The Use of Digital Comic in Developing Student's English Competence

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ID22113840
AuthorsFinaty Ahsanah (Universitas Islam Lamongan), Dias Tiara Putri Utomo (0000-0003-1725-0973, Universitas Islam Lamongan)
Year2020
Volume8
Issue2
Pages373-383
Publication date2020-12-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIDEAS Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning Linguistics and Literature (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2338-4778 • E-ISSN: 2548-4192
PublisherInstitut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palopo (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.24256/ideas.v8i2.1660
OpenAlexW3113323810
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

This current study is aimed to know whether any improvement or not in using digital comics as the media on student’s English competence. The researchers used a quantitative approach with a pre-experimental design. This research was conducted at Universitas Muhammadiyah Lamongan and the sample was 42 pharmacist medical students. The instrument that was used to measure students’ English competence was the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The result of the test was analyzed by using statistical analysis of paired sample t-test. The finding showed that there was significant improvement before and after the treatment, it can be proved by the significant value of the pre and post-test which was 0.000 (2 tailed). Since the significance value (2-tailed) was less than 0.05, it means that the hypotheses of this study were accepted. In other words, the students positively received the use of digital comics for English learning activities. Therefore, digital comics can be assumed as an effective media or tool for enhancing students’ English competence

Comics · English language · Mathematics education · Medical education · Test of English as a Foreign Language · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Computer Science · Digital Storytelling and Education · Educational Methods and Media Use · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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