7 judgment Martin,1985:13. The purpose of hortatory texts is to argue a case
for or against a particular position or point of view and it proposes a suggestion at the end of the argumentation Joko Priyana,et al,2008.
1.6. Organization of the Thesis
This thesis organized into five chapters. Chapter one covers a general introduction of the study. It provides background of the study, research questions, purpose of
the study, and significance of the study, definition of key terms and organization of the thesis. Chapter two discuss relevant theories by which the present study
underpinned. It covers historical overview of scaffolding, genre-based approach, exposition text, students’ response, advantages and disadvantages of scaffolding,
systemic functional grammar and related researches. Chapter three constitutes research methodological aspects of this thesis. It consists of research design,
research site, participants, data collection techniquesand data analysis. Chapter four elaborates data presentation and discussion of each research finding. Finally,
chapter five is the conclusion part and possible recommendations.
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CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter discusses some important aspect related to research methodology. The first part begins with the research design and describes how the
study was carried out. The second relates to participants involved and research setting in the study. The third part is data collection methods. The last part
elaborates the technique used to analyze the data.
3.1. Research Design
This study adopted a qualitative approach as it involved the collection and qualitative data analysis. This study belongs to a case study because it focused on
a particular phenomenon, situation or event within its real life context Merriam, 1998:29; Yin, 2003; Heigham and Croker, 2009:68 and concern on “a small scale
and a single case” Bogdan and Biklen, 1998;Stake,1985 as cited in Emilia,2005:74. A single case of this study referred to the issue of the
implementation of scaffolding instruction in teaching hortatory exposition writing. This study employed documentation and analyzing texts which regard as
characteristic of a case study Meriam, 1998:30. This study also employed multiple data collection techniques, particularly
classroom observation, interviews and students’ text analysis, which constitutes an important aspect of a case study Yin, 2003:14;Connole,et al, 1990:68.
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3.2. Research Site
