DEVELOPING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA TO TEACH READING NARRATIVE TEXT USING ADOBE FLASH CS6

Abstract

This research aims to find out the target needs, learning needs and developed the
appropriate reading interactive multimedia for the tenth-grade students of MAN
2 Pontianak. This is a Research and Development (R&D) using ADDIE
procedures. ADDIE stands for Analysis, Design, Develop, Implement, and

Evaluate. The subjects of this research were the English teacher and the tenth-
grade students of MAN 2 Pontianak. The data were collected through interviews,

questionnaires, and expert judgments. The researcher used Adobe Flash CS6 to
develop interactive multimedia. The result of the needs analysis showed that the
students needed interesting materials, fun activities, and animation videos to
support their learning English, especially in reading skills. Therefore, this study
developed the topic of narrative text, which was implemented in interactive
multimedia. This interactive multimedia consists of materials of the narrative
text, narrative story, animation videos with subtitles, and quiz with four activities.
This interactive multimedia focused on learning the correct pronunciation,
vocabulary, grammar (past tense), and the text types of narrative text. Based on
the result both from the teacher and the multimedia expert, it said that the
interactive multimedia quality belongs to the "very good" category with 4.21 <
X ≤ 5. It can be concluded that the interactive multimedia is effective and
appropriate to implement in the class by the English teacher.
Keywords: Interactive Media, Narrative Text, Reading