Research Method Data Collecting Method

CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Method

In carrying out this analysis, I do the library research. Regarding to this method, Syafri 2001: 74 says: “Penelitian perpustakaan hanya mengumpulkan informasi dari berbagai jurnal, artikel, buku, monograf yang ada di perpustakaan”.

3.2 Data Collecting Method

I choose the Reader’s Digest Magazine as the primary source of the analysis. In addition, I also use some books, theses, written materials that related to the topic of the analysis. The data are collected by using simple random sampling Rakhmat, 1991: 79. Firstly, there are 12 Reader’s Digest Magazines as the data of population. They are 2003’s editions. Then, I take a piece of paper. Afterwards, I cut a piece of paper into 12 little pieces. Then, I number them one by one. After that, I draw them to get the samples. It is called “Gambling System”. After drawing the 12 Reader’s Digest Magazines as the population, I only take 4 Reader’s Digest Magazines as the sample. So, only 4 Reader’s Digest Magazines will be chosen and analyzed. The 4 Reader’s Digest Magazines that have been chosen by gambling system are: Duma Sari Lubis : An Analysis Of Experiential Functions In Reader’s Digest Magazine’s Selected Articles, 2008 USU Repository © 2008 1. Reader’s Digest on January, 127-129. 2003. “A PONY TALE” 2. Reader’s Digest on May, 97-99. 2003. “THE KING OF CARDS” 3. Reader’s Digest on July, 97-99. 2003. “YOU BE THE JUDGE” A Stray bottle rocket blinds a child. Who’s to blame? 4. Reader’s Digest on October, 117-119. 2003. “YOU BE THE JUDGE” A grandmother wants the right to see her grandson. The mother says no. Who wins? For each Reader’s Digest Magazines above, I only take 1 selected article. The selected articles are chosen by using “Purposive Sampling” Umar, 2003: 92 says: “Pemilihan sampel berdasarkan pada karakteristik tertentu yang dianggap mempunyai sangkut paut dengan karakteristik populasi yang sudah diketahui sebelumnya”. In conclusion, I pick up the selected articles as the representatives of the whole data here.

3.3 Data Analysis Method