(ABS-9) EXPLORATION OF MULTICULTURALISM VALUES WITHIN CHILDREN LITERATURE IN INDONESIA Abdurrahman, Yenni Hayati, Zulfadhli Jurusan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia dan Daerah Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni Universitas Negeri Padang [email protected] Abstract. The purpose of this paper is to describe how multicultural values are explored in Indonesian Children Literature. The method used in this research is the content analysis method used to interpret the literary works. This research data is taken from the literary works that are intended for children which appeared in the 2000s in Indonesia. Based on the data analysis, the researchers found that Children Literature in Indonesia considerably explores multiculturalism values such as gender, religion, ethnicity, race, culture, and economy. In the Children Literature, there are messages to respect each others differences. These differences are illustrated by events, depictions of characters and characterizations, and the languages spoken by characters and authors in literary works. Keywords: multicultural values, Indonesian children literature, exploration Categorized in Children Literature (ABS-104) BUILDING A CULTURE OF LITERACY WITH A CULTURAL APPROACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1) Susi Hermin Rusminati; 2) Cholifah Tur Rosidah Universitas PGRI Adi Buana Surabaya Abstract. Interesting in reading and writing Indonesians increasingly declining, as described in the research results in the faild of literacy conducted by the Central Connecticut State University di New Britain, Conn, Amerika Serikat, that put the five countries on the best position i.e. Finlandia, Norwegia, Islandia, Denmark, dan Swedia (The Jakarta Post, 12 Maret 2016). Data presented by the BPS in 2006 shows that the community chose 85.9 percent watching television than reading or writing. Of research and data presented here’s government throught the school encouraged Gerakan Literasi Sekolah (GLS). With the goal of keeping foster a culture of literacy in the schools, as well as fostering the interest of students to read and write. Cultural literacy should be implanted since early childhood. With the approach of cultural habits and this is late students can dig up information and knowledge through reading and pours ideas or the idea through the work or writing. Keywords: Literacy, cultural approach Categorized in Children Literature (ABS-107) THE DEPICTION OF A PARTICULAR SOCIETY IN PHUOC’S THE CELESTIAL KING PHU DONG AND THE IRON HORSE Simon Arsa Manggala English Letters Department Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta, Indonesia [email protected] Abstract. This paper observes how a particular society in a folktale are accentuated. The society is mentioned as a society in a particular region in Vietnam. The folktale is a legend. This paper wants to find out whether the society plays particular significant roles in the folktale. The analysis was conducted by two respects. First, the plot of the folktale is perused by the classification proposed by Booker (2004). The plots reveal the prominent roles of the society by the sets of causal relationships. The society is depicted as the group causing some phenomena and the group receiving the effect as well. Second, the thematic structure analysis of the texts (Halliday and Matthiessen, 2004) corroborates the plot analysis. The thematic structures of the texts disclose how the choice of theme and rheme puts the society as the message departure points. The thematic structure analysis scrutinizes the structures of the clauses in the texts as well as the thematic structure of the folktale holistically. Overall, the society’s roles are significant in the folktale. This paper does not discuss dominance by any groups in the folktale. The analysis only presents the prominence of the society in the folktale’s story development. In addition, the paper does not draw any generalization suggesting that the depiction of the society might represent the society in reality. Hopefully, the paper might exemplify a way in examining literary works by employing linguistic toolkits, and become a milestone in conducting wider and broader scope of study. Keywords: Folktale; Plot; Thematic Structure Categorized in Children Literature (ABS-135) THE PROFILE OF INDONESIAN CHILDREN AUTHORS AND ITS IMPLICATION TOWARDS LITERACY AFFIRMATION Seni Apriliya, Hodidjah, Yajid Nur Salim, Rizki Siddiq Nugraha Primary Teacher Education Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Kota Tasikmalaya [email protected], Abstract. This study aims to describe the profile of Indonesian children authors. The data of the study are the best five of children story writing works entitled NT LMCA (Naskah Terbaik Lomba Menulis Cerita Anak) which are selected purpossively. This study employs document analysis consisting of repetitive reading, categorizing, tabulating, and data inferencing. From the data analyzed, it is found that (1) there are more female authors in comparison with male, (2) ones ranging from ten to eleven years old; (3) all the authors have reading and writing interests; (3) most of them come of Java; (4) most of them go to public schools; and (5) they have father with a variety of professions. The implication of this study is that there needs to be literacy optimalization for male authors, students in MI (Madrasah Ibtidaiyah) or Islamic Primary School, and for those living outside Java island. Keywords: profile, Indonesian children authors, literacy affirmation Categorized in Children Literature (ABS-145) CHILDREN LITERATURE IN VIRTUAL MEDIA: THEMES AND NARRATIVE STRUCTURE OF ONLINE SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED BY PENULISCILIK.COM Ida Farida Sachmadi Universitas Padjadjaran Abstract. Virtual media has a lot of effects on literature, one of which is that people can easily find canon literary works or even fictions uploaded into internet by anyone. Some people make a certain virtual site to publish literary texts, including children’s literature. A number of websites display canon literary works from various countries, but others prefer to accept and then publish any fiction composed by any writer, one of which is penuliscilik.com, founded in 2015. This research tries to uncover the themes presented in online children stories in penuliscilik.com, especially the newest ones published in September 2017. Besides that, I will also study the pattern of the narrative structure, based on narrative theories from Laurence Perrine. The elements of the narrative structure being investigated are plot, characterization, setting, and perspective. This study is aimed to find the selected themes the writers and the administrator of the site chose to publish, and the common narrative structure the writers applied to deliver their ideas. Categorized in Children Literature (ABS-167) GOING BEYOND CELEBRATORY MULTICULTURALISM: A SELF-REFLECTIVE CHILDREN STORY PROJECT Shuri Mariasih Gietty Tambunan1, Dhita Hapsarani2, Herdiana Hakim3. 1 English Studies Program, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, 2 English Studies Program, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, 3sikancil.org, Jakarta, Indonesia [email protected], Abstract. Among the few Indonesian children stories out in the market nowadays that talk about differences and tolerance, most have not gone beyond the mere perspective of celebratory multiculturalism. Children are indeed invited to recognize and celebrate differences; however, in a political situation where issues of intolerance are used to win political gains, celebrating multiculturalism seems to be inadequate. As argued by most children literature scholars, children story books are strong tools to (re)build the younger generation’s understanding of differences and help them to articulate ways to react toward these differences. It helps them to create new spaces in their everyday lives to be able to have an engaging conversation with those who come from a different cultural background with them. The main focus of this article is to explore how children story books in Indonesia, particularly in urban settings like Jakarta, could accommodate children’s creativity and self-reflectivity in understanding differences while going beyond celebrating multiculturalism. From our preliminary research on multiple numbers of children story books released since 2014 and our community service program in which we compile a module with several stories and activities that evoke children’s participation in recognizing that every group or individual has different values (without enforcing ones’ identity to others), this article aims to problematize and examine the reflective process of each stage (preliminary research and the community service program) in order to propose the most effective narrative strategies and story-telling methods, which would be constructive tools for Indonesian children literature practitioners and scholars. Keywords: children literature, narrative strategies, celebratory multiculturalism Categorized in Children Literature (ABS-180) USING LITERATURE TO DEVELOP TOLERANCE IN FIRST GRADER STUDENTS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL Birgita Feva Nurregina Department of English Letters Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta, Indonesia [email protected] Abstract. This paper elaborates how literature is expected not only to entertain the first grader students of primary school but also it is used as a device to spread tolerance. The intolerant cases in Indonesia which become the spotlight of public today, make us aware of how important character education in building the people’s tolerance is. For some reasons,