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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter presents research findings and discussion to show the process of obtaining and analyzing the data. Also, it aims to answer the research
questions. It is divided into two sections; part A the students’ perceptions and
part B the recommendations on the use of the internet in learning English.
A. The Students’ Perception on the Use of the Internet in learning English
In order to find out the students’ perception on the use of the Internet in learning English, the researcher distributed questionnaires on June 10, 2009. She
also did an interview to obtain further data. The data, then, was analyzed into five parts; authenticity, literacy, interaction, vitality, and empowerment based on the
questionnaire and interview.
1. The Students’ Perception on the Authenticity on the Use of the Internet in Learning English.
The first part was to dig out the students’ perception on the authenticity. The first section was to present the data presentation of questionnaire. The data
was put in a form of percentage table. The data, then, was interpreted into sentences. The following is the data of the questionnaire.
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Table 4.1 Questionnaire Result of Authenticity
No I.
Authenticity Percentage
5 4
3 2
1
1 I can access authentic materials
independently through the Internet as the supporting English material
26.5 70.6
2.9 2
I can access authentic materials for listening and speaking skill independently
through the Internet 11.8
32.4 52.9
2.9 3
I can access the authentic materials for reading and writing skill independently
through the Internet 17.6
76.5 5.9
4 I can access more meaningful materials
independently through the Internet 26.5
64.7 8.8
Total 20.6
61.1 17.6 0.7
Table 4.1 showed that there was 70.6 or more than half of the students chose agree on the first question on the authenticity, “I can access authentic
materials independently through the Internet as the supporting English material ”.
There was 52.9 of the students chose doubt on the second statement, “I can
access authentic materials for listening and speaking skill independently through the Internet
”. There was 76.5 of them chose agree on the third statement, “I can access the authentic materials for reading and writing skill independently through
the Internet ”. There was 64.5 of them chose agree on the fourth statement, “I
can access more meaningful materials independently through the Internet ”. From
the data of questionnaire, the researcher concluded that most of the students possess positive perception on authenticity since they tend to choose strongly
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Christina 2009 that explains the students are considered to have positive perception if they tend to choose strongly agree and agree.
In order to obtain reliable data, the researcher provided the data of interview to check the students’ consistency in giving the answers on the
questionnaire. Based on the data of interview, it was obtained that the students often access the materials through the Internet to support their learning English.
This data sustained the data of the first statement on questionnaire where there was 70.6 of the students chose agree on the statement,
“I can access authentic materials independently through the Internet as the supporting English material
”. The students said that the use of the Internet was helpful to learn English
especially for reading and writing skills. The data verified the data of the questionnaire on the third statement,
“I can access materials that were more authentic through the Internet
”, where there was 76.5 of them chose agree. The data sustained the theory which is proposed by Dudeney and Hockly 2007:7-8
that internet presents new opportunities for authentic tasks and materials. Also, they add that the use of the Internet can give learners exposure to and practice four
language skills; listening, writing, listening, and speaking. Nevertheless, the students still faced difficulty to gain to gain materials for speaking and listening
since it was difficult to be accessed. They complained that they had entered the password but the materials were still could not be obtained. This data verified the
data of questionnaire on the second statement, “I can access authentic materials
for listening and speaking skill independently through the Internet ”. It showed that
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that the Internet provided more meaningful materials that they could access independently. This data verified the data of questionnaire where there was 64.5
of the students chose agree on the fourth statement , “I can access more
meaningful materials independently through the Internet”. Furthermore, since the
Internet provided authentic materials in four language skills where the students could learn independently, it helped their learning process to be more student-
centered. The related theory is proposed by Warschauer as cited in Aydin 2009 that internet makes learning process become student-centered because it provides
authentic materials in four language skills. From the available data, the researcher concluded that the data of interview verified the data of questionnaire.
Based on the data analysis, the researcher summarized some points on the authenticity. The following were the summary:
a. Most of the students possess positive perception.
b. Most of the students could access the authentic materials independently to
support their learning English. c.
