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Based on Merriam 2010, basic interpretive qualitative research is conducted by collecting data through interviews, observations, or document
analysis p.6. However, in this study, the instruments used by the writer were interview set and questionnaire. The interview was used to answer the first
research problem which focused on the learning culture of Papuan seminarians. Meanwhile, the questionnaire was used to answer the second research problem
about the importance of drama performance as instructional technique for the Papuan seminarians’ English learning.
B. Research Setting
The study took place at St. Paul House of Spiritual Formation, at Jalan Jayanti, Nabire, Papua. The study was conducted in two sessions. Firstly, the
study was conducted while the program “Jayanti Formative English 2014” was running. The program “Jayanti Formative English 2014” was held on June 16
th
up to July 16
th
2014. Secondly, the study was done after the program “Jayanti Formative English 2014” was ended, especially when the writer had returned back
to Yogyakarta. Considering this, the data gathering was done twice. The first the data gathering was done in St. Paul House of Spiritual Formation, especially on
on 11
th
of July 2014 trough distributing questionnaire items. The next data gathering was done in Yogyakarta in November 2014 through telephone
interview.
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C. Research Participants
The participants of this study were 7 Papuan seminarians who attained the age of 20-25 years old. Those Papuan seminarians joined the program “Jayanti
Formative English 2014” at St. Paul House of Spiritual Formation, Nabire. The writer chose Papuan seminarians at St. Paul House of Spiritual Formation because
they came from seven different tribes of Papua such as Maybrat,
Fak Fak,
Walak, Wiagar, Bilai, Mee, and Moni. They also came from some villages of
different regencies of Papua such as Intan Jaya, Deiyai, Wamena, Fak-Fak, and Maybrat regency. In addition, they were chosen because they had learned English
through drama performance in the program “Jayanti Formative English 2014”.
D. Instruments and Data Gathering Technique
Since the method used in this research was a basic interpretive qualitative research, the instruments employed in this study were a set of interview lists and
items of questionnaire. De Marrais 2004 as cited in Merriam 2009 defines interview as a process in which a researcher and participants engage in a
conversation about questions related to the research. This interview is helpful to observe behaviors, feelings, or how people interpret the world around them.
Besides, interview is necessary to dig out information about past events which are impossible to replicate. Meanwhile, Wilson and McLean 1994 as cited in Cohen,
Marion and Morrison 2003 said that questionnaire is widely used and useful for collecting survey information, providing structured, often numerical data, being
