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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
A. Research Design
This research was a classroom action research. As stated by Burn 2010, action research is to be self-reflective in critical and systematic
approach to look at how teaching works and to see parts of teaching that could have been better improved. The teaching parts could be the teacher,
the students and the teaching and learning technique. The role of teacher is both as a researcher and participant. This research was focused on
improving students’ speaking skills of grade VIII of SMP N 2 Sewon through communicative language teaching activities. This highlighted
teaching and learning technique to be improved. The researcher directly participated to solve problems in speaking skills. The researcher also had
collaboration with the teacher as the part of democratic validity.
B. Research Setting
This research was conducted in SMP Negeri 2 Sewon, Bantul, Yogyakarta. The school is located in Jalan Parangtritis KM 6
Bangunharjo, Sewon, Bantul. This school is located in sub-urban area near the main road that is Jalan Parangtritis. There are a headmaster and 47
teachers. They have facilities to support teaching and learning processes. Those facilities are 24 classrooms, a library, a science laboratory, two
computer laboratories, a mosque, a health room, 14 restrooms, two canteens, a social laboratory, a consulting room, a teacher room, a
headmaster room. Every classroom is equipped by projector to support teaching and learning processes.
This research was conducted in the second semester of Academic year 20152016. This was done from the end of March to the mid of May
2016. The research covered Preliminary Observations to the
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implementations of improving students’ speaking skills of grade VIII
students of SMP N 2 Sewon through communicative language teaching activities.
C. Research Subject
The subjects of the research were VIII D students of SMP Negeri 2 Sewon, Bantul, Yogyakarta consisting of 26 students, 13 males and 13
females in the Academic Year 20152016.
D. Research Instruments