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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METODOLOGY

In this chapter consists of research implementation, which includes the time and place of the research, method and design of the research, population and sample, the technique of data collecting, technique of data analysis, and statistical hypotheses.

A. Place and Time of the Study

The research of this study was conducted at SMA Islamiyah Sawangan which is located at Jl. Raya Muchtar No. 39 Sawangan Depok. The research began by doing observation and interview. The research was carried out from 22 March 2012 to November 2013. The research conducted for eight meetings, consisting of giving pre-test, presenting materials, and giving post-test in the last meeting.

B. Research Design

The research of this study is categorized as an experimental research. Experimental research has components such as pre-test and post-test, a treatment group and a control group, random assignment, and etc. In experimental research the information or the data is arranged together in order to find out about the influence of independent variable to the students. In this case the independent variable is teaching listening with language laboratory. In this study, the writer took two groups of sample. The two groups are from two classes of first grade students of X.1 and X.2 SMA Islamiyah Sawangan. Class X.1 is as experimental class or treatment group and X.2 is as control group. The two classes were taught the same material and taught by the same teacher. In the experimental class, the writer uses language laboratory as a medium in teaching listening while in control class she taught listening without using language laboratory medium. The independent variable is the use of language laboratory medium in teaching listening and the dependant variable also called posttest is the outcome of the study. In applying the study, the writer holds tests. Which is before the research students will have given the pre-test to know students’ level of English listening performance. The post-test was given after the teaching learning process. These activities were done to make sure that the treatment has significant influences. The approach in this study is quantitative. The data collected consists of student’s listening tests data, literature books, articles and internet sources.

C. Population and Sample