PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA KOMIK DIGITAL INTERAKTIF BERBASIS CANVA SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN TEMA “DIE SCHULE” UNTUK KETERAMPILAN MEMBACA BAHASA JERMAN DI SMA LEVEL A1

Perkembangan teknologi dan penerapan Kurikulum Merdeka menuntut pembelajaran bahasa Jerman yang inovatif serta berpusat pada peserta didik. Keterampilan membaca (Lesefertigkeit) level A1 memerlukan media yang mampu menyajikan teks secara kontekstual dan menarik melalui dialog dan ilustrasi visual. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan proses pengembangan serta mengetahui kelayakan media komik digital interaktif berbasis Canva dengan tema Die Schule sebagai media pembelajaran membaca bahasa Jerman level A1 di SMA. Metode yang digunakan adalah Research and Development (R&D) dengan model ADDIE hingga tahap Development. Tahap pengembangan meliputi analisis kebutuhan pembelajaran, perancangan struktur komik digital yang terdiri atas beberapa episode, serta pengembangan media interaktif berbasis Canva yang dilengkapi dialog, ilustrasi visual, navigasi, dan latihan soal pemahaman membaca. Kelayakan media dinilai melalui validasi oleh ahli materi dan ahli media menggunakan skala Likert.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa media memperoleh kategori sangat layak dengan persentase 98% dari ahli materi dan 94% dari ahli media. Media ini dinilai sesuai dengan karakteristik peserta didik, menarik, mudah digunakan, serta mendukung pemahaman teks secara kontekstual. Dengan demikian, komik digital interaktif berbasis Canva dapat menjadi alternatif media pembelajaran yang efektif untuk meningkatkan keterampilan membaca bahasa Jerman level A1 di SMA.

Kata kunci: komik digital, Canva, Bahasa Jerman A1, Lesefertigkeit, Pembelajaran Bahasa Jerman 

Technological developments and the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum demand innovative and student-centered German language learning. Reading skills Lesefertigkeit at the A1 level require media capable of presenting texts contextually and engagingly through dialogues and visual illustrations. This study aims to describe the development process and determine the feasibility of Canva-based interactive digital comics with the theme Die Schule as a learning medium for A1-level German reading in senior high schools. The method used is Research and Development (R&D) with the ADDIE model, limited to the Development stage. The development phases include the analysis of learning needs, the design of the digital comic structure consisting of several episodes, and the development of the Canva-based interactive medium equipped with dialogues, visual illustrations, navigation, and reading comprehension exercises. The feasibility of the media was assessed through validation by material and media experts using a Likert scale. The results show that the medium is categorized as "very feasible," with a percentage of 98% from material experts and 94% from media experts. The media is considered appropriate for student characteristics, engaging, easy to use, and supportive of contextual text comprehension. Thus, Canva-based interactive digital comics can serve as an effective alternative learning medium to enhance A1-level German reading skills in senior high schools.

Keywords: digital comic, Canva, German A1, Reading skills, German as Foreign Language