THE LINE WEBTOON OF COMIC APPLICATION IN

READING SKILL AT SMA YKHS SEPULU

THESIS

SOVIA NINGSIH
NPM. 1735511036

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

STKIP PGRI BANGKALAN
2021

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 THE LINE WEBTOON OF COMIC APPLICATION IN
READING SKILL AT SMA YKHS SEPULU

THESIS
Submitted to STKIP PGRI Bangkalan as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for
Getting the Undergraduate Degree in English Education Department

SOVIA NINGSIH
NPM. 1735511036

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

STKIP PGRI BANGKALAN
2021
 APPROVAL SHEET

Thesis by Sovia Ningsih, NPM. 1735511036, entitled The Line Webtoon Of Comic
ApplicationIn Reading Skill At SMA YKHS Sepulu.

Supervisor I Date,

Maulana Yusuf Aditya, M.Pd. ____________________

NIDN. 0705109001

Supervisor II Date,

Moch Hafidz, M.Pd. _____________________

NIDN. 0716048602

Approved by,
The Chairman of English Education Department

Hendra Sudarso, M.Pd

NIDN. 0727048701
 RATIFICATION SHEET
Thesis by Sovia Ningsih, NPM. 1735511036, entitled The Line Webtoon Of Comic
ApplicationIn Reading Skill At SMA YKHS Sepulu. has been defended in front of the
Thesis Examiners Board of English Education Department on July, 29th 2021.

Board of Examiners

Name Signatures Positions

Hendra Sudarso, M.Pd. ………………………………. Chairman

NIDN. 0727048701

Tera Athena, M.Pd. ………………………………. Examiner I

NIDN. 0716048602

Moch Hafidz, M.Pd. ………………………………. Examiner II

NIDN. 0716048602

Approved by,
The Head of STKIP PGRI Bangkalan

Dr. Didik Hermanto, S.T., M.Pd.

NIDN. 0731076504
 DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP

Bismillahirrohmanirrohim
Herewith I,

Name : SOVIA NINGSIH

NPM : 1735511036

Department : English Education Department

Address : Ds Jl. Asem Jajar, Ahatan.

I hereby declare:

1. This thesis is sole work of the author and has not been written in
colaboration with any other person, nor does it include, without due
acknowledgement, the work of any other person.
2. If at a later time is found that this thesis is a product of plagiarism, I am
willing to accept any legal consequences that may be imposed on me.

Bangkalan, August 28st, 2021

Supervisor I The Undersigned,

Materai

Maulana Yusuf Aditya, M.Pd. Sovia Ningsih

NIDN. 0705109001 NPM. 1635511059
 DEDICATION

This thesis is dedicated to :

1. My beloved mom and dad, Jati and Yakub, who always support me

sincerely in every situations, no matter how much time I dissapointed the.

They are really great.

2. All my sisters, Rumyati, Sriwati, Luluk Tul Jannah and Yuliana. My

brother Samsul Arifin. My brother-in law Muhammad Ali and Miftahul

Ulum. And Especially my nephew Muhammad Aron Aziz who always

beside me when I did my thesis.

3. Friends but like my sister Bih Family members Siti Nur Faizah,

Mamluatur Rohmah, Nur Laila, Wardatul Qolbi and Hasanah. Thank you

for still together until now. We did it Guys!

4. My second family, who have always been there for me Fuadah,

Mawaddah, and Saidatul Aliyah, thank you for your best support.

5. All my Lectures in STKIP PGRI Bangkalan, especially my Advisors (Mr.

Maulana Yusuf Aditya, M.Pd. and Moch Hafidz, M.Pd.) who give me

much knowledge.

6. My virtual family ARMY INA (INDOMY), thank you for being the best

mood when I was in the worst mood when I wanted to do my thesis.

7. To my favorite humans in South Korea, Kim Namjoon, Kim Seokjin, Min

Yoongi, Jung Hoseok, Park Jimin, Kim Taehyung, and Jeon Jungkook.
 Maybe you don't know, but I want to thank you for all the content you

provide. It was a consolation when I was tired of my thesis.

8. All my classmates (Best), thanks for unbelieveble 4 years. Let’s begin our

succes, guys.
 MOTTO

“Dan bersabarlah kamu, sesungguhnya janji Allah adalah benar”

(Q.S Rum:60)

"It's okay to stop.. You do not have to run without knowing why.

It's fine without a dream.. If you have moments of happiness for a while

It's okay to stop.. I do not run without knowing my purpose

It's fine without a dream.. All your breathing is already in paradise.”

(BTS : Paradise)

“I hope we just don’t consider the future as grim darkness. There’s still many

pages left in the story about us and I thought we shouldnt talk as though the

ending’s already been written”

(200921, Kim Taehyung UNGA Speech)

 ACKNOWLEDGMEN

First, I want to thank Allah SWT for the blessing given in my life,
especially during the process of making this thesis. He guides me when I feel and
show me light when everything there seems to be dark because of my lack of
confidence to move forward. Without guidance and love, I would never finish this
thesis.

