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or functions, as vocabulary – defined both quantitatively and qualitatively – or it
can be specified in terms of all these areas of content Graves, 2000; Richards, 2001.
1.6 Thesis Statement
This study intends to portray needs analysis and course design for economics and business students of vocational school in Kuningan which become
the pilot project school of 2013 Curriculum.
1.7 Research Design
This study employed qualitative method. It was conducted in qualitative design with some data collected quantitatively through questionnaire and
qualitatively through interviews and document analysis from students and teachers. It investigated a phenomenon which is described by Cresswell 1994 as
an approach which inquires often makes knowledge claims based primarily on constructivist perspectives. The researcher physically went to the people, setting,
site or institution to interview or record in its natural setting. The questionnaire was used for descriptive statistics, whereas interviews and document analysis
were used for the collection of more in-depth and emergent data. Data were collected first through questionnaire. As Richards 2001 and
Graves 2000 remark, questionnaire is essential instrument to gather information about students’ needs and context. Then the interview and document analysis
were conducted in collecting the data from English teachers of vocational schools. The small numbers of participants who were interviewed were chosen based on a
purposive sampling.
1.8 Organization of the Thesis
This thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter one presents general description of the introduction to the topic of the research. Chapter two discusses
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the theories that support the study. Chapter three elaborates the methodology of the research. Chapter four presents the data, data analysis result, and the
discussion of findings. This thesis is concluded in chapter five in which the conclusion and recommendation are presented.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
