participants’ difficulties on comprehending text types which was reflected on the result of the test that most of them had the level of Low L and only one
participant gained the level of Medium M. It was included their sources of studying those text types and their motivation. The motivation here also related to
what job they planned for their future because some of them prefer to not become teachers. The data then were used to answer the second question of the problem
formulation of the research.
4. Data Gathering Techniques
The researcher used two techniques for accomplishing the research. The first technique was testing the participants. The test was conducted twice. The first
one tested the microteaching students’ mastery for the first six text types. Those were recount, narrative, procedure, descriptive, news item, and analytical
exposition. The second one tested the microteaching students’ mastery for the rest six of the text types. Those were report, hortatory exposition, spoof, explanation,
discussion, and review. The second technique was interviewing the second three participants. The
researcher then asked the participants’ difficulties on comprehending text types.
5. Data Analysis Techniques
First, the researcher analyzed the result of the test including what the participants’ degree of comprehension of text types was. The researcher then
mapped the result of the test by providing tables reflecting the participants’ result PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
of the test. There were at least 18 tables showing each percentage of the test provided by the researcher to map the result of the test. For analyzing the data, the
researcher looked over the School-based Curriculum offered by the government of Indonesia for finding the social purpose of each text, the generic structure of each,
and also the lexicogrammatical language used in each text. The researcher then figured out the comprehension of text types of each
participant and interviewed three chosen participants with the highest, average, and lowest comprehension of text types. By the interview conducted, the
researcher gained the information from the informants about their difficulties in comprehending text types to answer the second problem formulation.
6. Research Procedure
There were some steps for accomplishing the research as follows. First, it was the problem and topic selection. The main reason for selecting the problem
and the topic selection of the research were the researcher concerns of the rapid changing and development of the curriculum used in Indonesian education and its
effects on the teachers’ capability of teaching especially related to the text types which played a big part on the newest curriculum.
Second, the researcher searched for the appropriate information needed by the research e.g. related theories, related information of the ideal instruments, and
also the ideal participants. The researcher utilized two ways of information gathering. First, the researcher utilized the library of Sanata Dharma University to
