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CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1 Research Design
The writer uses qualitative method in this paper. Miles and Huberman 1994 define the way of qualitative research is to find the meaning of data based on the
goals stated by the researcher. “Qualitative modes of data analysis provide ways of
discerning, examining, comparing and contrasting, and interpreting meaningful patterns or themes. Meaningfulness is determined by the particular goals and
objectives of the project at hand: the same data can be analyzed and synthesized from multiple angles depending on the particular research or evaluation questions being
addressed. ”
This research may use any other discipline in analyzing the data. The researcher focuses on the goal of research. Miles and Huberman 1994
“The varieties of approaches - including ethnography, narrative analysis, discourse
analysis, and textual analysis - correspond to different types of data, disciplinary traditions, objectives, and philosophical orientations.”
Based on ideas above, the writer uses qualitative method in this study to make it easy to be understood by directly in touch with the source of data. Here are
the steps applied in doing the research: -
The observation is done by recording the teaching learning activity. -
The result of the observation is the data which will be analyzed. -
The writer compares two teaching methods.
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- The two teaching methods are Audio-lingual and Total Physical Response.
- The target language is English.
- The materials of teaching are made to fit with the children ability.
- Observer does not take part in the teaching – learning activities.
- The data of the teaching and learning progress will be converted from
recorded file to transcript form. -
Giving conclusion and suggestion will be the final point of the observer‟s programs.
The writer uses library research and field research for gathering the data. The writer search for some books, thesis or articles related to the topic and makes them as
the references. In field research the writer gathering the data by the actual observation of teaching
– learning activity, recorded audio and visual.
3.2 Data and Data Source
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