USING ENGLISH COMIC AS TEACHING MEDIA TO IMPROVE STUDENT'S READING SKILL AT SMP NEGERI 3 KOMBI

Gusdian Tampubolon; Ignatius J.  Tuerah; Tirza Kumayas

doi:10.36582/jotell.v2i4.6293

Authors

Gusdian Tampubolon Universitas Negeri Manado
Ignatius J. Tuerah Universitas Negeri Manado
Tirza Kumayas Universitas Negeri Manado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36582/jotell.v2i4.6293

Keywords:

Reading Skill, Comic, Improving

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine how English comics could improve students' reading skill at SMP Negeri 3 Kombi during the school year 2022–2023. The reading test results from the students were utilized to collect the data for this pre-experimental study, which used a one-group pretest-posttest design using a quantitative method. 27 students of SMP Negeri 3 Kombi made up as the study's sample. The results of this study showed a substantial difference between the pre-test and post-test using digital comics, with the post-test mean score increasing by 25.56% to 72.40 from 57.66. The pre-test results showed that 16 (59%) students scored poorly, 9 (33%) performed fairly, and 2 (8%) students scored favorably. While the results obtained in post test classified as fair was 14 (52%) students, good was 9 (29%) students, very good was 4 (15%) students, excellent was 1 (4%) student. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that using comic is effective for improving the reading skill of nineth grade students at SMP Negeri 3 Kombi.

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