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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1. Place and Time of the Study
The writer conducted the research at SMP Mutiara Harapan which is located at Jl. Pondok Kacang Raya No. 2, Tangerang Selatan. The research
started at 27
th
of March 2014 and ended at 25
th
of August 2014.
2. The Method of the Study
The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative method. The writer conducted the research using some steps of procedure. It was started by giving a
test paper to the students; the paper contained questions that guide students’
writing content. After the writing finished the data was collected. The writings were then checked, to find the faulty grammar. The papers were then given back
to the students, and the writer asked them to find the mistakes they made and write their correction. This way the errors and mistakes were separated. The errors
were then classified into several categories based on the similarities they had. The classification used was Betty Azar
’s error classification that classified the errors into 14 types of errors in a detail grammar classification. The result of all those
steps was stored and analyzed to find the source of the errors. Last, the writer interpreted the result and concluded the research.
3. Population and Sampling
The total population of the Second year students of academic year 20142015 at SMP Mutiara Harapan was 48 students, divided into three classes.
The writer used purposive sampling technique and took 31 students of grade 8-1 and 8-2 as the sample of this research.
4.
The Instrument of the Study
The instrument was in the form of writing test. The teacher gave the assignment ab
out “My Best Ramadhan Moment” with the questions to guide the writing of the students.
The data to support the idea of the source of the study was taken through interview on the students.
5. The Technique of Data Collection
The data for the research was collected through three steps. a.
Writing Test During the process of learning English in the classroom, the writer gives
assignment about recount writing, and explains the direction of the writing assignment.
b. Interview.
The writer also used an interview to analyze the source of error more accurately.
6. The Technique of Data Analysis
The writer used the descriptive analysis technique to analyze the data. The formula being used is as follow:
P=
P = Percentage F = Frequency of error’s occurrence
N = Number of total errors
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Anas Sudiyono, Pengantar Statistik Pendidikan, Jakarta: PT Raja Grafindo Persada, 2005, p. 43.
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