Positive psychological studies of Riau Malay poem and its nntegration in literary appreciation learning

The nearly extinction of Riau Malay poem is the result of the youth neglect on their own culture. Then, the existence of literature must be preserved by introducing Riau Malay poem to them especially to students through learning literature appreciation based on local wisdom. The purpose of this research is to study the positive psychology of Riau Malay poem and its integration in literary appreciation learning. In this qualitative research, observation, interview and documentation were used to collect the data. The techniques analysis data used in this research were data collection, data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. Seligman’s theory were used to examine the positive psychology. The data sources of this research were the committee of Riau Province Malay Customary Institution, Indonesian Language teacher, and 90 students of State Junior High School 6 Pekanbaru City, Riau. Riau Malay poem in Malay Teaching Guide (Tunjuk Ajar Melayu) consists of life and in learning appreciation of literature based on local wisdom. The integration of Riau Malay poem in literary appreciation learning can be applied through the following stages: 1) determining the material for Riau Malay poem, 2) heeding to the reciting of Riau Malay poem, 3) comprehending Riau Malay poem, and 4) demonstrating Riau Malay poem reciting.