BLOG AS A TOOL TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL OF B1 LEVEL STUDENTS
Keywords:
Writing skill, internet technology, E-blog,B1 level studentsAbstract
As today is the century of information technology, the usage of modern technologies in teaching and learning process is becoming common. Thus, the research is mainly concerns with the implementation of internet technology in particular, E-blog in improving writing skill of B1 level students. In order to conduct the research the common methods which are observation and interviews were used and the results were analyzed. The findings show that it is of high importance to use Blog in enhancing students’ writing skill because of the effectiveness and comfortable usage of Blog.
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