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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter explores the methodology employed in this research and explains how to conduct this study. The six major sections are involved in this chapter. They
are research method, research design, instrument, text gathering, text processing research procedures, and trustworthiness of the findings.
First, research method discusses the method that is used in the research. Second, research design focuses on the nature of data and data sources. Third,
instrument deliberates the data gathering instrument used in this research. Fourth, text gathering shows how to gather the data. Fifth, text processing discusses how to
analyze the data after they are gathered. Sixth, research procedures talk about the steps in conducting the research. The last is trustworthiness. It discusses the
trustworthiness of the instrument and the findings.
A. RESEARCH METHOD
This research aimed at finding out the students’ essential meaning in learning
text-based approach at vocational high school. Besides, it also covered the researcher’s curiosity on how the participants experienced the essence of being
autonomous in learning English especially in learning text as a part of their life fulfillment. Hence, it focused
on students’ lived experience. This research applied hermeneutics phenomenology as the method.
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According to Manen 1990, p. 6, this method can discover the meaning and phenomenon which happens in somebody’s life after describing and interpreting it.
Dilthey 1976 also believes that to understand human experience, it is necessary to study the history behind it. The study of experience is depended on its historical
groundings and on its descriptions. Dilthey 1976 also says that history enhances the meaning of experience by reflecting on somebody’s event. Thus, hermeneutic science
comprises the art of reading a text to the intention and the meaning behind somebody’s presences. Moreover, in educational field, this method attempts to
discover the phenomena which occurs in education and its relation and seek for the meaning of it Van Manen, 1990, p. 7. Relating to that, this method was
implemented to grasp the certain phenomenon of the students at one of the vocational schools in Yogyakarta, which took place at SMK N 2 Depok Sleman.
B. RESEARCH DESIGN
In research design, nature of data and data sources were deliberated. Nature of data showed the data taken in this research. Furthermore, data sources were the
setting and the participants conducted in this research.
1. Nature of Data
A text was used as the nature of data in this research. The text was shown in the form o
f narrative. The narrative was taken from the students’ lived experience since the aim of phenomenology hermeneutics research was to transform lived
experience into textual expression of its essence Moustakas, 1994. The data were used to search the meaning. The meaning of phenomenology hermeneutics research
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was considered became the essential part. As Dilthey 1976, p. 182 states that “Thus, hermeneutics science involves the art of reading a text so that the intention and
me aning behind appearances are fully understood.”
Moreover, Dilthey 1976, p. 182 also says that the interrelationship between the direct conscious description of experience and the underlying dynamics or
structures that account for the experience provided a central meaning and unity that enabled one to understand the substance and essence of the experience.
Interrelationship among science, art, and history was at heart of hermeneutics design and methodology.
2. Data Sources
Data sources in this research were the setting and the participants. The setting consisted of the place, curriculum of the school obtained, and the time conducted of
the research. The participants were the students who involve to participate in the research.
a. Setting
The vocational high school was chosen as the researched place. SMK N 2 Depok, Sleman was selected because it is one of good vocational schools in Indonesia
especially in Yogyakarta. It is located on Affandi Street, Mrican, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta. Besides, this school is accessible by the researcher. This school has
conducted 2013 curriculum. Therefore, the researcher could find out the lived experience of the students since the text-based approach is implemented in this
curriculum. The research was conducted from February 2016 until March 2016. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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