Collaboration Between Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang and Universitas Palangka Raya Presents a Visiting Lecture in the Course “Poetry in English Language Teaching"

Karawang, 3 November 2025 - The English Language Education Study Program of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP), Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang (UNSIKA), held a Visiting Lecture in collaboration with Universitas Palangka Raya (UPR) on Monday, 3 November 2025, from 10:50 to 12:30 at the FKIP UNSIKA Hall. This event was part of the course “Poetry in English Language Education.” The session began with opening remarks by the course lecturer, Mr. Hilmansyah Saefullah, S.S., M.Pd., followed by a welcome speech from the Dean of FKIP UNSIKA, Prof. Dr. H. Sutirna, S.Pd., M.Pd. In his remarks, he expressed his appreciation for the event and encouraged students to participate actively and make the most of the opportunity to learn from an experienced guest lecture.The speaker, Ms. Susanty, S.S., M.Hum. from Universitas Palangka Raya, delivered a lecture on the use of poetry in English language teaching through the Presentation, Practice, and Production (PPP) approach. This session served as the second meeting, following a prior online session in which students were divided into nine groups to select and analyze poems to be used as teaching materials. In the face-to-face meeting, Ms. Susanty presented four of her own poems—My Revelation’s Rhyme, Rinjani Porters, Rain and Yellow, and Dry Wind and Brown Leaves. She not only explained the meanings of each poem but also demonstrated how literary works can be used as engaging and contextual teaching resources.

Students then presented the results of their analyses and lesson designs. Each group explained the warming-up activities they had developed to build classroom engagement prior to implementing the PPP stages. They also clarified the target learner levels—ranging from beginners to university students and the types of assessments or assignments they planned to include, such as reflective writing, linguistic analysis, or interpreting poetic meaning. A variety of creative ideas emerged, including using poetry to teach adjectives, past participles, rhymes, emotions, and moral values. The guest lecturer provided positive feedback and constructive suggestions, reminding students to align learning objectives with learners’ proficiency levels and to avoid setting too many objectives in a single session, especially for lower-level learners. She also emphasized that songs may be used as a form of lyrical poetry in language teaching.

The session was closed by Mr. Hilmansyah Saefullah, S.S., M.Pd., who expressed his appreciation for the students’ enthusiasm and creativity, as well as the guest lecturer’s inspiring contribution. The event concluded with a group photo featuring the course lecturer, guest lecturer, program coordinator, students, and attending faculty members. Through this Visiting Lecture, students gained valuable experience in applying poetry as a creative, practical, and enjoyable medium for English language teaching. The event also strengthened academic collaboration between Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang and Universitas Palangka Raya.