Most of the students were difficult to obtain listening and speaking materials since they had a difficulty to access the materials.
d. The Internet is helpful for the students since they could obtain reading and
writing materials to learn English. e.
The students could access more meaningful materials independently using the Internet.
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The students would become more student-centered since the Internet provides them authentic materials in four language skills that lead them to learn
independently
2. The Students’ Perception on the Literacy on the Use of the Internet in Learning English.
The second part of the questionnaire was literacy. The first part provided
the data of result of questionnaire on literacy as presented in the following table.
Table 4.2 Questionnaire Result of Literacy
No II. Literacy
Percentage 5
4 3
2 1
5 Learning English through the Internet
as the same as learning two things, the English and technology
50 44.1
5.9 6
Nowadays, mastering English and technology is very important for
academic as well as occupational success
79.4 20.6
7 The Internet helps me improve my
English passive skill 23.5
70.6 5.9
8 The Internet helps me improve my
English active skill 17.6
47.1 26.5
8.8 Total
42.6 45.6 9.6
2.2
The table 4.2 showed that there was 50 of the students chose strongly agree and 44.1 of the students chose agree on the fifth statement, “Learning
English through the Internet as the same as learning two things that are the English and technology”. There was 79.4 of the students chose strongly agree
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“Nowadays, mastering English and technology is very important for academic and occupational success”. There was 70.6 of them
chose agree on the seventh statement, “The Internet helps me improve English
passive skill”. There was 17.6 of them chose strongly and 47.1 chose agree on the eighth statement,
“The Internet helps me improve my English active skill”. From the data of questionnaire, the researcher concluded that most of the students
possess positive perception on authenticity since they tend to choose strongly
agree and agree on the statements. The second section was to present the analysis data of the interview and
questionnaire on literacy. The primary intention was to check the students’
consistency in answering the questions. Based on the available data, it was obtained that the Internet provided advantages that it did not only help them to
learn English but also technology. The students said that the Internet improved their vocabulary and grammar. It meant their passive skill was improved through
the Internet. This data verified the data of questionnaire where there were 70 of the students chose agree on the seventh statement, “The Internet helps me
improve my English passive skill ”. Moreover, the students said that the Internet
was helpful to practice writing skills; writing English articles and uploading the articles. The data sustained the theory proposed by Singhal as cited in Aydin 2009
states that internet is a platform for experiencing and presenting creative works such as essays, poetry, and stories and for providing supplemental language
activities in specific areas of language learning. The students said that their active skill was not improved since it was difficult to obtain listening and speaking
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authenticity where listening and speaking materials were difficult to be gained. Yet,
principally the internet was helpful to improve the students’ active skill since they knew that the Internet provides the related materials. This data verified the
data of questionnaire on the eighth statement, “The Internet helps me improve my
English active skill ”, where there were 47.1 and 17.6 of the students chose
agree and chose strongly agree. Also, this data sustained the theory proposed by Dudeney and Hockly 2007:7-8 that internet presents new opportunities for
authentic tasks and materials; reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Furthermore, the students said that the use of the Internet was helpful for them to
master technology which was very important for their academic and working world. The data sustained the theory of Means and Olson as cited in Aydin 2009
that the Internet helps students to improve their computer skills, such as keyboarding skills, opening and storing files, and internet searching. Moreover,
mastering English and technology were important for their academic occupational success since English is a compulsory subject in Indonesia and technology were
needed in their working world. From the available data, the students were consistent in answering the questions on the interview and the questionnaire.
Based on the analysis data of questionnaire and data of interview, the researcher summarized some points on the literacy. The following were the
summary: a.
Most of the students possess positive perception.
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By learning English through the Internet, the students were helped to master English and technology.
c. Both English and technology are important for their academic and
occupational success. d.
The Internet helped the students to improve their passive skill. e.
Principally, the Internet was helpful to improve the students’ active skill. Yet, it was difficult for them to access listening and speaking materials.
3. The Students’ Perception on the Interaction on the Use of the Internet in Learning English.
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