Education Program in 2013. Now she lives in Jln. Rawa Kopi no. 101 Pangkalan Jatibaru - Kec. Limo Depok.
Finally, the last but not least is the third Respondent, English teacher with NUPTK: 7642 7586 5921 0122 and NRG: 111572157001. She was born in
Bekasi, March 10
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1980, she is now teaching for fourth and fifth grade with 26 hours of teaching. Her last educational background is English Education Program
at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah which she graduated in 2013. She has been teaching in MI Pembangunan since July 20
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2005. She now lives in PERUM Muslim Al- Fallah 3 Blok EI No.1 RT.02RW.21 Pondok Benda Pamulang.
C. Method, Design and Procedure of The Research
This research is categorized as a qualitative study. Similar to other types of research, methods of the research are factors that determine how the research is
going to run. Method is called a process, procedure which used to approach the problem and find the answer. In other words, methodology is a general approach
to examine the research topic. This study takes a qualitative descriptive method which will take
teachers’ perspectives as the primary data. The form of qualitative descriptive in general is carried out in type of qualitative study research. Its form is concerning to
one unit which is determined from some phenomena. This feature makes the study possible to reach the deeper information and this will be the consideration in this
model of research.
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At last, obviously it is possible to conduct the deeper study about the difference between three techniques commonly used to teach English in this case
vocabulary to young learners according to teachers’ perspectives. The respondent
of this study will be the teacher who has applied some techniques in teaching vocabulary to young learners and the focus is the difference of the Games, Song,
Story and other techniques in teaching vocabulary.
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Burhan Bungin, Penelitian Kualitatif, Jakarta: Kencana Prenada Media Group, 2007, p. 68.
D. Technique of Collecting Data
In the qualitative research, the researcher is a live instrument to measure the focus of the research. One element should not be forgotten is instrument. This
instrument latter on will be used for collecting data. In this case, observation, questionnaire, and interview are selected the as his instrument to be attributed
with him.
1. Questionnaire
Questionnaire was designed based on the theory of the using song, story, and games techniques to the teaching vocabulary. The questionnaire focuses on
Teachers ’ perception of techniques used during lesson time.
2. Interview
Interview simply means some questions which have been provided for respondent in the study about research topic in face to face situation. The
answers mentioned by the respondent are recorded and transcribed. Burhan Bungin stated that interview generally has type of subject and object that are
put into some categories.
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One of those categories is the interview which is done to someone by one individual or the researcher. This category represented
what is going to be carried out in his research that the researcher will interview teacher who applies common techniques in teaching vocabulary to young
learners. Thus the teacher will be the individual interviewee. Secondly, the interviewee is some individuals in a group which are
interviewed by someone or researcher. In line with this category, the research plans to visit class where the teachers teach English vocabulary using common
techniques.
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Burhan Bungin op. cit., p.111
3. Observation
The classroom observation is used to find out the practice of learning and teaching vocabulary and what techniques commonly used by teacher. The data
collected from here observation will be only the primary data as well. Researcher observes directly to the object of the research to check closely the
activity of teaching and learning which is being done. There are two types of observation; participatory observation and non participatory one. The non
participatory observation type will be carried out in this research, which the writer as the researcher is not included as a participant in the activity.
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E. Technique of Checking The Data Validity
It can be seen from the instrument made that the data collecting will be the primary information source. The primary data can be achieved through field study,
in form of observation, interview with the questionnaire. To check the data to be valid, the triangulation technique is used.
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After all the data are collected, Triangulation is conducted to the data will be carried out. In collecting the data, Triangulation means as a technique of data
checking that tends to combine many data sources existed. In defining what triangulation is, Susan Stainback stated that the aim is not
to determine the truth about some social phenomenon, rather the purpose of the triangulation is to increase one’s understanding of whatever is being investigated.
In line with Susan, Bogdan as cited in Sugiono also adds that:
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Dr. Sudaryono, Educational Research Methodology, Jakarta Pusat: Lentera Ilmu Cendikia, 2014,p.97
