are consisted of 14 males and 18 females. The average age of the the students
were between 13 and 14 years olds. C. Setting and Time of the Research
The location of the research was in SMPN 1 Ngemplak,Sleman,Yogyakarta. It was around 4 kilometers to the east from the three junction of Kaliurang Street
km 12.5. Physically, SMPN 1 Ngemplak has 18 classrooms, a headmaster room, a teachers office, staff rooms, language laboratory, biology laboratory, physic
laboratory, library, musical room, counseling room, a small mosque, a hall, a coperation, a garage, WC, basketball yard, a medical room, and two canteens.
The research was done from September until November 2013. The actions were conducted in 8 meetings. The two meetings were for pre-test and post-test
while the six meetings were for the actions. The pre-test was done on 17 September while post-test was done on 14 November. The first cycle was done on
25 September, 1 October, and 3 October. Meanwhile, the second cycle was done on 8 October, 9 October, and 10 October.
D. Data of the Study
In collecting the data, the researcher used some instruments. In this research, the instruments which were used in collecting the data were as follows:
1. Observation Guide The researcher observed the English teaching and learning process of
listening. The observation was done to enrich the information that was needed. The researcher noted the activities in a field note.
2. Interview Guide An interview was done to get some data about the school, the teacher, the
students, and the process of teaching and learning English. To get input, the researcher interviewed and had a discussion with the English teacher and some of
the students of class VIII B. 3. Field Note
The field note contained of the activity which was done. During the implementation of the actions, the researcher wrote every activity of the actions
related to the teaching and learning process of listening. The field note was used as the support for the qualitative data.
4. Test
The test was done to know the students improvement quantitatively. There were two tests which were conducted by the researcher, namely; pre-test and post-
test. Pre test was done to know the early ability of students while post test was done after the researcher implemented actions.
E. Data Collection Technique
In this research, the data were qualitative and quantitative as the supported data. In collecting the data, the researcher used observation, interview, field note,
and test. In the reconnaissance step, the researcher had conducted some observations and interviews with the English teacher and the students. After that,
the data was presented in the form of field notes and interview transcripts.
