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The role for their future is to help them prepared to take parts in the global era community. With adequate competence in English, vocational school graduates
can get better job and lives by working for business sectors in foreign countries.
B. Theoretical Framework
As what the previous research revealed, perception is an important factor that influences successful learning since it influences someone’s motivation to
learn and behaviors or attitudes. In order to answer the first research question, that is students’ perception on the use of SALL in learning English, the researcher
employed four theories. They are first, the theory of perception Bootzin, 1983, and Biggs, 1992, second, the theory of language learning Brown, 2000, third,
the theory of motivation Gardner and Lambert, 1972, and last, the theory of learning English using SALL in line with the case that happened in vocational
schools. The theory of perception was employed in order to know what exactly the
meaning of perception, and also the factors that cause a student to have a certain perception such as presage, process and product. Those three aspects were used as
the basis for the construction of the questionnaire. Knowing that perception can influence students’ motivation in learning, as a result, the researcher employed the
theory of motivation which helped the researcher to know the definition of motivation, the importance of motivation and the relation among perception and
motivation. The theory of motivation in learning was also used as the basis for the construction of the motivation measurement. The researcher also employed the
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theory of learning English using SALL in order to identify the activities that were used in learning using SALL. It also discovered the advantages and disadvantages
of using SALL in English learning. In the theory of learning English using SALL, the researcher drew the relationship between good language learners and SALL.
One of the characteristics in a good language learner is that heshe is an active and autonomous learner. And being active-autonomous learners, the student may
conduct SALL in SAC. The research also analyzed the relation between students’ strategies to
learn English and the SALL in vocational schools. It also helped the researcher to discover whether the use of SALL can fulfill students’ needs or not.
The result of students’ perception on the use of SALL in learning English could be positive or negative. Based on the theories above, if most of students’
needs in learning English can be fulfilled by the use of SALL in their English learning, it can lead them to have positive behavior toward the learning, which
showed that the students have positive perception. Conversely, if only few of students’ needs in learning are fulfilled by the use of SALL in their English
learning, it can lead them to have negative behavior toward the learning, which showed they have negative perception.
Researching second grade vocational school students’ perception is important. The results of the research can be used to improve the quality of the
use of SALL in English learning. It can also encourage other schools whether or not to use SALL in their English teaching-learning activities. According to
Bootzin 1983:120, if students have positive behavior toward the learning, they will have positive perception on the learning. On the other hand, if students have
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negative behavior toward the learning, they will have negative perception. Based on that theory, the researcher analyzed the students’ behavior toward the use of
SALL in learning English. This research addresses two research questions. The first research question
is the perception of the students on the use of SALL in their English learning activities. In order to find out the answer, the researcher employed a class
observation, a questionnaire, and an interview. Then, the data results are analyzed, interpreted and written in paragraphs.
The second research question is the students’ recommendations to the use of SALL in order to improve and maximize the use of SALL in SMK Negeri 2
Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta. In order to answer it, the researcher observed the learning process and interviewed some students. The data results then are
analyzed, interpreted and writer in paragraphs and would be described in the suggestions part in chapter five.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
The research methodology and procedures that will be employed in the research are presented in this chapter. This chapter is organized into six major
sections, namely 1 the research method, 2 research participants, 3 research instruments, 4 data gathering technique, 5 data analysis technique, and 6
research procedure.
A. Research Method
This research was considered as a survey since the research was aimed to find out the students’ perception on the use of Self-Access Language Learning SALL
and students’ recommendation to improve and maximize the use of Self-Access Center SAC in English learning. Survey studies are usually used to find the facts by
collecting the data directly from population or sample. It is the most commonly used in educational researches. The researcher, therefore, collected the data to describe the
nature of the existing condition as to determine the relationships of the specific existing events.
As cited from Creswell 2003:14, a survey research includes cross-sectional and longitudinal studies using questionnaires or structured interviews for data
collection, with the intent of generalizing from a sample to a population Babbie, 1990.
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