Setting of the Research Subjects of the Research Data Analysis Technique

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D. Setting of the Research

The research was conducted in SMPN 1 Bantul. It is located on Jl. RA. Kartini 44, Bantul. The location is convenient because it is near the main road so that the students could get to the school easily. SMPN 1 Bantul has 24 classrooms which consist of 27-32 students for each classroom. The time allocation for the English teaching and learning processes in SMPN 1 Bantul is 2 x 40 minutes, twice a week. The research was carried out during the English teaching-learning at SMPN 1 Bantul in the second semester in the academic year of 20132014. It was implemented on 7th of May, 2014 – 21st of May, 2014. In conducting the actions, the researcher was following the school schedule in which the English subject was taught twice a week. The duration was 80 minutes for every session.

E. Subjects of the Research

The subjects of the research were the students of VIII-B class of SMPN 1 Bantul, the researcher and the English teacher. The class consisted of 10 male and 19 female students. The researcher chose VIII-B class as the subjects of the research because the English teacher said that VIII-B class students have the good score average among the VIII classes of SMPN 1 Bantul.

F. Data Analysis Technique

The data obtained from the observations and interviews will be analyzed qualitatively. This will include a number of steps. First step is transcripting the information which was collected using video camera or video recording. The data may include students ‟ behaviors toward their learning process and their reflection about given listening activities and tasks. It also covers interview recordings between the English teacher and the researcher. Second step is called data reduction. In this step, the researcher summarizes important information which indicates students‟ progress during courses. This will describe students‟ listening ability at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the action. The last step is called as data display. In the data display, the data will be ordered and described in the form of dialog. Finally, the researcher will come to a conclusion whether dictogloss activity can enhance students‟ listening skill or not. Meanwhile the quntitative data were obtained from the tests. They were gathered by the researcher and the teacher based on the students‟ scores.

G. Validity and Reliability of the Data