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Chapter III RES EARCH METHODOLOGY

A. Research Type and Design

The researcher used descriptive-qualitative and quantitative method. According to Bogdan and Biklen in Creswell, 1994:171, “descriptive method is collecting the qualitative data, analyzing it and writing the result ”. Creswell defines qualitative research: Qualitative research is an inquiry process of understanding based on distinct methodological traditions of inquiry that explore a social or human problem. The researcher builds a complex, holistic picture, analyzes words, reports detailed views of information, and conducts the study in a natural setting 1998:15. Blaxter, Hughes, and Tight 1996: 60 define quantitative research as the term suggests, “it is concerned with the collection and anal ysis of data in numer ic for m. It tends to emphasize r elatively lar ge scale and r epr esentative sets of data, and is often, falsely in our view, pr esented or per ceived as being about the gather ing of “ facts ”. Best and Kahn in Blaxter, Hughes, and Tight, 1996: 60 explain that: Quantitative research is based more directly on its original plans and its results are more readily analysed and interpreted. Qualitative research is more open and responsive to its subject. Both types of research are valid and useful. They are not mutually exclusive. It is possible for a single investigation to use both methods. In this research, quantitative research is used for collecting quantitative data, such as the measurements or scales, the data numbers, the percentages, and t he mean. Qualitative research is used for analyzing the quality of the translation. It is represented in written word forms. The quantitative data are used for gaining some conclusions. This research was designed as single embedded-case study. It is so-called when the research is focused on one phenomenon. Sutopo 2002:112 states “ Suatu penelitian disebut sebagai studi kasus tunggal, bilamana penelitian ter sebut ter ar ah pada satu kar akter istik. Ar tinya, penelitian ter sebut hanya dilakukan pada satu sasar an satu lokasi, atau satu subjek.” This research only focused on colloquial expressions in the children’s storybook The Secr et Life of Ms Wiz. The researcher conducted this research by collecting the data, analyzing the data and drawing conclusion.

B. Data and Source of Data