg; gayung sumur:timba; nyaron bumbung:angklung); (2) Every lexicon in wangalan has a philosophy that consist character education, such as love of peace or tends to avoid conflict with others and the environment, not impose, kindness, politeness, patience, and respect for others. From the results of the research is known that wangsalan contains ecological wisdom that needs to be preserved. In addition, this ecological study in the wangsalan can be used as an alternative source to strengthen character education with conservation-minded. Keywords: wangsalan; ecological wisdom; character education; conservation minded