Research and Information Collecting Planning

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1. Setting of Time

This study was conducted in December 2012. The research and information collecting questionnaires were distributed on December 12 th , 2012. The interview was also conducted on the same day. The preliminary field testing questionnaires were distributed on April 1 st , 2014 to obtain the feedback and evaluations from the participants.

2. Setting of Place

This study was conducted in SMPN 2 Ponjong Gunungkidul . It is located in Bedoyo Wetan, Bedoyo, Ponjong, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta. It is situated in a karsts mountain area. It is about 58 kilometers from the city of Yogyakarta.

C. Research Participants

This section elaborated the participants in this study. The information about the students’ needs and evaluation for the designed materials in this study were obtained from the research and information collecting participants and the preliminary field testing participants. Further explanation about the participants is summarized as follows:

1. Research and Information Collecting Participants

The eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Ponjong Gunungkidul were needed as the participants to find out their needs and interest. The eighth grade English teachers of SMPN 2 Ponjong Gunungkidul were also involved as the interviewees to gain as much information as possible about the English speaking teaching activities in the class, the students’ need, interests and difficulties. 43

2. Preliminary Field Testing Participants

The participants in this section were three lecturers of Sanata Dharma University. They have been teaching English for long years. Their opinions, comments, feedback and evaluations were used to revise the final product.

D. Instruments and Data Gathering Techniques

This section elaborates the instruments and data gathering technique used in this study. It was divided into two parts namely: research and information collecting instrument and data gathering techniques, and preliminary field-testing instrument and data gathering techniques. The followings are the description of instruments and data gathering techniques in this study:

1. Research and Information Collecting Instrument and Data Gathering

Techniques In the research and information collecting instrument, the writer used semi-open questionnaires which consisted of the checklist question with a number of possible answers. These questionnaires would discover the students’ needs. An interview was also conducted in the research and information collecting. The questions used were open-ended questions. The interview discussed the teacher’ experiences, her opinion on teaching speaking including the teaching approaches, materials, strategies, topics, teaching activities and the problem faced by the students. The questionnaires were distributed to the eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Ponjong Gunungkidul. These questionnaires aimed to gain as much information