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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
1. Blog or Weblog Originally, the word ‘blog’ derived from ‘weblog.’ However, through its
development, the name has been abbreviated into ‘blog.’ According to Barger 1999, “a weblog is a webpage where a weblogger sometimes called a blogger,
or a pre-surfer logs all the other webpages she finds interesting.” Thus, in a blog, people can post anything. While according to Godwin 2003, “A weblog is a
web-based space for writing where all the writing and editing of information is managed through a web browser and is immediately and publicly available on the
Internet.” In this study, the word ‘reading blog’ refers to a web log or blog
containing reading materials in which the students are to learn about reading in English.
2. Reading Wallace 1992: 4 defined reading in three stages. At the first stage,
reading is the ability to identify the words. The second stage, reading is the ability
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to decode the text; that is to read aloud. The last stage, reading is the ability to understand what is read.
In accordance
to Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan KTSP or School
Based Curriculum, the meaning of reading ability is to comprehend meanings in short functional essays and simple essays in forms of recount, narrative, and
procedure texts in daily life context. 3. Tenth Grade Students of SMA BOPKRI 2 Yogyakarta
Tenth grade students are students of high school with age range around 15 years old. They are categorized as adult learners. In his book, Dean 2004
mentioned some criteria to define the word ‘adult.’ To say that someone is an adult, the things should be considered are physical development and maturity,
legal-age definition, and the social roles which expected to be played by adults. This study involved tenth grade students of SMA BOPKRI 2 Yogyakarta as
participants, since the reading blog is designed for them. The participants were randomly chosen.
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CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
