3. Techniques of Data Collection
In collecting the data, the researcher applied simak and catat read and write technique or attentive observation Sudaryanto, 1993: 133-135. This
technique is aimed at recording relevant data which are suitable with the research questions in the research objectives. These techniques are appropriate to be
applied since the data of the research were in the form of utterances. Sudaryanto 1993: 133 states that simak method is done by paying careful attention to the use
of language. Thus, when observing gossip, the researcher listened to all utterances spoken by the characters. In applying this technique, the researcher observed a TV
Series entitled Gossip Girl season 1 by focusing on the employment of gossip’s
types, speech features, and functions. In collecting data, the researcher did the following steps:
1 watching the TV Series,
2 retrieving the script from http:gossip-girl.hypnoweb.net,
3 checking the suitability between the TV Series and the script to make it easier
to analyze, 4
watching and re-watching the TV Series to find the relevant data, 5
identifying the scenes in the TV Series with a support of the script which are in accordance with the objectives of this study, and
6 recording the data which are in accordance with the objectives of this study
into the data sheet.
C. Methods of Data Analysis
Wimmer and Dominick 2010: 119 state that data analysis in qualitative studies is done early in the collection process and continues throughout the
project. This means that in this type of research when the researchers conduct the data collection, they actually have started conducting the data analysis as well. In
this research, the researcher employed the content analysis of spoken words in the TV Series and written text of the TV Series script to find the types, speech
features, and functions of gossip created by the female characters. According to Krippendorff in Stemler, 2001: 3, content analysis is a research technique for
making replicable and valid inferences from data to their context. The following presents the steps of the data analysis of this study.
1. The researcher identified the errors in the data collection to gain appropriate
data. 2.
The researcher classified gossip by the female characters in Gossip Girl Season 1 TV Series.
3. The researcher analyzed the types, speech features and functions of gossip
which appear through the gossip employed by the female characters. 4.
The researcher drew conclusions for the research questions.
D. Trustworthiness of the Data
Establishing trustworthiness ensures the quality of the findings. Many different strategies are applied in qualitative research to convince the readers
about the validity of the research. Validity, on the other hand, is one of the strengths of qualitative research, and it is based on determining whether the
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