Presented by : Mona Ali Aljehani
Presented to : Dr. Antar Abdellah
What is character education ?
Character education is a national movement
creating schools that foster ethical, responsible
and caring young people by modeling and
teaching good character through emphasis on
universal values that we all share.
Why we have to use character education ?
1- Education has had two great goals; to help young people
become smart and to help them become good.
2- Young people these days gets exposed to literally
thousands of negative influences through the media and
their peers every day, add to this the sad fact that parents
are spending less time with their children.
3- Character education teaches children the value
of property, life, honesty and respect.
So What are the goals of character education?
1-To develop students socially, ethically and academically
by infusing character development into every aspect of
the school culture and curriculum.
2-To help students develop good character, which includes
knowing, caring about and acting upon core ethical
values such as respect, responsibility, honsty, fairness
and compassion.
3- To develop the interpersonal relationships within the
school and community.
4- Strengthen students' communication and social skill.
Can character education work at
all grade levels?
Yes. Varying age-appropriate strategies and
practices are being successfully applied to all grade levels,
from teaching social and emotional skills in the earliest
grades, to service learning and prejudice reduction in
secondary schools.
Service Learning
Service learning is a form of project based learning in
which academic goals are accomplished through
community service. It is a powerful approach to teaching
that provides kids with authentic learning experiences in
which they learn academic content in a real-life, realworld context. Properly implemented, service learning
develops citizenship, responsibility, and many other
positive values.
A Process Over Time
The acquisition of values and the development of
character is a process over time, occurring over a
number of years and within a number of environments .
These environments are :
Family
School
Family members are the first teachers and
models for children.
.Transmit knowledge
.They exist to impart the values and beliefs of the society
Community
Religious organizations and civic institutions often
play a major role in the community
country
The media, have an impact on its citizens’ beliefs and
behaviors.
English Language Teachers
Character education also has a place in the language
classroom With careful attention to a child’s age, level of
cognitive development, and level of English, it is possible to
address the moral and ethical development of the child by
providing explicit lessons in values instruction.
In the language classroom, the teacher can model good values,
draw students’ attention to specific values, discuss them, and
provide activities built around them.
Some examples of universal values:
Selection of Values
Language teachers must be constantly aware of their students’
age, cognitive development, and understanding of English
during values instruction.
For instance , it is not effective to present a lesson on the
value of sharing to a group of sixth-graders. Though they will
have the vocabulary and the cognitive development to discuss
the concept, they will likely feel the topic is “for babies” and
lose interest.
Values Activities
In addition to matching the selected value to the appropriate
age and cognitive level of the children, it is important to
make sure the related activities are appropriate as well.
Discussions
It is important to make sure the children know what to
expect and what to do. Before the first discussion takes place,
perhaps the first week of school, the teacher can involve them
in creating a list of discussion behaviors and rules to follow.
The final list might include such rules as: Don’t interrupt.
Don’t talk to others when someone is speaking. Listen and speak
with respect.Take turns. Don’t do all the talking. Make sure you
contribute to the conversation.
Discussions
It is useful to teach or review with students the language of..
- Polite disagreement
(I don’t think so. I have a different opinion. I don’t
agree. I look at it differently.)
-Supporting the opinion of others
(I agree with Jack. That’s a good idea, Pat. )
- Backing up their own opinions with examples or evidence
(There was an example of this on TV last night.)
Role Plays
Long a staple of the language classroom, role plays can easily
be designed to illustrate or reinforce a lesson in values.
Role play is beneficial because of :
1-It provides opportunity for use of value-specific
vocabularies.
2- Most children view role play as a fun and motivating
activity.
Role Plays

For young children, fairy tales and fables lend
themselves well to role play adaptation because there
is usually a clear moral or lesson to be learned.
Older children enjoy role playing scenes in which there is a
dramatic dilemma or problem to be solved; these
scenes can be taken from stories and novels they are
reading and adapted as role plays.
listen-and-choose activity
Describe a situation and then name three possible
reactions. Students will listen and vote for the reaction
they think is the best response to the situation described
by holding up sign A, B, or C.
Situation:
A boy sees a teacher he doesn’t like slip and fall on a sidewalk.
Choice A: He pretends he didn’t see anything and continues on his way.
Choice B: He hurries over to the teacher and helps him get up.
Choice C: He takes a picture on his phone to show his friends for a laugh.
Teaching Values Through the Curriculum
1-The curriculum you are currently teaching is undoubtedly filled with
opportunities to engage your students in thinking about character
and values.
For instance, when studying an English novel, why not have the
students scrutinize the character of the characters?
For example you can ask them:
What things you admire / You don’t admire
About the character and why ? etc.
- Not only novel but all the subject could be linked
with teaching morals , so you can use your own ideas and questions.
How to integrate the Islamic messages in the English
teaching?
How to integrate the Islamic messages in the English
teaching?
1- Using authentic materials containing Islamic messages.
For example novels , short stories and Videos.
2-Using worksheets that have an Islamic messages.
3- using quotes from the Qur’an and Hadith.
How to integrate the Islamic messages in the English
teaching?
3- Using Islamic songs .
The songs should be chosen by considering the age of the
students, the size of the class, the language items to be
introduced, the language ability of the students, the skills to
be trained, and the messages to be conveyed.
Thank you
Reference
Zuliati ,R . (2012). Incorporating Islamic Messages in the English Teaching
in the Indonesian Context .International J. Soc. Sci. & Education, 2 ,( 2),157-165.
Diane, P. (n.d ). Children Learning English as a Foreign Language :Values,
Character, and the Curriculum. Columbia University ,New York.
Character Education .(n.d ) . Retrieved: December 13, 2012, from
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charactereducation/
Google .(n.d ). Charater Education . Retrieved: December13, 2012 , from
https://docs.google.com/
Teachnology .(n.d ).How Students Can Benefit From Character
Education . Retrieved :December 13 , 2012, from
http://www.teach-nology.com/currenttrends/character_education/
GoodCharacter.(n.d). Retrieved :December 13 , 2012, from
http://www.goodcharacter.com/SERVICE/service.html