CULTURAL ELEMENTS ON HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON THE HIDDEN WORLD MOVIE AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TEACHING CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

Abstract

The main purpose of this study are to analyze cultural elements on How to Train Your Dragon the Hidden World movie and its contribution to the teaching Cross Cultural Understanding. The objectives of the research are to analyze cultural elements on How to Train Your Dragon the Hidden World Movie, and to analyze the contributions of cultural elements on How to Train Your Dragon the Hidden World movie to the teaching of Cross Cultural Understanding. This research was descriptive qualitative method and the writer is the main instrument of this research. In collecting the data, the researcher utilized documentation method. In this method, observation is also used to obtain information and research conclusions. The techniques are watching and observing the movie, reading subtitles on this movie, analyse cultural elements from this movie, and it is connecting to teaching cross cultural understanding. Based on the analysis, the researcher found eight aspects of cultural elements in How to Train Your Dragon the Hidden World movie, such as: ritual or ceremony, hero or famous person, symbol, artifact, norms, confidence, myths/history/stories/ legends, and attitude. How To Train Your Dragon the Hidden World movie was shown cultural values as alternative learning materials in Cross Cultural Understanding, this research can be used as a source for learning Cross Cultural Understanding.