Research Method Research Setting Research Participant

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents discussion of the method used in the research. This chapter consists of several parts; those are research method, research setting, research participant, research instruments and data gathering technique, data analysis techniques, and research procedure.

A. Research Method

This research was conducted by using qualitative research because it seeks to understand and interpret human or social behavior about the types and the functions of code switching used by an English teacher to the eighth grade students of SMP N 2 Mlati. Rossman and Rallis 2003 have described about qualitative researcher in the following way: Qualitative researchers seek answers to their questions in the real world. They gather what they see, hear, and read from people and places and from events and activities. They do research in natural settings rather than in laboratories or through written surveys. It means that qualitative research deals with natural situations and focusing on people. The primary aim of a qualitative research is to provide a complete and detail description of the research topic. It focuses on meaning and understanding rather than numeric analysis of data. However, Seale 1999 said that the use of numbers can help qualitative researchers establish the generalizability of their PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 21 results. By counting the events that are well defined and illustrated can increase the credibility of claims made by qualitative researchers. In other words, it is possible to maintain a commitment to qualitative work and to use numbers to improve its quality.

B. Research Setting

This study was conducted in SMP N 2 Mlati. The researcher used all of the eighth grade classes; 8A, 8B, 8C, and 8D. These classes were taught by the same English teacher. The first and the second data gathering were conducted on 21 st May, 2015. The third and the fourth data gathering were conducted on 22 nd May, 2015 and 25 th May, 2015.

C. Research Participant

The participant of this research was an English teacher of SMP N 2 Mlati. The teacher was observed while teaching English in order to find out the types and the functions of code switching that exist in the English lesson.

D. Research Instruments and Data Gathering Technique