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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter provides detailed presentations of procedures in the study to answer the two research questions previously stated in Chapter I. The presentation
begins with research designs, research site and respondents, data collection techniques, and data analysis.
3.1 Research Method
The research method used in this study is qualitative. The choice of using this method was relevant with the research questions and the purpose of this study: to get
in-depth understanding of the strategies used by teacher in teaching writing through Classroom blog in EFL Classroom. Qualitative methods focus primarily on the kind
of evidence what people tell you, what they do that will enable you to understand the meaning of what is going on. The greatest strength is that qualitative method can
illuminate issues and turn up possible explanations Gillham, 2000. To investigate such study, this method has two main objectives: 1 to the two
research questions, this study was conducted to describe, explore, and explain the
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strategies teacher used in the use of Classroom blog in EFL Classroom, 2 also the strength and challenge is using Classroom blog in EFL Classroom.
Berg 2001 describes further that qualitative technique allow researchers to share in the understanding and perceptions of others and to explore how people
structure and give meaning to their daily lives. Researchers using qualitative techniques examine how people learn about and make sense of themselves and
others. Additionally, the researcher made use of multiple sources of evidences Yin,
1993 such as data derived from observation, interview, and document text analysis.
3.2 Site and Participants
This research took place in one of public Junior High School in Bandung. This institution was chosen for at least three reasons. First, this school provides
Bilingual Classes where the students should have their own online access in classroom, so that researcher is able to conduct the research. Second, location of the
school is accessible. Third, researcher has access to the school, so that it enhances the feasibility of the study.
The researcher decided that the participants in this study were the students of 8
th
grade because students in that age are familiar with internet. Based on a research done by Purcell 2012, it showed that the rate of internet use among teens is higher
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than it is among any other age group. The participants consisted of three students who were voluntarily participated in this study.
3.3 Research Procedure
