CHAPTER III METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
This chapter will describe in detail the method of investigation. It is divided into several parts. They are research approach, source of data, procedure
of collecting the data, procedure of analyzing the data and technique in reporting the result of the analysis.
3.1. Research Approach
In analyzing the competitiveness of the speaking materials from the textbook, the writer used the qualitative approach. According to Miles and
Hubberman 1984: 28: Qualitative study is a conceptual framework explains either graphically
or in narrative form, the main dimensions to be studied. The key factors or variables and presumed relationships among them. Framework come
in several shapes and sizes. They can be rudimentary or elaborate, theory-driven or commonsensical, descriptive or casual.
Qualitative research presents the data and research results in the form of qualitative description. Analysis of this type is done with words to describe
conclusions. So the qualitative study obtains the descriptive data either spoken or written. Therefore, the data will be in the form of complete description and
identification of the speaking materials from the textbook.
3.2. Source of Data
There are many English textbooks available in Indonesia. They are published by some private publishing companies. To conduct the teaching-
learning process, the teacher has to find a book which is suitable with 2006 curriculum and is easy to be studied by the students. Therefore, in this study the
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writer analyses the English textbook published by private publishing companies for the first grade of Junior High School. The textbook entitled “English On Sky
1” for Junior High School year VII published by Erlangga. According to Arikunto 1998: 114, the data resource is “the subject from
which the data can be found in the textbook” entitled “English On Sky 1” for Junior High School year VII published by Erlangga. The subject is the speaking
materials in the textbook.
3.3. Form of Data
The data is not only about the speaking materials from the textbook, but also the speaking expressions and the exercises.
3.4. Procedure of Collecting the Data
The procedure of collecting the data of this research involved several steps. The first step was reading the speaking materials found in the textbook
entitled “English On Sky 1” for Junior High School year VII published by Erlangga. The second step was mapping each of the speaking materials found
from the textbook. The third step was mapping each of the speaking materials found from 2006 curriculum. The fourth step was compares the speaking
materials from the textbook with 2006 curriculum, whether the speaking materials are suitable with 2006 curriculum or not. The fifth step was collecting
the books, dictionaries, and sites in Internet relating to the topic. And finally the writer analyzed and computed the data.
3.5. Procedure of Analyzing the Data
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