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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
In this chapter the writer describes: setting of the research, the subject of the research, the method of research, procedure of the study, technique of colleting
data, and technique of analyzing data.
A. Setting of the Research
The research is applied at MI NU Manafiul Ulum Kudus. This school is located in Prambatan Lor Kudus about 3 km on the West of Kudus. The number
of students from the first until sixth grader is 149 altogether. The research is conducted from October 2009 to April 2010 as the following
table:
Table 3 the schedule of research. No Activity
Month October November
December January
February March April
1 Pre survey
√ 2 Proposal
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3 Review
literature √
4 Developing
instrument √
5 Collecting
analyzing the data
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6 Report
writing √
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7 Submitting
the document
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B. The Subject of the Research
The subjects of this research are students who join this program. The number of sixth year students of MI NU Manafiul Ulum Kudus is 25 students.
Most of them live around MI NU Manafi’ul Ulum Kudus. So, MI NU Manafi’ul Ulum is their neighborhood. In general, they are from middle-lower economic
level that has low motivation in studying especially English. Even a number of students are not interested in English at all. There are 6 boys who tend to hate
English.
C. The Method of the Research
In this study, the writer uses Classroom Action Research. Action research is a systematic process in collecting and analyzing data to investigate practical issues
arising within a particular context in order to come to a decision about what the future practice should be Wallace, 1998: 4; Burns, 1999: 31.
Ebbutt in Cohen 2007 regards action research as a systematic study that combines action and reflection with the intention of improving practice. Action
research is designed to bridge the gap between research and practice Somekh, in Cohen, 2007. Action research combines diagnosis, action, and reflection McNiff
in Cohen, 2007. Action research is concerned equally with changing, individuals, on the on
hand, and, on the other, the culture of the groups, institutions and societies to which they belong. The culture of a group can be defined in terms of the
characteristics substance and forms of the language and discourses, activities and practice, interactions of the group Kemmis and Mc Taggart in Cohen,
2007
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From the definitions above, it can be concluded that Classroom Action Research is a systematic study that combines diagnosis, action, and reflection to
investigate practical issues in order to come to a decision about the issue in the future.
D. Procedures of the Study
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