Developing German Short Story (Kurzerzählung) during the “COVID-19” Pandemic into a Puppet Show (Puppenspiel) as a Literature Teaching Material in German Department of FBS UNIMED (State University of Medan)

The study of prose is a part of literary teaching that can be shown on a stage or performance through the drama performance in several ways, one of them is with the German puppet show called Puppenspiel. During the COVID-19 pandemic time, it has a very big impact on all aspects of life, especially on the learning process, including the study of literary works. The government of Indonesia through the Ministry of Education has a policy of limiting activities at the university through the enforcement of online learning systems. Of course, this policy has an impact on the mental and emotional learning of students and as well as lecturers. One of them concerns the process of conducting literary lecture as well as their performances. Short stories in German literature called Kurzerzählung, can be performed through puppet show virtually (online) and offline as a concept of prose studies during the current pandemic. The result can be an interesting anthology of prose to be discussed in research or literary lecture. The aim of this publication is therefore to develop a short German story for a puppet show during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic as literature teaching material in the German Department of FBS UNIMED. This study aims to improve the quality of learning in literature or literature lecture so that students can understand German literature, especially prose science better and more quickly.