CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the method of the study, data sources, place and time of the study, instruments of the study, data collecting technique, and data analysis
technique of this research.
A. Place and Time of Research
This research was held at TK Negeri Pembina I Tangerang Selatan located in Jl. Bougenville 0301, Ciputat, Tangerang Selatan. It was conducted for two
months from February until March, in 2
nd
semester academic year 20152016.
B. Data and Data Sources
The data that used in this study were the vocabulary teaching techniques for B group students of TK Negeri Pembina I which were gained through
observations, interviews, and documents. Meanwhile, the data sources used in this research were an English teacher and the students of B group students in TK
Negeri Pembina I.
C. Research Method
The study was intended to investigate kind of techniques used by the teachers to teach English vocabulary for young learners in TK Negeri Pembina I
Tangerang Selatan. The writer used a case study method to conduct this study. Cresswell elaborates case study is an elaboration of a case or multiple cases over
time through detailed, in depth data collection involving multiple sources of information rich in context.
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In addition, Hancock and Algozzine explain that case study is used to analyze and describe a single unit or system bounded by space
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J. W Cresswell, Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research. Ohio: Inc. Pearson Education, 2008, p. 61
and time.
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Moreover, Yin elaborated that case study research investigates a contemporary phenomenon within its real-life context.
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It can be seen that case study research investigates certain phenomenon happened through detail contextual analysis of a limited number of events,
conditions, and their relationship in a certain place in temporary time. The phenomenon being investigated was related to the teaching of English vocabulary
for young learners at TK Negeri Pembina I. A case study was the appropriate method to be used in this study in order to find depth data toward the English
vocabulary techniques held by the teachers for B group students of TK Negeri Pembina I Tangerang Selatan.
D. Instruments of the Study
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