CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This thesis deals with three main research items, the first is data source, the second is data collecting method and the third is data analyzing method.
Research method can be namely as scientific way to get the data with purpose and certain use. Research method consist of qualitative method and quantitative
method, which both of them has a different meaning. Sugiyono 2009: 15 says that “Kualitatif adalah metode penelitian yang
berlandaskan pada filsafat postpositivisme, digunakan untuk meneliti pada kondisi obyek yang alamiah sebagai lawannya adalah eksperimen, dimana peneliti adalah
sebagai instrument kunci, analisis data bersifat kualitatif dan hasil penelitian kualitatif lebih menekankan makna daripada generalisasi.” Qualitative is research method
which based on filsafat postpositivisme, which used to examine on condition of object in nature as side of experiment, where the examiner as key instrument, the
analysis data is qualitative and the result of qualitative method more empasize to meaning more than generalisation.
3.1 Data Source
The data in this thesis are taken from Nokia 2600 Mobile Phone User Guide. This user guide is choosen as the source data based on the consideration that this user
guide has a variety of direct translation procedures.
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This user guide of mobile phone is chosen as the source data based on the consideration that this mobile phone has a direct procedures. In reference to the data,
this study focuses on translation as a product.
3.2 Population
In collecting the data, the writer as the researcher needs population and sample of this research.
Sugiyono2009 “Populasi adalah wilayah generalisasi yang terdiri atas: obyeksubject yang mempunyai kualitas dan karakteristik tertentu yang ditetapkan
oleh peneliti untuk dipelajari dan kemudian ditarik kesimpulannnya.” Population is generalitation area which consist of obyeksubyek who has quality and special
characteristics that determined by the researcher to study and then make the conclusion.
3.3 Sample
In collecting the data, the writer as the researcher needs population and sample as object of this research. Sample adalah sebagian dari populasi itu. Sample is
the part of the population. Sample in this analysis is from Nokia 2600 Mobile Phone User Guide.
In qualitative research, the technique of sampling who usually use is purposive sampling and snowball sampling. Purposive sampling is the technique with
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the special consideration. Snowball sampling is technique which the first has a few account but can be a big account. In this analysis I use the purposive sampling
because this sampling is match for this analysis.
Sample in qualitative research is teoritis sample, because the purpose of qualitatif research is get a theory. Sample in qualitative reseach also called as
constructive sample.
3.4 Data Collecting Method
This thesis is conducted in the form of library research in which the data is in the form of English and Indonesia language. The data are collected in the mobile
phone user guide that is written in two language, English and Indonesia. The Source Language SL text is observed to find the direct translation procedures in the data are
exist or not, which are used as a basis of the research data. The data that are considered to be relevant for this study are collected using
technique of sampling.
3.5 Data Analyzing Method
