CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
A. Type of the Research
The approach used in this research is action research AR. Burns 1999: 30 says that “action research is the view to improve the quality of
action within social situation, involving collaboration and cooperation of researchers, practitioners and laymen”. Burns suggests some characteristics
of action research. First, action research is contextual, small-scale and localized as it identifies and investigates problems within a specific situation.
Second, it is aimed at bringing change and improvement in practice.
B. The Subject of the Research
The subjects of the research were all members involved in the English teaching learning processes in grade X. They were the English teacher of
class X Keperawatan 1 and the students of class X Keperawatan 1 SMK Muhammadiyah 3 Wates, Kulon Progo in the academic year of 20132014.
This class consisted of 20 students. This class was chosen as the subject of the research because based on the previous observations, the students in this class
experienced some problems in learning English. One of the problems was that which dealt with the speaking skills.
The researcher did not choose the students of the third year because they were preparing themselves for the final examination. As this research
took a lot of time, it was not wise to disturb them by involving them as the
subjects of the research. Then it has been decided that the researcher choose the first grade students as the subject of the research.
C. Place and Time of the Research
` This research was conducted in SMK Muhammadiyah 3 Wates with the students of class X Keperawatan 1 as the participants. They were those who
were in the second semester of the academic year of 20132014.
The research was carried out during the English class held twice a week in each class. For this class, the scheduled classes were on Wednesday and
Saturday. The actions lasted in 2x45 minutes per meeting from 29
th
of January until 28
th
of February, 2014.
The school is located in Kedunggong, Wates, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta. This school was chosen to be the place of the research because of some
considerations. First, the place of the school is not far from the researchers’, so it was considered that the researcher would not find any difficulties in
doing the observation anytime. Then, the researcher also had a good relationship with the English teacher in this school, so it was considered that
it would be easier to conduct the research in that school.
The research focused on doing some efforts including the preparation, planning, action, observation, reflection, and reporting the result.
D. Procedure of the Research
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