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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
A. Research Type
This study employs both the quantitative and qualitative approaches. The quantitative approach is used to count the number of request strategies existing
in the dialogues in the books and the availability of contextual information while the qualitative approach is used to describe the findings verbally.
B. Data and Data Sources
The data of this study are 1 words, phrases, clauses andor even sentences which convey requests within all dialogues containing the request
function available in the listening sections, obtained from the listening scripts usually found in last pages of the books, and speaking sections if there are any
including in other sections if dialogues are found in the books for the analysis of the request strategies and 2 the dialogues and information about the dialogues
including names of participants for the analysis of the contextual information. The English textbooks which are analyzed in this study are the
downloadable ones for the Indonesian students of grades VII, VIII, and IX of the junior high school and those of grades XI and XII of the senior high school. The
reasons beyond the textbook selection are 1 that the researcher attempts to analyze the focus of the present study in English textbooks which are written by various
authors, 2 that the researcher prioritizes English textbooks which have listening materials and the listening scripts and which have a lot of dialogues 3 that the
textbooks are published by Pusat Perbukuan Departemen Pendidikan Nasional, a
nationally very trusted publisher in Indonesia 4 that the fact that the researcher does not include English textbooks for Indonesian students of grade X of the senior
high school students is because the researcher of the present study has ever conducted a small unpublished research project analyzing a similar focus using
English textbooks for Indonesian senior high school students grade X published by Pusat Perbukuan Departemen Pendidikan Nasional as the data sources.
The titles of the English textbooks as data sources of this study are as follows.
1. “English in Focus for Grade VII Junior High School SMPMTS”
by Artono Wardiman, Masduki B. Jahur, M. Sukirman Djusma Book A
2. “Contextual Teaching and Learning Bahasa Inggris Sekolah
Menengah Pertama ke las VIII edisi 4” by Utami W., Gunadi H. S.,
Nunung S., Slamet S., Pratiwi R., Mirjam A., Oikurema P. Book B 3.
“English in Focus for Grade IX Junior High School SMPMTS” by Artono Wardiman, Masduki B. Jahur, M. Sukirman Djusma Book
C 4.
“Developing English Competencies for Senior High School SMAMA Grade XI” by Achmad Doddy, Ahmad Sugeng, Effendi
Book D 5.
“Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XI, Language study programme” by Joko Priyana, Zayin A. Muhammad,
Eka Denis M. Book E
6. “Developing English Competencies for Senior High School
SMAMA Grade XII” by Achmad Doddy, Ahmad Sugeng, Effendi Book F
C. Research Instruments
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