Educational Values in the Movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" A Reflection for English Language Learning

Dina Indah Lestari, Jafar Sodiq, Laily Nur Affini

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This study explores the integration of character education into English language learning through film analysis. The research aims to identify the educational values in the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" (2006) and propose ways to utilize them as a medium for literary reflection in the EFL classroom. This research employed a qualitative descriptive approach with content analysis as its main methodology. The primary instruments were the film and its dialogue transcript, which were systematically analyzed through the theoretical lens of Eyre and Eyre's (1993) "Values of Being" framework. The findings reveal five core educational values prominently portrayed by the main character: honesty, courage, peaceability, independence and self-potential, and self-discipline and moderation. The analysis concludes that the film's authentic dialogues, narrative dilemmas, and character journey provide a rich source of pedagogical material to foster not only students' language skills but also their moral reasoning and critical thinking.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26877/lej.v5i2.25535

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