THE IMPORTANCE OF INTRODUCING POETRY TO EFL STUDENTS

By:

I.G.A. Lokita Purnamika Utami, S.Pd, M.Pd

English Education Department, The faculty of Language and Art

Ganesha University of Education (UNDIKSHA) Singaraja

Email: lokita.purnamika@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT:

Poetry, being an art of words, can help students become more sensitive to language, their own and other people’s. However, in an EFL situation students may object learning poetry and put a poem as series of gorgeous noises to be funneled through one ear and out the other without being allowed to trouble the mind. This is, of course, is a narrowed view about poetry.

For EFL learners, however, should not feel worry about understanding poetry. Not all poems are difficult of course, and some can be understood and enjoyed on first seeing. Moreover, what the matter the most is learning English through poem and not to learn about the poem. In short, it is valuable for EFL learners to explore some poems and write ones. Poetry gives abundance language exposures that automatically improve students’ language sensitivity on vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, as well as students’ creativity in using their English.

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ANALISIS NILAI-NILAI KARAKTER PADA PUISI BAHASA INGGRIS KARYA MAHASISWA SEBAGAI WUJUD KESADARAN TERHADAP NILAI-NILAI KARAKTER.

 Oleh:

I.G.A. LokitaPurnamikaUtami

email: lokita.purnamika@yahoo.com

jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni

Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha (UNDIKSHA)

Abstrak:

Makalah ini adalah sebuah makalah yang bersumber dari penelitian deskriptif kualitatif yang bertujuan menganalisis nilai-nilai karakter pada puisi bahasa inggris karya mahasiswa jurusan pendidikan bahasa inggris UNDIKSHA. Penelitian ini menganalisis 166 puisi bahasa inggris karya mahasiswa yang merupakan proyek akhir dari mata kuliah literature 1: poetry. Dari 166 puisi bahasa inggris yang dianalisis ditemukan 137 puisi yang mengandung nilai-nilai karakter yang mengacu pada 18 nilai karakter oleh kemendiknas. Puisi-puisi ini dianalisa oleh dua pakar da hasl analisa dibandingkan untuk mendapatkan kesimpulan akhir. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data yang dilakukan dapat disimpulkan bahwa penyebaran 18 nilai karakter yang diteliti tidaklah merata. Akan tetapi hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa setidaknya semua 18 nilai karakter terakomodasi dalam puisi-puisi karya mahasiswa. Dari 18 nilai karakter 4 nilai karakter mencapai prosentase tertinggi yaitu: jujur, kerja keras, toleransi dan bersahabat / komunikatif. Hal ini menunjukkan mahasiswa memiliki kesadaran tertinggi pada 4 nilai karakter ini yang muncul berdasarkan pengaruh lingkungan dan pengalaman hidup mereka.

Kata-kata kunci: nilai-nilai karakter, puisi bahasa inggris

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CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INNOVATIVE WAYS: WHAT NEW ENGLISH TEACHERS CAN DO FOR LEARNING?

 by

I.G.A. Lokita Purnamika Utami

Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang 5, Malang, Indonesia

Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Jalan Udayana 11, Singaraja, Indonesia

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   Abstract:   This article highlights Continuous Professional Development (CPD) innovative ways that New English Teachers (NETs) can do to improve their competencies. NETs, as they start off their career, may understand Professional Development in a wrong way. For many, Professional development is limited to planned, formal or structured activities. Teachers’ failure in understanding  professional development as a continuous process could be one of the factors why they do not participate in CPD. Some teachers do not realize that CPD may cover all types of learning, including those which are not planned and well-structured activities which may help them improving their professionalism.

     Keywords: CPD, innovative, New English Teachers

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