3.4 Technique of Data Collection The technique of data collection was done by using following steps:
1. Taking the data from the English Department theses of Dian Nuswantoro University in academic year of 2011 as the data.
2. Selecting 3 introduction sections of the theses which were presented before, especially in the background.
3. Looking for all sentences which have grammatical cohesive devices. For example:
Language is used to get a message and to persuade the addressee of
some point of view 1.3. It also creates or maintains social
relationship between interlocutors 1.4.
3.5 Technique of Data Analysis
The data collected were analyzed by using following steps: 1. Reading the data of each sentence and each clause in the
background sections. For example:
Language has important role in life because people can understand one another by expressing their feelings, thinking of
ideas, communicating with each other, conveying information, and sharing each other 1.1.
Description: 1.1 is background 1 sentence 1. 2.1 is background 2 sentence 1.
3.1 is background 3 sentence 1.
2. Analyzing and classifying the sentence into the types of grammatical cohesion.
For example:
Language is used to get a message and to persuade the addressee
of some pointof view 1.3. It also creates or maintains social
relationship between interlocutors 1.4.
In sentence, the reference it demostrative reference is found in sentence 1.4. The demonstrative reference it refers back
anaphoric to the language in sentence 1.3. Most people
have the physical competences to talk and to make
interaction, so they should learn to speak well and communicate
effectifely 1.8.
In sentence, the reference they personal pronoun is found in sentence 8. The personal reference they refers back anaphoric to
the most people in preceding clause. Language has an important role in life because
people can understand one another by expressing their feeling ...and sharing
each other 1.1.
The conjuction because is categorized as causal conjunction. The because here represent the effect of language has an important
role in life.
3. Drawing conclusion
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