A STUDY OF HOW STUDENTS UTILIZE WEBLOGS IN DEVELOPING WRITING SKILL
Abstract: This
study sought to
find out how
the Fourth Semester
Students of English Language
Education Study Program of FKIP Untan who kept maintaining their weblogs
after accomplishing Teaching
Learning with ICT
course use weblogs in
developing writing skill.
This research is
a case study.
Students‟ experience in utilizing
weblogs was elucidated
with critical incident
and netnography technique to find out the authenticity of students‟ involvement
in autonomous learning. The
data derived from
the questionnaires, individual
in-depth interview with
7 voluntary participants,
and online observation.
Three themes emerged; they
are blogging activities
leading the students
to English language learning,
positive attitude toward
the use of
weblogs, and blogging aspects contributing
in writing process
approach. The findings
revealed that the process
of blog writing
determined students‟ improvement
in writing skill. English language
teachers are recommended
to incorporate weblogs
into their course syllabus
to engage students
in an academic
atmosphere of interaction outside the classroom.
Author: Dini Haiti Zulfany,
Sudarsono, Y. Gatot Sutapa, Y.
Journal Code: jppendidikangg150087
