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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the methodology used to conduct the research. It consists of six sections, namely the research method, the research setting, the
research participants, the instruments and data gathering technique, the data analysis technique, and the research procedure.
A. Research Method
In order to answer the questions stated in the problem formulation, the researcher conducted survey research. As Ary et al. 2002 write, “Survey is a
study that permits the researcher to summarize the characteristics of different groups or to measure their attitudes and opinions toward some issues” p.25.
Trochim 2006 suggests that in a survey research, the data is collected through observing and interviewing the target people and recording their answer.
Moreover, the researcher also can distribute questionnaire to gather the data. Survey research is appropriate for this research since the research was
aimed to find out the students’ perception on the use of songs listening class and to obtain the findings for the advantages and disadvantages of using songs in
listening class. In this research, a survey, with observation and questionnaire as the instruments, was conducted to answer the first research question. After the
researcher got the result of the previous instruments, the survey was still employed through the interview. Interview was used to obtain students’ deeper
answer about the advantages and disadvantages of using songs in listening class.
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In other word, the interview was aimed to acquire the answer to the second research questions.
B. Research Setting
This research was conducted in class VIII A and VIII B SMP Pangudi Luhur 1 Kalibawang starting from October 2012 until November 2012. The
researcher conducted the observation on November 5
th
, 2012 in both classes during the listening class. The observation started from 8.30 a.m. to 9.45 a.m. at
class VIII A and it is continued to class VIII B from 10.00 a.m. to 10.45 a.m. The distribution of the questionnaires was done after the end of the listening class.
Moreover, on November 12
th
, 2012, the researcher conducted the personal interview to 9 students.
C. Research Participants
The participants in this research were the eighth grade of Junior High School students of SMP Pangudi Luhur 1 Kalibawang. The total number of eighth
grade students in SMP Pangudi Luhur 1 Kalibawang was 54 students involved with 27 persons from class VIII A and 27 persons from class VIII B.
The eighth grade students were chosen since the researcher considered that they have learned listening using songs in the previous grade. It means that they
already had experienced about it so they perception on the use of songs in listening class can be formed easily. Moreover, these classes were accessible to
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