FINAL PROJECT PROPOSAL

THE USE OF INTERACTIVE BLOG IN TEACHING INDONESIAN FOLKLORES TO STUDENTS OF SMA N 3 SEMARANG

Dikha Danar Wijanarko

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS

SEMARANG STATE UNIVERSITY

2013

APPROVAL

This final project proposal entitled THE USE OF INTERACTIVE BLOG IN TEACHING INDONESIAN FOLKLORES TO STUDENTS OF SMA N 3 SEMARANG has been approved by the advisor and the Head of the English Education Study Program of English Department, Faculty of languages and Arts, Semarang State University on …………………………………….

Head of English Education Advisor

Study Program

Sri Wahyuni, S.Pd., M.Pd. Dr. Rudi Hartono, S.S., M.Pd.

NIP. NIP.

FINAL PROJECT PROPOSAL

1. TOPIC

THE USE OF INTERACTIVE BLOG IN TEACHING INDONESIAN FOLKLORES TO STUDENTS OF SMA N 3 SEMARANG

2. BACKGROUND OF THE TOPIC

In this globalization era, every people around the word have an obligation to know each technology development which had happened. One of them is information medium progression which is represented by Internet. The utilization of internet which often be used is the utilization of blog. Almost three hundred million blogs which have been made in universe and they have been spread in URL addresses. However, the utilization of blog is limit in sharing an article and writing personal experiences. It is rare in using blog as teaching medium. Whereas we know that blog will be more useful for teacher and student in studying certain material easily because it does not need a paper. The application of blogs in education has become increasingly popular from the early 2000s and the term of “edublog” appeared for the first time in 2002 with the creation of Edublog Webring, a platform initiated by a community of teachers, technologists, librarians etc (Duran. 2011)

3. REASON FOR CHOOSING THE TOPIC

By using interactive blog as a teaching medium in Senior-High School students, it will be an alternative way which is used by teachers when they explain Indonesian folklores. Indonesian has various folklores which spread in a variety provinces. Each province has its own folklores. The most popular Indonesian folklores are usually in Java and Sumatra. The folklores also tell a story that the setting come from the province of the folklore itself. By reading it, we will also know the culture of the province like Javanese and Sundanese in Java and Batak and Minang in Sumatra. It will be a good combination if Indonesian folklores learning using interactive blog as the medium. It is very essential for both teachers and students. Moreover, by using blog as teaching medium can minimization the use of paper, so that it includes a conservation step.

4. RESEARCH PROBLEM

From the background that have been explained above, by using interactive blog as a teaching medium of Indonesian folklores also have a problem in its application. It must be introduced to students before it will be applied in school. Other problems are:

a. How do the students make aware with the use of interactive blog?b. What is the important utilization of blog in learning Indonesian folklores?c. What is the purpose of learning Indonesian folklores through interactive blog?

5. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The objective of this study is to give alternative teaching medium for teacher in learning Indonesian folklores, so that the students will be easier to understand the materials which had been given by a teacher. It also can give another information to students that blog can be used as teaching medium, so that they will be more familiar with it. Furthermore, the utilization of blog in Indonesian folklores is a new way which can be a new innovative for both teachers and students.

6. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Whatever the name is, recent empirical studies show that blogging can be a tool used to support learning and teaching (Churchill, 2011). By using alternative blog as the medium of learning Indonesian folklores, it will give new knowledge and comprehension to teachers and students that development of science and technology will not be able to stop. In addition, this study will give more alternative choices to both teachers and students in their way of learning. By using alternative blog, the students will not have difficulties to write down them in paper anymore. They just see the text in the blog. Then, the application of this study is also useful for English learning because it will make the students to be more active by looking everything that given by the teacher in the blog.

7. REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE

The using of interactive blog as the Indonesian folklores study’s medium has proven accurately that studying activities will be more attractive. The using of other media like power-point presentation and flash has also been utilized by students when they do the assignment. The research shows that students do not really like blog as the medium because they say that it is complicated to be used. This study will find the best solution and new innovation for students that blog is very useful.

8. RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

This research approach is designed to comparative study. It is one of Qualitative research type. Whereas, according to Clissett (2008, p. 100) qualitative research covers a wide range of approaches for the exploration of “human experience, perceptions, motivations and behaviors” and is concerned with the collection and analysis of words whether in the form of speech or writing. While comparative study can be defined as Comparison of outcomes, results, responses, etc for different techniques, therapeutic approaches or other inputs.  So that, through this research the writer will compare two different result of her research.

a. Object of the Study

This study is very essential for teachers and students especially in SMA N 3 Semarang who want to give something different in their English lesson.

b. Role of the Researcher

The researcher has a responsibility to apply this study to teachers and students. So, the role of the researcher is as the provider to reach the purpose of this study.

c. Procedures of Collecting Data

It is impossible to collect the data from respondent without any instrument. There will be several instruments used by writer to get the data from respondents, for example an interview. Meanwhile, to discover the causes of students’ pleasure when using blog in studying process, the researcher will use interview. The interview will be conducted to validate the data.

d. Procedures of Analysing Data

To obtain data of this study, the writer uses standardized open ended interviews. According to Turner (2010:756) “Standardized open ended interviews are likely the most popular form of interviewing utilized in research studies because of the nature of the open ended questions, allowing the participants to fully express their viewpoints and experiences”. The data from interview will be analyzed by generalizing of the data.

e. Technique of Reporting Data

The result from the interview will be counted according to the students answer to each question. After that, the researcher will transform it to percentage. The data will be shared in the form of tables, one table for describing each group.

9. OUTLINE OF THE RESEARCH REPORT

Title

Statement of Originality

Acknowledgements

Abstract

Table of Contents

Table of Figures

Table of Appendixes

Chapter

1. Introduction1.1 Background of the study1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic1.3 Research Problems1.4 Purposes of the Study1.5 Significance of the Study1.6 Outline of the Research Report2. Review of Related Literature2.1 Previous Studies2.2 Theoretical Background2.3 Framework of the Present Study3. Methods of Investigation3.1 Object of the Study3.2 Roles of the Researcher3.3 Instrument for Collecting Data3.4 Procedures of Collecting Data3.5 Procedures of Analysing Data3.6 Procedures of Reporting the Result4. Result of the Study4.1 General Description4.2 Detail Result4.3 Discussion5. Conclusions

Appendixes

Bibliography

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Duran, J.F. (2011). La utilizacion de los edublogs en las aulas: un buen recurso para la adquisicion de competencias. Florianopolis, 12(2), 44-47.

Turner, D.W. 2010. Qualitative Interview Design: A Practical Guide for Novice Investigators. Florida: Nova Southeastern University.