30 In this research, the researcher became the interviewer and the seventh
grade English teachers were the interviewees. The researcher used a semi- structured interview. A stated by Ary, Jacobs, and Sorensen 2010, semi-
structured interview, in which the area of interest is chosen and questions are formulated but the interviewer may modify the format or questions during the
interview process. The interviewer had prepared the questions beforehand, but the inte
rviewer also asked questions based on the participants‟ responses towards the previous question during the interview process. The interviewer used an audio
recorder to collect the data. It was much easier than taking notes.
D. Data Gathering Technique
The researcher conducted several steps in gathering the data for the research. First, the researcher gave the permission letter to the headmaster of SMP
Negeri 1 Bantul. Second, the researcher talked to the participants and arranged the schedule when the researcher could attend the English class.
Third, the researcher attended the English class in which the English teachers were teaching the seventh grade. The researcher attended the English
class twice in each participant ‟s class. On August 6
th
, 2015 and on August 12
th
, 2015, the researcher attended teacher ET1
‟s class. On August 8
th
, 2015 and on August 18
th
, 2013, the researcher attended teacher ET2 ‟s class. On August 18
th
, 2015 and on August 22
nd
, 2013, the researcher attended teacher ET3 ‟s class. The
researcher followed the teaching and learning activities while checking the observation checklist. The researcher also took notes if there were others elements
31 that were outside the observation checklist. The observations were used to see
how the teachers implemented the teacher‟s guidebook of 2013 Curriculum in the
teaching and learning activities. In other work, it served to confirm whether the teachers followed all the learning steps fr
om the teacher‟s guidebook without modified it or the teachers modified it.
Fourth, the researcher distributed the questionnaireto the teachers after the observations were done. The teachers finished filling up the questionnaires on
August 25
th
, 2015. The questionnaire was used to find out how the teachers implemented the teacher‟s guidebook, the teachers‟ opinion towards the teachers‟
guidebook, strengths and weaknesses, problem encountered, and the impact on the use of teacher‟s guidebook.
Fifth, the researcher did the interview. The interview was conducted after gathering the data from the questionnaires. On September 8
th
, 2015, the researcher interviewed teacher ET3. On September 12
th
, 2015, the researcher interviewed teacher ET2. On September 15
th
, 2015, the researcher interviewed teacher ET1. The interview was used to find out the deepest information from the observation
and the questionnaires.
E. Data Analysis Technique
