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The Representation of Consumptive and Productive Behaviours in English Textbooks for Senior High School Students

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: . This Hallidayan-based study aimed to investigate the representation of consumptive and productive behaviours in English textbooks for senior high school students. To obtain the purpose of this study, two grade-12 English textbooks used nationally in Indonesia were purposively selected. Then reading texts about finance issues were analysed by employing the Hallidayan SFL framework of material clause. Based on the analysis, it was found that the dominant material clauses (40%) in the books construe productive behaviours while the second frequent ones (32%) represent consumptive behaviours. However, there is the tendency to represent money as a goal. The findings of this study are expected to contribute to developing finance literacy in English textbook materials for Indonesian senior-high-school students. While the portrayal of productive behaviours in textbooks is salient for the development of their finance literacy, there is also a need to avoid building money-oriented paradigmKeywords: Productive, consumptive, behaviours, textbook, SFL

Source: Eralingua Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Asing dan Sastra

DOI: 10.26858/eralingua.v9i1.70633

Authors: Marsandi Manar, Dinda Yasmin Feliza, Unpris Yastanti, Retno Wulan

Institutions: University of Bangka Belitung, Universitas Media Nusantara Citra, Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika

Language: English

Topic: Discourse Analysis in Language Studies

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $49