IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature
Vol 10, No 1 (2022): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Liter

The Efficacy of Using Digital Comics in Reading Class to Senior High School Students

Soleman Dapa Taka (Universitas Nusa Cendana)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Jul 2022

Abstract

This research aims at finding out the efficacy of using Digital Comics in teaching reading to senior high school students. The main question of this research: Is the use of Digital Comics effective in teaching reading to senior high school students?  The research can be an addition to the persisting teaching reading of English particularly the use of the Digital Comics.  This research was conducted at the tenth-grade students at SMA Kristen Mercusuar Kupang, an Indonesian senior High School. The total number of samples was 25 students. The research used a pre-experimental method with a pre-test and post-test design. The pre-test was given to find out the basic ability of the students in reading and the post-test given to find out the students’ improvement in reading after giving the treatment by using Digital Comics as media. The findings show that using the digital comics as media is effective in teaching reading to senior high school students. It is supported by the result of the significance test through SPSS 20 program that the P was 0.00.  Therefore, it is recommended to use the digital comics in developing students’ competence in reading class of senior high school students.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ideas

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

IDEAS Journal is published twice a year in the months of June and December (P-ISSN 2338-4778 and E-ISSN 2548-4192); it presents articles on English language teaching and learning, linguistics, and literature. The contents include analyses, studies and application of theories, research report, ...