Teaching Indonesian Language Interestingly

Most students, be that in elementary, junior, as well as senior high school consider Indonesian language as a subject that is not important because it is used daily. The next fact is that students underestimate when the teacher teaches, classes are rowdy during the learning process, and students are reluctant in doing assignments. This condition is very contradictory to the strategic position of Indonesian subjects as compulsory subjects for students of all levels and is very important essentially because these are subjects that must be tested on national examinations. This paper describes how to prepare enticing Indonesian language learning. Based on the studies and analysis conducted, it can be concluded that Indonesian language learning that focuses on textual and written communication skills requires an effort to be interesting. Some things that teachers need to do to make Indonesian language learning interesting includes: (1) Mastering Basic Teaching Skills, (2) Preparing attractive learning designs, (3) Preparing traditional and electronic learning media, (4) Choosing appropriate learning methods, (5) Continue to develop themselves through training and seminars, and (6) Improving literacy skills. Based on the conclusions obtained, it is recommended that: (1) Indonesian Language teachers should immediately improve and do 6 things so that Indonesian Language learning is interesting and (2) teachers of other subjects can adopt 6 things the analysis of this paper has found.