SHOYA ISHIDA’S ALTRUISTIC ACTS IN THE MOVIE “KOE NO KATACHI”AS VALUES CONTRIBUTING TO ENGLISH LEARNING

Budiman, Dimas Rohmat. 2023. Shoya Ishida’s Altruistic Acts in the Movie “Koe no
Katachi” as Values Contributing to English Learning. Final Project, English
Education Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts Education,
Universitas PGRI Semarang. Dr. Nur Hidayat, M.Hum., Siti Musarokah, S.Pd.,
M.Hum.
Literary works can sometimes teach us about the value of life through the use of words
and pictures which convey the feelings of the creator. The aims of this study is to figure
out the altruistic acts of Shoya Ishida from the movie Koe no Katachi and how altruistic
acts can help students and teachers alike in their teaching and learning process. The
research is a qualitative research which were done using the research method of Miles
and Hubberman that contains three activities that occurs simultaneously. Those are data
reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. From the research, it has been found
that Shoya Ishida has done 6 altruistic acts that affect the growth of his friends. Those
altruistic acts can be used as an example on how a simple deeds can change others life
and moreover the education process. The research shows how important it is to hear
and be heard, to have empathy and act with it to help others and ourselves. By actually
taking actions to spread and pursue knowledge so others can have the same
understanding, the same vision to improve humanity as a whole and to lift each other
for the greater good.
Keywords: Literature, Altruistic acts, Koe no Katachi, teaching and learning process