PROMOTING ECO-GREEN CHARACTERS ON THE STUDENTS THROUGH TEACHERS’ SPEECH ACTS

Noor Eka Chandra, Ismi Rajiani
Dr.Hj. Noor Eka Chandra, M.Pd., Lambung Mangkurat University, INDONESIA, nooreka_chandra@ulm.ac.id
Dr. Ismi Rajiani, M.M. Gresik Muhammadiyah University, INDONESIA
Ismi.rajiani@ulm.ac.id

Abstract

The paper deals on the usage of teachers’ speech act in developing the students’ character in promoting the sustainability of the school environment. Environmental crisis in the modern society is caused by environmental management that ignored the sustainable principle. The damage of environment signed by environment degradation which makes modern civilization faces a condition to invade limited natural resources. Therefore in order to make the students aware on the eco-green sustainability, the teachers in the class should develop their students’ character through teachers’ utterances. In learning activities, teachers need to be aware that the language they use has an influence on student behaviors. Teachers need to adjust between what is said with the competence of students so that students can understand the purpose of the speech. Through this activity of speech, teachers could build the eco-green characters education of students as expected.

Keywords:  teachers, speech acts, students, characters, sustainability, eco-green