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Smartphones are a companion for every young generation in everyday life. Nowadays, conventional learning that tends to be monotonous would be able to utilize mobile applications as an alternative learning media. During this time students have difficulty in memorizing and applying vocabulary into everyday conversation. Therefore, the problem in this research is the design of learning applications that make it easier for students to learn vocabulary. Besides that, students also have difficulty in understanding how to use vocabulary, as well as the context of use in daily conversation. This study uses a survey method of 34 students selected with a purposive sampling technique that was conducted for two months. Survey data were analyzed to find out the needs of students in the application of learning Mandarin vocabulary which is fun and informative so that it becomes the basis in determining the design of Mandarin comic strip applications. The survey results show that there is a need for new digital learning media to be entertaining, which can support learning Chinese vocabulary. Through this research, the author offers a Mandarin comic strip (M-Comic) application design, as well as a design feature that will be developed by the author in the future.

Conventional face-to-face learning is not enough to keep up with the demands of today’s internet-based technology. Along with the emergence of the industrial revolution 4.0, the term education 4.0 also appears in the world of education, where conventional face-to-face learning is considered to be unable to fully support the latest learning. Mandarin is the second largest language after English, so mobile apps that support Mandarin learning are growing more and more diverse. Therefore, foreign language learners make mobile apps as supporting learning. This study uses a survey method to determine the use of mobile apps in learning Mandarin, data were collected from questionnaires distributed to 149 students of the Chinese Literature program. Respondents stated: Most of them downloaded 1-3 apps on their smartphones; the majority of mobile apps used are in the form of dictionaries and translators; there are relatively many mobile apps available, but only a few can help them learn effectively; they prefer mobile apps with material that is presented in an audiovisual manner; they use mobile apps to support classroom learning and independent learning; supporting self-learning at any time and any place is the main reason they use mobile apps in learning Mandarin.

Mandarin numeric words are an important part in learning Mandarin. Mandarin numeric words reflect the types of objects that they follow. Chinese literature students study nouns for four years because sentence construction cannot be separated from nouns. Unfortunately, not all students consider nouns important so that up to the junior year, there are still some errors in using nouns. This research uses questionnaire distribution to 38 sophomore students of Chinese literature who have studied Mandarin for 2 years. Through this research, as many as 89.47% of students say mastery of Mandarin numeric words are important. As many as 81.57% of students feel learning Mandarin numeric words is difficult due to the numbers or words in Mandarin numeric words. As many as 71.05% of students think that the teaching methods of using Mandarin numeric words by lecturers are good. As many as 55.26% of respondents answer that they often doing exercises 量词 since this could help them in learning Mandarin numeric words. From the results of this study, in order to master Mandarin numeric words, students are expected to be given task of summarizing Mandarin numeric words in each lesson and the lecturer also provides the exercises. Exercises kata bantu bilangan bisa dilakukan dengan mendesign online games learning karena pembelajaran online sudah menjadi bagian dalam kehidupan mahasiswa dan pembelajaran melalui games akan memudahkan mahasiswa untuk belajar.

How to arrange sentences and reading texts often come from textbooks. The example sentences and text provided only display the meaning and position in the sentence. The procedures for using it grammatically in sentences are often unclear. The context of the conversation used as an example sentence often does not relate directly to the daily lives of students. So that students have difficulty in composing sentences with the vocabulary learned. This study aims to overcome difficulties in learning Mandarin vocabulary through the comic strip project in the M-Comic application. Through a survey method of 48 students, first-year Chinese literature, there are three difficulties for students in learning vocabulary, namely, the meaning of words, how to use, and the context of use in conversation. Therefore, the author sparked the idea of M-Comic as a new learning media. M-Comic requires a story update in each period. The author involved 24 students who were divided into 8 groups to create comic content following the instructor’s direction. The survey results show students can apply learning by doing, by collaborating with fellow group members, together creating their conversation context that is closely related to daily life, to help mastering Mandarin vocabulary in more exciting way.