Secondly, I would like to express my special thanks to my parents who

always gives me sincere prayers and always motivated me. Thanks to my loved
ones who always accompany me in my condition. I am very happy to have a large
family where I can share love, sadness, and happiness.

Thirdly, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my great advisor

Mr Adit and Mr. Hafidz who always give me good advice and guidence to finish
this thesis. Thank you for giving me valuable time in giving me suggestions,
ideas, comments, and helping me complete this thesis. I also thank all my
outstanding lecturers from the English Department of STKIP PGRI
BANGKALAN for giving me a lot of knowledge and contribution to this thesis
especially to Mrs. Tera who gave directions to perfect my thesis. Last but not
least, I thank all of my friends for a wonderful friendship where I can get through
it all. My sincere love to you all.

Bangkalan, July 07th, 2021

SOVIA NINGSIH
NPM. 1735511036
 DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP

Herewith, I:
Name : SOVIA NINGSIH
NPM : 1735511036
Department : English Education Department
Address : Dsn. Pasar lama Kombangan Geger
Phone Number : 081997859009

Declare that:
The thesis (final project) that I wrote was the result of my research, not the
takeover, though, or writing of other people that I admit as my results. if later it is
proven or can be proven that this thesis is the result of plagiarism, then I am
willing to accept sanctions in accordance with applicable regulations.

Bangkalan, July 07th, 2021

Materai

SOVIANINGSIH
NPM. 1735511036
 ABSTRACT

Ningsih. Sovia. 2021. The Line Webtoon Of Comic ApplicationIn Reading Skill At
SMA YKHS Sepulu Thesis. English Departement, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu
Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan PGRI Bangkalan. Advisor I : Maulana
Yusuf Aditya, M.Pd, and Advisor II : Moh. Hafidz , M.Pd.

Keywords: Reading skill, Comic, Webtoon

Learning English as an international language has a great importance of

education in Indonesia. The teacher needs an engaging technique to help the
student’s difficulty in reading skill and involve students’ attention and interest.
The technique that teachers use to engage can be formed as media. The use of
webtoon comic as media for motivating students in reading comprehension is
important. Accordingly, this study aimed to describe how the implementation of
using webtoon comic to teach reading, the students reading’ comprehension, and
the students’ response toward the media.

The subjects of this study were the students of XI-grader at SMA YKHS
Sepulu. This study uses descriptive qualitative design as a method for collecting
the data. Therefore, the instruments used to collect the data were observation,
questionare, and interview guides. The data were collected and analyzed by doing
observation during the teaching-learning process and interview. Based on the data,
the result showed that the process of using Webtoon Comic to teach reading was
successfully implemented and had the students' interest in reading text. The
students’ task showed that most of the students could comprehend the text easily
and the response of the students showed that they were interested to learn reading
text by using digital media namely Webtoon Comic.
 ABSTRAK

Ningsih. Sovia. 2021. The Line Webtoon Of Comic ApplicationIn Reading Skill At
SMA YKHS Sepulu Thesis. English Departement, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu
Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan PGRI Bangkalan. Advisor I : Maulana
Yusuf Aditya, M.Pd, and Advisor II : Moh. Hafidz , M.Pd.

Kata kunci : Membaca, Komik, Webtoon

Pembelajaran bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa internasional memiliki arti

penting dalam pendidikan di Indonesia. Guru membutuhkan teknik yang menarik
untuk membantu kesulitan siswa dalam keterampilan membaca dan melibatkan
perhatian dan minat siswa. Teknik yang digunakan guru untuk terlibat dapat
dibentuk sebagai media. Penggunaan komik webtoon sebagai media untuk
memotivasi siswa dalam membaca pemahaman menjadi penting. Oleh karena itu,
penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan bagaimana implementasi
penggunaan komik webtoon dalam pembelajaran membaca, pemahaman
membaca siswa, dan respon siswa terhadap media tersebut.

Subyek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XI SMA YKHS Sepulu.

Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif kualitatif sebagai metode
pengumpulan data. Oleh karena itu, instrumen yang digunakan untuk
mengumpulkan data adalah observasi, kuesioner, dan pedoman wawancara. Data
dikumpulkan dan dianalisis dengan melakukan observasi selama proses belajar
mengajar dan wawancara. Berdasarkan data, hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa
proses penggunaan Webtoon Comic untuk mengajar membaca berhasil
dilaksanakan dan memiliki minat siswa dalam membaca teks. Tugas siswa
menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar siswa dapat memahami teks dengan mudah
dan respon siswa menunjukkan bahwa mereka tertarik untuk belajar membaca
teks dengan menggunakan media digital yaitu Webtoon Comic.