ELESP students The Future Researchers Sanata Dharma University’s Lecturers General Readers

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D. Research Objective

The purpose of this study is to answer the questions stated previously in the problem formulation. There is one objective formulated based on the problem mentioned in this study. The objective is clarified as follows: To find out the SPD students‟ significant learning experiences that develop their good characters as teacher candidates.

E. Research Benefit

There are three benefits which are obtained from this research. Since this study is conducted in educational area, the research hopes that this research will give contribution to English language teaching. Those benefits will be clarified as follows:

1. ELESP students

The researcher hopes that this research gives positive contribution to ELESP students. This research presents ELESP students‟ experiences about the activities in SPD class that build their good character to be a professional teacher in the future. This research pointed ELESP students as teacher candidates. SPD class is very meaningful for ELESP students. There are a lot of activities that teach the students to become open-minded in facing their problems. They can be motivated to become a successful person through their own efforts. They will also be more aware of seeing anything around them and learning how to care to everyone. The researcher also hopes that this research can give information to the students who have not taken SPD class. 5

2. The Future Researchers

The researcher hopes that this research has benefits to the future researchers. Especially, the future researchers who want to do the similar research. They can add additional information related to their research. They can also kno w better ELESP students‟ character development after join Service Program Design SPD class by reading the results and discussion of this research.

3. Sanata Dharma University’s Lecturers

This research has a lot of positive results related to ELESP student s‟ character building. The researcher hopes this research can give big contribution. The lecturer knows the changes of their students‟ character through the activities in SPD class. They can also learn through those changes in helping their students to build their good character. The lecturer also knows the activities that can change their students as English teacher candidates to become a professional teacher.

4. General Readers

This research can broaden general reader‟s knowledge related to character building. A person with good character will be able to cooperate well with their colleagues in their office. They could know their good ways to build their good character.

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