Developing English Tasks Based on Interactive Multimedia for the Eighth Grade Students at SMP IT Al Bina Pangkalpinang

Abstract

This research is intended to develop English tasks based on interactive multimedia by using Adobe Flash CS3. The objective of this research is to develop English tasks based on a suitable interactive multimedia for the eighth grade students at SMA IT Al Bina Pangkalpinang. The research procedure steps are as follows, 1) planning, 2) design, and 3) development. The planning phase concerns the collection of the data on the students’ needs. The design phase deals with designing the interactive learning media. The development phase concerns the development of the first draft of the interactive learning media, asking experts to judge and validate it. Based on the data analysis, the research finding show that the English tasks based on interactive multimedia for the eighth grade students of SMA IT Al Bina Pangkalpinang is feasible. Feasibility of the interactive multimedia was very good. Percentage of assessment by the content expert reached 81.94%, the media expert 87% and the English teacher reached 85%. It means that this interactive multimedia is suitable to use.