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used to check the participants‟ consistency in selecting alternative anwsers on questionnaire.
D. Data Gathering Technique
There are two steps in gathering the data. In the first step, the researcher distributed a questionnaire on June 10, 2009. The questionnaire was used to obtain
the students‟ perception on authenticity, literacy, interaction, vitality, and empowerment on the use of the Internet. It took fifteen minutes for students to fill
the questionnaire. In the second step, the researcher used interview in order to obtain more information from the students. She took the interview on the same
day of the distribution of questionnaire in which there were six students to be interviewed.
E. Data Analysis Techniques
After the data gathered, the researcher then analyzed them to answer the questions as stated in the problem formulation. The researcher used two
instruments: questionnaire and interview which strengthened one another. First, the researcher analyzed the questionnaire that consists of nineteen
questions. The questionnaire used Likert Scale, a scale with point values to determine
individual‟s score. The point values are SA=5, A=4, U=3, D=2, SD=1. The students‟ total response score to the questionnaire could reflect the
students‟ perception on the use of the internet in learning English, Faisal as cited in Christina 2009
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The students were considered to have „very good‟ perceptions if their score is between 77 and 95.
b. The students were considered to have „good‟ perceptions if their score is
between 58 and 76. c.
The students were considered to have „midle‟ perceptions if their score is between 37 and 57.
d. The students were considered to have „bad‟ perceptions if their score is
between 20 and 38. e.
The students were considered to have „very bad‟ perceptions if the score is between 1 and 19.
The categories of making the classification above were based on the consideration:
a. The maximum score of point value of strongly agree was 95 5x19.
b. The maximum score of point value of agree was 76 4x19.
c. The maximum score of point value of undecided was 57 3x19.
d. The maximum score of point value of disagree was 38 2x19.
e. The maximum score of point value of strongly disagree was 19 1x19.
The students‟ response to the statements indicated the students‟ perception. The students who had „very good‟ and „good‟ perception were
included as students who had positive perception on the use of the internet in learning English. The students who had „middle‟ perception included as students
who had average perception on the use of the Internet in learning English. The students who had „bad‟ and „very bad‟ perception included as students who had
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were used as the data of this research. Second, the researcher analyzed the interview. The interview questions were
quite similar to the questionnaire but it was developed. The purpose is to verify the answer to the questionnaire and obtain depth data. The researcher did the
interview and the questionnaire twice in order to obtain reliable data.
F. Research Procedure
