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qualitative and quantitative methods are compared to see if they converge on a single interpretation of a phenomenon. Based on these considerations proposed by
Fraenkel above, I hereby think that this method is appropriate to this research. Qualitative method is used to support the quantitative data found by way of
distributed questionnaire. Based on the quantitative data which is supported by qualitative data, the goal of this research is obtained.
3.2 Nature of Data
The nature of this research data is quantitative data in form of distributed questionnaire which is supported by the qualitative data. Qualitative, according to
Holliday 2002, According is what happens in a particular social setting or a particular place or amongst a particular group of people. There are many types of
data, including the researchers’ description of what he sees and hears, what participants say and write, and what participants use and produce. Therefore, in
order to answer this research’s question, the nature of data was the narrative which is taken from in-depth interviews and questionnaires.
3.3 Data Setting and Sources
The data sources of this research are setting and a participant. The setting is the location in which this research is conducted while the participant is a person
who takes part in this research. Both sets and participants are specified completely as follows.
3.3.1 Setting
The research was undertaken in three Schools located in Kaimana namely Santo Thomas Aquino, SMA Negeri 1 Kaimana and SMA YAPIS
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Yayasan Pendidikan Islam Kaimana, West Papua. There were at least three reasons why I took these three institutions; the geographical background of Papua
Barat especially Kaimana, Kaimana is where I live in, and Kaimana is where I have taught English for about sixteen years and it is supported that I am a
principal at Santo Thomas Aquiono, one of the three schools I did the research. Geographically, it can be denied that Papua is an area, by minister of
education, grouped in the left behind area in Indonesia. It indicates that Papuan’s education is needed to improve so by doing this research, I hope that it can
describe and show us the situation happen in Kaimana education so that in-depth attention to papua education is more than that they have had in recent periods of
governments. The second reason is because of Kaimana where I have taught English
for about sixteen years and as an English teacher, I would like to develop education in Kaimana especially English learning so that by doing this research, I
do hope that I can identify student perception about English learning process in Kaimana so by knowing their perceptions, we can improve which part should be
improved. The third reason is that I live in Kaimana and I an one of the principle of Santo Thomas Aquino, one of the school where I did the research. Supported
by this fact, at least, I have known globally the education in Kaimana and by doing this research, therefore, I can comprehend the situation of student
perception of learning English. Based on seven components that I used for the main goal of this research,
I therefore can describe and show the sitituation of learning English in Kaimana PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
