media to make exercises. The researcher attempted to manage and conduct the planned classroom activities in the teaching scenario, so that the objectives of the
learning teaching reading for each session could be most effectively achieved. In this study, the researcher and her colleague who are also as the teacher
implemented the proposed technique by referring to the activities which were done in class. CALL was introduced to participants. The study was conducted in three
meetings in which each meeting had a different topic.
3. Observing
The observation was done during the process of teaching learning activity. During the process, the researcher observed the situation of the class and the ability
of the students in reading. Since the treatment was using media in learning reading, the teacher just observed the students attitude while they were doing the reading
practice using computer application. The researcher monitored the students activities if they got difficulty in operating the application.
Observing is the process of recording and collecting data about any aspects which happened during the implementation of the action. It is actively done by the
researcher.
4. Reflection
During the implementation process of the use of CALL, the researcher got data. The data was got from the scores of every review which was done after the cycle. The
researcher tried to criticize the strengths and weaknesses of her procedure in implementing the research plan. After the analyzing of data, the reflection was made
from the action in cycle 1, based on observation, to decide and plan the next cycle’s
step. The result of the analysis from next cycle had matched the criteria of success, the action was finished.
The test of every cycle was administered in order to know the result of the application of CALL in reading. The analysis on the result of the achievement on
reading through Hot Potatoes exercises can be seen from the scores which were got by the students in the mean score.
C. Research Setting
The aim of this research is to solve the specific reading problem of mechanical engineering students. Therefore, the main participants of this research are twenty
eight students of Second Semester in Mechanical Engineering, Vocational College, Universitas Gadjah Mada as the target learners in action research. The action research
applied CALL in developing reading competence. Hot Potatoes was used as a software to make the exercises in Reading. Twenty eight students from various
cultural and educational backgrounds had to take English subject as their obligatory course for five semesters. As there was no placement test prior to their first semester
English course, there were also various English proficiency levels in one class. The students became the participants of the action research. Their reading
problems were solved by themselves and the researcher. The researchers became the facilitator for them to solve the problems. The students also became the participants
of needs analysis questionnaire, interview to gain the reflection after each cycle and test to see whether there is any improvement or not.
This data gathering process was taken place in Mechanical Engineering Study Program, Vocational College, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta.They studied in a
comfortable room complete by AC and Wi-Fi connection. They came from different school and different level of proficiency. There is no placement test. It was done on
February- May. Action research was conducted in three cycles which covered 3 lesson units.
D. The Instruments of Collecting Data
The strategy of collecting data in this research divided into two, first, qualitative data gathering and quantitative data gathering. The instruments were the observation
and interview, meanwhile, quantitative data gathering were the questionnaire and test. Observation was done dealing with the real situation of teaching learning
process. “Observation is the process of gathering open-ended, firsthand information
by observing people and places at a research site” Creswell 2012:213. In this study, the researcher conducted observation to the target learners who were also the
participants of the study. By doing so, the researcher was able to record actual information. Observation is conducted to get the real situation of mechanical
engineering students when they are learning reading. The observation is done before treatment and also while doing the treatment. The researcher prepared the observation
sheet before conducting the observation. It was used to record what is going during the class. It was also aimed to gets any information needed during the observation in
the classroom.
