67 post-test which is 16.4688. Considering this conclusion, the use of weblog can
be said as capable to promote improvement on the students’ writing skills.
This had claimed the theories of using appropriate teaching media in order to overcome students’ writing problems Therefore it is recommended
for English teachers to use weblog as teaching English media in order to improve students writing skills.
C. Suggestions
Based on the results of the study, conclusions and implications, some suggestions are proposed to these following parties in order to improve the
students’ writing skills.
1. to English teachers In teaching learning of writing, in this case narrative writing, an English
teacher should be able to choose the most appropriate teaching media for the students. The media used in writing teaching process should focus not
only on cognitive aspects but also on socio-affective aspects. To meet these needs, the use of weblog is recommended as it, for example, enables the
students to interact with other students, even from other side of the world Richardson: 2009. Therefore English teachers are suggested to use
weblog as media in the process of writing teaching learning.
68 2. to Students of English Education Department
The result of this research is expected to give more insights to English Education Department students about recommended writing teaching and
learning media that can be used in the classroom. As it can enrich their creativity in teaching and is able to help them better engage the students in
the teaching learning process, and finally help the students to produce the right forms of writing.
3. to other Researchers It is expected that this study can encourage other researchers to conduct
further studies regarding the use of weblog as writing teaching media. This research was limited only to the tenth grade of SMA N 5 Yogyakarta
students, therefore further studies in the similar field are expected to come in the future. Moreover, studies about this teaching media can be done on
the other English language skills namely listening, speaking, andor reading. Developing the research in form of action research on this media
is also expected.
