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CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the methodology used in the research. The methodology involves research method, research setting, research participants,
instrument and data gathering technique, data analysis technique, and research procedure.
A. Research Method
The researcher conducted this research to know how movies helped the students improving their pronunciation. In this research, class room action
research CAR was employed to answer the research problem. The aim of using classroom action research was to i
mprove students‟ pronunciation of class XI EL of SMK Marsudi Luhur II Yogyakarta. Pelton 2010 describes classroom action
research as an action in the classroom to improve students‟ ability which is done systematically by the teachers. Through classroom action research, the teachers
can also improve their teaching practice. In addition, Schmuck 1997 describes classroom action research as “an attempt to study a real school situation with a
view to improve the quality of actions and result within it .”
In this research, the researcher conducted classroom action research to overcome the problem faced by the students of class XI EL of SMK Marsudi
Luhur II Yogyakarta in pronunciation. In conducting the research, the researcher used Bachman‟s action research spiral. Bachman‟s action research spiral consists
of three stages: planning, action and observation, reflection. The reason of using Bachman‟s spiral is that the researcher would be able to act and observe in the
same time. It was important because while the action was implemented, the researcher could also observe the responses of the students toward the use of
movies in the classroom. Before conducting the research, the researcher had to identify the real
problem faced by the students in the classroom, especially in learning English. The researcher did preliminary study Initial Reconnaissance by observing the
situation and the activities in the classroom. From the preliminary study, the researcher found that the students got difficulty in pronouncing English words.
The researcher tried to give a solution to overcome the problem by using movies in the classroom. The researcher decided to use movies because it has
benefits as a learning media which can be used to overcome the problem. Besides, movies could help the teachers to gain students‟ interest in learning. In planning,
the researcher planned the actions that should be implemented to overcome the problem and selected the movies which were su
itable for the students‟ level and able to overcome the pronunciation problem.
The next steps were action and observation. The researcher did the action and the observation in the same time. While the action was implemented, the
researcher also conducted the observation. In observation, the researcher was helped by two students from English Department as outside observers. The
researcher used field notes to record everything happened during the implementation.
The last step was reflection. After doing the action and the observation, the researcher reflected the result of the action implemented. In this step, the
researcher reflected whether the action worked well or not. From the result, the researcher could plan the next action. The researcher could also see whether the
use of movies in classroom to help the students improving their pronunciation was useful to overcome the problem.
B. Research Setting
