Oliver green: improving homonyms understanding through comics / Putri Zulianie Amin Buhar and Nuramirah Zaini

It is vital for students in Malaysia to learn English as their second language because proficiency in English is considered as one of the requirements to enroll top universities. On the other hand, the students’ knowledge on homonyms is essential in learning English as homonyms are often used in daily conversation which could lead to confusion through misunderstanding. Indeed, not all people know the meaning of homonyms and how it works, as it is less emphasised in schools. Therefore, Oliver Green comic was created to educate English language learners about homonyms in a fun and engaging way. It has been designed in a comic form to gain the readers’ interest and lengthen their reading attention span in learning homonyms that can be pretty tedious in classroom settings. The findings showed that homonyms comics obtained positive feedbacks from the respondents and teachers as it helps them to learn new vocabularies in a fun way.