seems to be most appropriately in EFL classes in which the main objective of the instruction is the development of communicative competence.
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So, it has two potential roles. One is to increase the intensiveness of accuracy
work-and this may also perform the function of giving learners experience of group activity in clearly organized system, so that they become used to
the concept and do not feel threatened by the greater freedom later to be afforded by fluency-based group activity.
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Nuril Huda, Language Learning and Teaching: Issues and Trends, Malang: IKIP Malang publisher, 1998, p. 85
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Cristopher Brumfit, Communicative methodology in Language Teaching, Cambridge: Cambridge University press, 1984, p. 78
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. The Purpose of Research
The purpose of research in this Skripsi is to know whether or not the communicative approach is effective in teaching conditional sentence type 1 at
Eight Grade in SMP Islam AL IKHLAS.
B. Operational Definition of Variable
It is useful to know the meaning of operational definition of variables. Variables can be classified into two kinds: the independent variables and
dependent variable. The independent variable is the characteristics that is hypothesized to have an effect on comprehension, meanwhile also called
outcome or criterion the dependent variable is the variable that will be affected by the independent variable, it is the goal of instruction that will be studied.
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And also Amirul Hadi and Haryono said
“variable penelitian adalah segala sesuatu yang akan dijadikan objek pengamatan penelitian. It has a meaning that variables
has an important role in the subject that will be studied ”.
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Donna M. Johnson, Approaches to Researches in Second Language Learning, London: Longman Group, 1992, p. 172
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Amirul Hadi and Haryono, Metodologi Penelitian Pendidikan. Bandung: Pustaka setia, 1998, p. 205
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Based on the statement above, the writer concludes that the independent variable of this study is communicative approach and the dependent variable is the
result of teaching conditional sentence type 1 through communicative approach.
C. The Place and The Time of The Research
The writer takes the research of this study at SMP ISLAM AL IKHLAS which located in Jln. Cipete Raya III No. 6-8 Jakarta. The research started since
May 2
nd
until June 08
th
2010.
D. Population and Sample 1. The Population
In this research, the writer took the population at Eight Grade of the students in SMP ISLAM AL IKHLAS JAKARTA. This grade consists of 4
classes and the total of the students are about 120 students.
2. The Sample
The writer took the sample as the research to 1 class and takes a half of the population. The totals of samples are 30 students. And the writer took the
cluster ramdom sampling at Eight Grade in SMP ISLAM AL IKHLAS JAKARTA.
E. Method of Study
The writer conducted Pre experimental study. To know whether or not the communicative approach is effective in teaching conditional sentence type 1, the
writer gave the pre test before the teaching learning process through communicative approach and the writer gave the post test after treated the
teaching learning process through communicative approach. In the research the writer used the pre experimental method by using pre test and post test design.
The writer uses t-test to analyze the students‟ score, the writer did the research
only one class. The writer hold a pre test before the teaching learning process and gave a post test after treated the teaching learning process through communicative
