Innovation in Language Learning

To face the challenges of 21^st century education, English teachers need to reform their traditional classroom by using Blended learning to enhance teaching and learning. Blended learning which is a combination of face-to-face learning and online learning might be the bridge from traditional classroom to virtual one. Moreover, students generally consider writing as a challenging skill in English so it is important to find out the effective and fun way of writing.  In this paper, the writer would like to share his best practice on implementing blended learning in writing English paragraphs via Edmodo. From the feedbacks of the students of the Business English study program of  Politeknik Ubaya Surabaya, Indonesia, the writer would like to investigate their  motivation, difficulties, and impacts of blended learning in learning writing English paragraphs. In this case study, the writer would like to collect data from the respondents' questionnaires, interview, and assessment. He would like to reflect on the skills and opinions of the respondents in their writing classroom that used the blended learning It is also necessary to know whether blended learning might enhance the joy and effectiveness of their language learning.

Keywords: paragraph writing  blended learning, Edmodo, feedbacks.