THE USE OF WEBTOON IN TEACHING STUDENTS’ READING NARRATIVE TEXT (A Mixed Method Study at One of Junior High Schools in Ciamis)

Abstract

This article investigated the use of Webtoon in teaching narrative writing. The aim of this study was to examine how Webtoon can improve student reading of narrative texts and what the author wants. Some theorists in this study were taken from Merc (2013, p. 9) and examined how comics can be used as teaching material for EFL students. Sharples, Taylor, and Vavoula (2006) presents the theory of mobile learning and Cho (2016) about the Webtoon and how to implement it. The research participant in this study was an English teacher and 50 students who were divided into two groups, namely an experimental group and also a control group. The sample for this study was conveniently taken. Meanwhile, the tools used in this study consisted of two tools, including a reading test and a closed questionnaire. First, starting from the first research question, the difference was significant. Also, using the Webtoon digital comic book technique, students had fun learning the material for reading narrative text. They were motivated and they encountered new challenges in improving their reading skills. The author also presented some suggestions addressed to the other researchers interested in this topic. As mentioned previously, this study focused on analyzing the data on the use of digital comic Webtoon in teaching narrative reading. Meanwhile, this study was an attempt to implement digital comic Webtoon in education.