5 classes are class C and class F. The Basic Writing class is held in the multimedia
laboratory of Sanata Dharma University.
D. Research Objectives
There are two objectives in conducting this research. They are: 1.
This research aims to know the students’ perception on the use of blogs in Basic Writing class.
2. This research aims to identify the students’ suggestions to improve the
use of blogs in Basic Writing class.
E. Research Benefits
There are some benefits that can be obtained from this research. Since this research is conducted in the educational area, the researcher expects that this
research can give contribution to English language teaching, especially for:
1. Students of Basic Writing Class
This research will show the students’ perception on the use of blogs in Basic Writing class, so through this research the students will know further about
the use of blogs as media for them in developing their writing skills. This research
will also be able to help the students to know their problems related to the use of blogs and concurrently, they can also find the solutions and suggestions of what
they should do in facing those problems. The use of blogs might also affect students’ learning and result in writing skills. Therefore, they need to know the
students’ perception through this research. Moreover, by being introduced to the
6 blogs, it will be a reference for other students outside Basic Writing class. They
will attempt to use blogs if they find positive effects on the use of blogs.
2. Writing Lecturers
This research is the research about students’ perception on the use of blogs. The results of this research might be various. Students’ perception on the
use of blogs could have positive or negative responses. When it comes to positive results, the Writing lecturers especially Basic Writing lecturers may consider this
kind of media which will be useful for them to attract students’ attention in doing activities of writing skills. Otherwise, when it comes to the negative results, the
writing lecturers also need to consider the use of blogs in teaching which may cause the disadvantageous learning for them and their students so that they may
change their teaching media. Furthermore, the writing lecturers can also make a reflection or an evaluation towards the things needed to be improved in the use of
blogs.
3. Future Researchers
Through this research, the researcher expects that this research can inspire other researchers. The next researchers will also be able to learn from this
research on how to conduct their future research related to this topic. They may discuss further the discussion related to this topic in writing class. For instance,
they may discuss the implementation on the use of blogs or the new material design on the use of blogs in writing class.
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F. Definition of Terms
