1. Questionnaire
The first instrument employed in this research was questionnaire. According to Ary et al. 2002: 566, “a questionnaire is an instrument in which
respondents provided written responses to questions or mark items that indicated their responses.”
There were twelve closed questions and seven open-ended questions in the questionnaire. The twelve closed questions were used to answer the research
problem, to find the students’ perception on the use of Yahoo Messenger as a tool for English language learning. The researcher decided to make twelve closed
questions because they are already enough to gather the information. Moreover, if there are a lot of questions it would be difficult for the participants to answer
them. The seven open-ended questions were used to obtain further information
on the students’ perception on the use of Yahoo Messenger as a tool for English language learning. Furthermore, they were used to find the advantages and
disadvantages of Yahoo Messenger as a tool for English language learning. The questionnaires were in Indonesian to make it easier for the participants to answer
it. Table 3.1 Questionnaire Blueprint
Number Question
Description 1.
1 to 2 These two questions gathered information about the
students’ background
knowledge about
Yahoo Messenger.
2. 3 to 4
These two questions gathered information about the students’ perception on Yahoo Messenger.
Table 3.1 Questionnaire Blueprint Number
Question Description
3. 5 to 8
These four questions gathered information about the students’ perception on the use of English in Yahoo
Messenger.
4. 9 to 12
These four questions gathered information about the students’ perception on the effect of using Yahoo
Messenger as a tool for English language learning.
2. Focused Interview
The second instrument employed in this research was focused interview. According to Kvale 1996: 11, as cited in Cohen et.al 2000: 267, “focused
interview is a way of gathering qualitative data by asking individuals questions about their behavior.” It was an interchange of views between two or more people
on a mutual interest and it was emphasized on the social situation of research data. It also enabled participants to discuss their interpretation of the surrounding and
expresses how they see situations from their point of view. The focused interview was used to gain deeper information from the
participants. The focused interview gathered the information about both; the students’ perception and advantages or disadvantages of Yahoo Messenger as a
tool for English language learning. The questions in the focused interview were in Indonesian to make the respondents feel comfortable because they are still in the
senior high school. Table 3.2 Interview Blueprint
Number Question
Description 1.
1 to 2 These two questions gathered information about the
students’ background
knowledge about
Yahoo Messenger.
Table 3.2 Interview Blueprint Number
Question Description
2. 3 to 6
These four questions gathered further information about the students’ perception on Yahoo Messenger as a tool
for English language learning.
D. Data Gathering Technique
The data for this research were gathered by distributing the questionnaire and conducting the focused interview. The questionnaires were distributed on
March 2009 to the eleventh grade students of Stella Duce 1 Yogyakarta Senior High School. However, not all the eleventh grade students became the research
participants. The distribution of the questionnaire was done after the researcher had the permission from the school.
The data for answering the research problem was obtained from the twelve closed questionnaire questions, while the open ended question gathered further
information on the students’ perception on the use of Yahoo Messenger as a tool for English language learning.
After the data from the questionnaire was obtained, the focused interview was carried out. The focused interview was
carried out a week after the questionnaires were distributed. The participants were smaller than the questionnaire. The questions in focused interview were to obtain
undiscovered information that was not found from the questionnaire.
E. Data Analysis Technique
In order to answer the research problem formulated in the problem formulation, two steps were carried out. First, the data gathered from the
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