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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Research Setting
1. Time of the Research
This research is carried out in ten months from July 2010 until February 2011. Preliminary observation as the first stage was conducted on July. The
second step was designing research proposal that was conducted on August until September 2010. On October, seminar on research proposal was held. The next
stage was making research instruments. This was on October as well. November 2010 until January 2011 was the time for giving treatment and collecting the data.
Writing research report was conducted in January 2011- February 2011. Finally, collecting research report was on February 2011. The research schedule is as
follows:
Table 3.1 Research Schedule
MONTH ACTIVITIES
July-September 2010
October 2010
November 2010 – January 2011
January- February 2011 Preliminary Observation and Designing Research
Proposal Seminar on Research Proposal and Making Research
Instruments Giving Treatment And Collecting The Data
Writing Research Report and Collecting Research Report
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2. Place of the Research
The place of the Research is IKIP PGRI Madiun, located on Jl. Setiabudi 85, Madiun. This university is one of the favorite universities in Madiun. There
are about 8, 000 students who come from different regions, such as Ngawi, Magetan, Ponorogo, Madiun itself and so on. IKIP PGRI Madiun has eleven
departments including English Teaching Department. Department of English Teaching has big number of students compared with those of other departments.
There are four grades in academic year 20102011. Each grade consists of eight classes. So, the total number of the class is thirty two classes.
The facilities which are provided by this university are complete and good enough. Two English Laboratories and two microteaching laboratories are
available for the English Teaching Department students. However, these facilities are only occupied by the students who are on the certain subjects such as listening
and seminar class. Besides, there are internet, air conditioner, and a central library which provides a lot of books which are needed by the students.
B. Research Subjects