International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR)   Year: 2023 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 7 | Page No.: 29-40 The portrait of the Pancasila ideological values for character education in the Indonesian prescribed ELT textbooks for secondary high school students Download PDF Sugeng Ariyanto, Bambang Suharjito, I Putu Sukmaantara; Made Adi Andayani, T Abstract: The ideological vision of Indonesia, 'Pancasila' includes the character education that is also part of the vision of many countries, including Singapore. Since 2022 some aspects of the underlying values of Pancasila ideology in the effort of reinforcing character education, the PPK (Penguatan Pendidikan Karakter) has been issued to be implemented at Indonesian schools. Textbooks play a critical role in canalizing ideological values. ELT textbooks are no exception. In response to this, this paper reports on a critical discourse study that examines how ideological values are represented in the Indonesian ELT textbooks published by the Ministry of National Education. Critical micro-semiotic analysis indicates that the ELT textbooks depict ideological values as the basis of the PPK in which these values are presented through visual and verbal texts. This finding implies that the textbooks inadequately depict the underlying value aspects of the PPK and also showcase inequality of value aspects. For this reason, ELT textbook writers and English teachers need to take into account the interplay between ideological values and language use when designing and using any ELT textbooks.