MAKASSARESE AND BUGINESE LOCAL WISDOMS IN SCL-BASED WRITING CLASS (A CASE STUDY)

Ria Jubhari (English Department and Department of Local Languages, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Hassanudin University,)
Etty Bazergan (English Department and Department of Local Languages, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Hassanudin University,)
Karmila Mokoginta (English Department and Department of Local Languages, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Hassanudin University,)
Simon Sitoto (English Department and Department of Local Languages, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Hassanudin University,)
Besse Puspita Syarif (English Department and Department of Local Languages, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Hassanudin University,)
Ery Iswari (English Department and Department of Local Languages, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Hassanudin University,)

Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature
Vol 16, No 1: July 2016, Nationally Accredited

This descriptive-qualitative case study aims to (1) identify the values of Buginese/Makasaresse local wisdoms that shape the learning process of Hasanuddin University students attending the Writing2 (MBI2) subject in the even semester, 2014; (2) find out which of the local wisdoms that strongly shape the student-centred learning (SCL) process in the Writing II class. The study focused on students classroom interaction. Data were collected from classroom observations, questionnaires, interviews and teachers note on the learning process in classroom. This study found that what is thought as Buginese or Makassarese local wisdoms can both support and inhibit the SCL process in MBI2. Such local wisdoms include respect to older people and mutual help