This study aims at finding of the use of English poems in teaching speaking
for undergraduate students at STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo. Teaching speaking is an
important aspect of the language learning process and teaching in second language
which is English as Foreign Language (EFL). In this thesis there are two purpose
of study, that is 1) How does English lecturer implements English poems in
teaching speaking for undergraduate students at STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo and 2) what
are the students responses in learning speaking using English poems at STKIP
PGRI Sidoarjo which the researcher have chosen for observation. This research
used Descriptive Qualitative Method. The researcher used two instruments to get
the data. First, the researcher used observation checklist to check what the lecture
doing while teaching appropriate with the lesson plan and the second instruments
is questionnaire draft to observe the students responses teaching speaking using
Englishn poems. The finding of this research showed that the implementation of
English poems in teaching speaking for undergraduate students at STKIP PGRI
Sidoarjo is included in good category. From the research found the average from
students response questionnaire that answered disagree 45% and answered agree
55%. The research got the result there were more students like using English poems,
confidence and understood the material. Thus, the use of English poems in teaching
speaking for undergrduate students at STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo is appropriate for
students.