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Thus, the students‟ feeling and attitude are also important in this study. The reason is because attitude is a part of component of motivating in
language learning Gardner, 1985. The students also believe that using Google Translate will help them as Davis, 1989 states that perceived
usefulnessis the degree to which a person believes that using a particular system will enhance his or her job performance.
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CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
This chapter provides the methodology of gathering the data. In this chapter, the researcher provides the research method, research participant,
research setting, research instruments, data gathering technique, data analysis technique, and the research procedure.
A. Research Method
This study used mixed methods as the method to gather data. This was because Denscombe 2008, p. 272 suggests that mixed methods study could:
a increase the accuracy of data; b provide a more complete picture of the phenomenon; c enable the researcher to develop the analysis and build on
the original data; and d aid sampling as cited in Cohen, Manion, Morrison, 2011, p. 22.
To gather more complete data, mixed methods were chosen because a mixed methods study design was a procedure for collecting, analyzing, and
mixing both quantitative and qualitative method which provided a better understand to a research problem Creslwell Clar, 2011.
Moreover, Leech and Onwuegbuzie 2009, p. 265 state that conducting mixed methods research involved collecting, analyzing, and
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interpreting quantitative and qualitative data in a single study or series studies that investigated the same phenomenonas cited in Cohen, Manion,
Morrison, 2011, p. 22. In this study the researcher wanted to figure out about the perception
of using Google Translate as a tool in helping students from XI IPS 1 SMA N 1 Banguntapan in writing analytical exposition text. Therefore, the researcher
conducts mixed methods study.
B. Research Setting
This study was conducted in SMA N 1 Banguntapan. The setting of this study was in XI IPS 1. There were three IPS classes in SMA N 1
Banguntapan. However, the researcher chose XI IPS 1. The class had English class twice in a week; which was on Wednesday and Thursday. On
Wednesday, the English class started at 07:00 am and finished at 8:30 am. Meanwhile on Thursday, the English class started at 12:15 pm and finished at
01:45 pm.
C. Research Participants
The study participants were students of XI IPS 1 SMA N 1 Banguntapan. There were 31 students in the class. The criteria for being a
participant were; the student must be a student of XI IPS 1 SMA N 1 Banguntapan, participate in English class during writing assignment that is
given, and use Google Translate to help them in their writing assignment.
