Research Design Unit of Analysis Source of Data

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

The research method is an important thing in a scientific research. It is because the result of a research can be said as a scientific one depending on the way of choosing and using the method which is relevant to the researched object and the appropriateness of the research with the objective of the research itself. In this chapter, the researcher explains the research method used to conduct the research. This chapter consist of research design, unit of analysis, source of data, technique of data collection, and technique of data analysis.

3.1 Research Design

This research deals with the mood types which are built in the interview. The researcher used descriptive research method, in which the data were described systematically to get an accurate and factual result. Isaac and Michael 1981: 46 state that the purpose of descriptive research is to describe systematically the facts and characteristics of a given population or area of interest, factually, and accurately. One of the characteristics of descriptive research is that it used in the literal sense of describing situations or events. Qualitative research is a procedure of research which produces descriptive data in the form of written words or oral words about the object that is observed. Descriptive qualitative method, as well as library method are employed in the research because the data and the theories of this research are taken from internet websites and some libraries. This research uses Systemic Functional Linguistics Mood theory provided by Eggins and Slade 1997 to support the analysis of the interpersonal meanings in the interview script.

3.2 Unit of Analysis

The unit of analysis of this research is every clause found in the interview between George Negus and Jim Rogers.

3.3 Source of Data

The data of this study are written data. The researcher got the data from http:www.ign.cominterview , on March 3rd 2009, which is the interview held on March 2nd 2009 in Singapore. The speakers are George Negus as interviewer and Jim Rogers as interviewer, an Australian author, journalist, and television presenter who has been hosting the Dateline current affairs programme for the SBS network since 2005 and Jim Rogers as interviewee, an American investor and financial commentator based in Singapore. The interview told about Barack Obama‟s 800 billion stimulus to grab the world‟s attention in the world financial and economic crisis. The interview also tried to get the solution about the problem according to the opinion of Jim Rogers.

3.4 Technique of Data Collection