Pembelajaran Sastra untuk Mahasiswa Departemen Non-Sastra di Tingkat Perguruan Tinggi

Abstract

Literature is one of the means to form a superior personality. Various kinds of human characters can be found in the stories contained in literary works. Literature learning can be integrated into Indonesian language courses as a compulsory subject in all tertiary level departments/studies/majors, especially in undergraduate programs. However, the study of literature in Indonesian courses has so far placed less emphasis on literary aspects, but more on linguistic rules, especially on subjects related to writing scientific papers. This paper will criticize the lack of learning literature in Indonesian courses at the tertiary level. Learning literature needs to get a portion that is balanced with learning about language rules or writing scientific papers so that the objectives of the Indonesian language course, which is to produce civilized students, can be realized to the fullest. Learning literature at the tertiary level can be done by assigning reading literary works as well as analyzing them through characterization studies. This is done to provide knowledge as well as catharsis to students so that the goal of becoming a superior individual can be achieved.