EXPERIENCING POETRY: UNLEARNING AND RELEARNING LITERATURE TO DEVELOP READING INTERESTS IN LITERARY WORKS
ABSTRACT: Building on results
of a classroom-based survey on students’ literacy habits, this article reports on
how an exploratory study on experiencing poetry can change EFL students’ “ways
with literature.” First problems from past experiences with literature are
discussed and theoretical insights proposed which will bring to fore the need
for a change in pedagogical orientations. Next the idea of “experiencing
poetry” is flashed out by addressing the knotty problems literature teaching
has been faced with. Step-by-step instructional procedures are discussed together
with their corresponding pedagogical considerations. Some guiding pedagogical principles
are then proposed and discussed to complete the workshop. From this exploratorystudy,
it is evident that students learned from one another in the context of sharing
of literary experiences and from observing how the literature instructor as a
more knowledgeable member of the culture demonstrated the way he experienced
the poem he was reading. More specifically, from experiencing poetry and
sharing about what they like from what they experience and enjoy, students
learn to reflect critically on what they get from reading.
Penulis: Bachrudin Musthafa
Journal Code: jppendidikangg130067
