SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSION:

A TECHNIQUE TO TEACH ENGLISH POETRY

Abstract

This paper tries to explore a particular technique in literature classroom. Literature is a content subject and compulsory subject, for example; poetry 1, prose 2, etc. which given for the college students who take course in English language education. The paper focuses on using small group discussion technique included pre-discussion activities, whilst-discussion activities, and post-discussion activities and how to implement them in teaching English poetry for the EFL/ESL students of English language education program. This technique is intended to help students in improving their poetry comprehension and motivating them to learn literary subject especially poetry. The small-group discussions technique is one other technique of cooperative learning that proposed by Slavin.

Keywords: Small-Group Discussion, Technique, Poetry

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