Exploring Local Wisdom Topic Into The English Materials Of Elementary School In Toraja Utara

Matius Tandikombong (Universitas Kristen Indonesia Toraja)
Judith Ratu Tandi Arrang (Universitas Kristen Indonesia Toraja)
Linerda Tulaktondok (Universitas Kristen Indonesia Toraja)

Jurnal Onoma: Pendidikan, Bahasa, dan Sastra
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024)

This research aims to find out what types of Toraja local wisdom topics are needed by elementary school students in North Toraja in local content English language teaching materials. This research was conducted in four North Toraja elementary schools, namely SDN 6 Rantepao , SDN 2 Tikala, SDN 7 Tikala and SDN 7 Sesean. The samples from this study were all fourth graders and English teachers who were selected using a total sampling technique. It consisted of 67 students and there were 4 English teachers. The instrument for this research is a questionnaire. The results of this research show that there are 1o local wisdoms topic that need to be included in English teaching materials as Public Speaking subjects, namely: Tourism object, Thanks giving, Funeral ceremony, traditional food, Traditional drink, clothing, social Values, Folklore, arts, Fairytale.