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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter is divided into two sections. Those two sections are Theoretical Description and Theoretical Framework. Theoretical Description stands for reviewing the theories, which are relevant to the research. The second section is Theoretical Framework, which gives the idea of how the theories turn out to be operationally applicable to the problems of the research.

A. Theoretical Description

In the first place, this research mainly focuses on the students ’ perceptions on the implementation of Jesuit values in Critical Reading and Writing II course. Identically, this research also emphasizes students ’ suggestions on the implementation of Jesuit values in Critical Reading and Writing II course. For these reasons, there are theories, which will be discussed in this research. The theories which are employed in this study are significant for those theories serve to help the researcher to solve the formulated problems and also broaden the background knowledge of the topic. Those theories are closely related to Critical Reading and Writig II course, perception, pedagogy, and Ignatian pedagogy. Additionally, the theories about Jesuit values, which are competence, which will cover reading as well as writing skills, conscience, and compassion, will be elaborated in this section. In particular, the researcher chooses the theories about Critical Reading and Writing II course, perception, pedagogy, Ignatian pedagogy as well as Jesuit values because those theories are directly related to this research. All things considered, it is expected that by elaborating those theories, the two formulated problems would be answered.

1. Critical Reading and Writing II Course

In this section, the course description of Critical Reading and Writing II is elaborated. In addition, the definition of being a critical reader as well as critical writer will also be elaborated.

a. Course Description

Critical Reading and Writing II course is one of the compulsory courses of the English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University. This course is offered in semester 4; to be eligible to take this course, students need to pass Critical Reading and Writing I course English Language Education Study Program, 2011, p. 39. The English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University 2011 lays emphasis Critical Reading and Writing II is designed as a project-based class to facilitate students to access into a large amount of reading through which students acquire information, which thus enhances the progress of their knowledge and the development of their critical reading and writing skills p. 38.

b. Definitions of ‘Critical’

In the English language, the meaning of critical depends upon the context Carroll, et al., 2014, p.4. Critical is expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music or art “Critical”. In Critical