The Effectiveness Of Learning Geguritan Javanese Through The M3 Method

Abstract

Language is a matter of response and an imitation that is learned in the local environment used by the Banyumas people. This research is a descriptive qualitative research using case study method. The research location is RA Diponegoro 135 Karangsalam, Kedung Banteng, Banyumas. The research subjects consisted of 60 students and 4 teachers. The aim of the research is to describe and analyze the importance of understanding the characteristics of children's listening ability as well as the ability to memorize kindergarten children in poetry or geguritan in Javanese so that children are able to memorize geguritan correctly. Data collection techniques used passive observation, interviews, documents, and geguritan poetry texts. The results of the study show that listening repeatedly also imitates the teacher in expressing geguritan using Javanese which is done every day for 30 minutes over a period of one month. The geguritan material is in Javanese entitled "I Love Indonesian Boy Dadi". The obstacles experienced by children do not understand Javanese because the language used in everyday conversation is Indonesian. Difficulty in pronouncing Javanese syllables. Teachers experience problems with inadequate skills in learning Javanese. The significance of Geguritan Javanese with the theme of love for the motherland as a medium for character education in preserving Javanese culture