Webtoon is a type of comic currently in demand by young people (students). If it is used properly, webtoon can be used as one of the teaching media in learning English. In addition to improve English competence, the efforts to foster literacy culture in students are grown here. With the development of android-based mobile phones that are easy to use by students, researchers combine android-based application with webtoon learning media to improve students' English competence and literacy. The problem in this research is how to increase reading interest in high school students through android-based interactive learning media during the pandemic. This study aims to develop android-based interactive learning media through webtoon application as an effort to improve the English language skills of high school students through literacy culture during the pandemic. This study also aims to foster reading interest in high school students through smartphone technology. The subjects of this study were high school students. The research method used is triangulation method which includes data triangulation, inter-researcher triangulation and theoretical triangulation. The data collection techniques used were interview, observation and documentation which were analyzed with descriptive qualitative analysis techniques. The results showed that the respondents' English skills and reading interest increased with the use of the webtoon application. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the use of android-based webtoon application makes students not only learn the existing material, but can also increase their reading interest.

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan media pembelajaran berbasis aplikasi webtoon guna meningkatkan kemampuaan bahasa Inggris para pelajar sekolah menengah umum di masa pandemi melalui budaya literasi. Selain itu penelitian ini juga bertujuan memanfaatkan kemajuan teknologi ponsel guna meningkatkan literasi para pelajar sekolah menengah umum. Penelitian ini menggunakan para pelajar Sekolah Menengah Umum sebagai subjek penelitian. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode triangulasi yang meliputi triangulasi data, triangulasi antar peneliti dan triangulasi teori. Data diperoleh dengan menggunakan teknik wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi dengan teknik analisis kualitatif deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan bahasa Inggris dan minat membaca para responden meningkat dengan penggunaan aplikasi webtoon. Disamping itu penggunaan aplikasi webtoon berbasis android menjadikan siswa tidak hanya mempelajari materi yang ada, tetapi juga dapat meningkatkan minat baca mereka.

There are many problems in implementing the teaching-learning process in the era of freedom to learn. The specific purpose of this research is to provide education on digital literacy learning in English subjects through the Protexan application to detract the herd stupidity in society through students as agents of change in implementing health protocols in the era of freedom to learn. The method used in this research is the research & development (R&D) method. The research was carried out in several stages such as preliminary, prototype creation, expert validation, and media testing. The design and teaching media materials are matched through sorting the data processing at an early stage. This Protexan was tested on educators and students with satisfactory results above 70%. The material is in the form of procedural texts in English following the curriculum in high schools in the independent era of learning. The Covid-19 socialization that is integrated with the learning application is used as additional information for students to continue or to carry out post-pandemic health protocols so that students know what actions need to be taken in the family, friendship, and social spheres to avoid Covid-19.