THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL COMIC MEDIA TO INCREASE STUDENT INTEREST IN LEARNING INDONESIAN

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the learning system is required to be conducted online. Changes in the learning system like this make it difficult for students to digest learning, especially in learning Indonesian, so that learning becomes monotonous and boring. In such circumstances, we need a medium that can increase students' interest and motivation in learning. The development of digital comics aims to increase students' interest and motivation in learning Indonesian. In this study, the author has a goal, namely to describe digital comic media to help students and increase student interest in learning Indonesian. This research was conducted at the Eria Medan Private High School in class X. The results of the study were conducted by interviewing the Indonesian language teacher at the high school. Based on the research that has been done, the development of digital comic media during online learning is currently increasing students' interest and motivation in learning, especially in learning Indonesian at SMA Swasta Eria Medan as a whole. With the media, teachers are easier to convey material, and students are happier in learning because the material is presented in the form of comics because there are pictures. Besides that, digital comics can be used anytime and anywhere for learning. Therefore, it is expected that with the digital comic medium, students will be able to understand the material and can increase their interest in learning.