<![CDATA[This article aims to develop a multimodal discourse analysis framework grounded in Indonesian national character values to examine relationships among verbal, visual, and layout elements in English-language disaster texts, focusing on the flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra in late 2025. This conceptual-analytical study employs a narrative literature review of multimodality theory, systemic functional linguistics, critical discourse analysis, character education values stipulated in Presidential Regulation Number 87 of 2017, and relevant previous studies. The findings propose a framework integrating word–image relationships, layout organization, and their implications for message clarity and disaster risk communication. The framework also identifies representations of religiosity, social awareness, environmental concern, responsibility, discipline, national spirit, and patriotism through linguistic choices, visual representations, and page composition. Additionally, a five-step analytical protocol and corpus selection criteria are formulated to support future empirical investigations. The study's novelty lies in integrating multimodal discourse analysis with national character indicators within English-language disaster communication. However, as no empirical corpus analysis has been conducted, the proposed framework and analytical protocol remain conceptual and require further empirical validation.]]>
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