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the primary means for independent learning, which will be useful when the students are studying in the university.
Therefore, providing a reading blog for the students of SMA BOPKRI 2 Yogyakarta was an effective way to raise the students’ interest in English reading
activity. Since the main function of the reading blog was as a learning medium outside the school time, the reading blog was designed as a supplementary
material. Thus, the students would have a medium to practice their English reading skill outside the lesson at school.
B. Problem Formulation
In order to address the background above, this study would answer the following questions.
1. How is the reading blog for tenth grade students of SMA BOPKRI 2 Yogyakarta designed?
2. What does the reading blog for tenth grade students of SMA BOPKRI 2 Yogyakarta look like?
C. Problem Limitation
This study was limited to the development of the reading blog for the grade ten students of SMA BOPKRI 2 Yogyakarta. Therefore, the materials
included in the blog are covering only reading skill. The reading blog is a source of supplementary materials to vary the learning activities and to improve the
students reading skill. This blog refers to the School-Based Curriculum
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Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan, commonly abbreviated into KTSP as the basis for the materials development.
D. Research Objectives
The objectives of this research are as follows. 1. To design a reading blog for the tenth grade students of SMA BOPKRI 2
Yogyakarta 2. To present a reading blog for the tenth grade students of SMA BOPKRI 2
Yogyakarta
E. Research Benefits
The result of this research is expected to be beneficial for: 1. The students of SMA BOPKRI 2 Yogyakarta
Even though it was targeted to the tenth grade students of SMA BOPKRI 2 Yogyakarta, the blog is applicable for students in higher grades. For the tenth
grade students, the blog is a source of supplementary material to improve their reading skill. Similarly, for the higher grade students, besides providing
supplementary materials, the blog functions as a source of materials to review what they have learnt in the previous years. Moreover, the various activities
provided in the blog will avoid boredom in learning. 2. The English teachers of SMA BOPKRI 2 Yogyakarta
This blog helps the teachers of SMA BOPKRI 2 Yogyakarta to enrich their creativity in teaching English. Moreover, blog is a portfolio of materials,
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assignments, and anything the teachers have posted in if the teachers use the blog themselves to teach English.
3. Other researchers The result of this research might help other researchers who are interested
in a similar topic or in the same field of research.
F. Definition of Terms
