The Role of Multicultural Education on Attitudes and Politeness in Language

Abstract

Indonesia is a country that is rich in cultural, religious, ethnic, and linguistic diversity. With this diversity, there is a demand for understanding and appreciation of these differences. One way is with multicultural education. This study aims to find out how much the role of multicultural education in shaping attitudes and politeness in language. This research method uses a descriptive qualitative approach with a literature study method taken from the journals in the Google Scholar database. The results showed that multicultural education became a crucial approach in instilling attitudes and politeness in language as a form of respect for the diversity of culture, religion, ethnicity, and race in Indonesia. Multicultural education is integrated into the curriculum in order to form awareness of the importance of politeness in language in the context of diversity.