5 will have a better picture on this syllabus design implementation and we can apply
it optimally.
B. Problem Formulation
In this research, there are two questions will be discussed. These questions will guide the researcher in finding the expected result of this study.
They are: 1.
What are the teachers’ perceptions of the implementations of Text-Based Syllabus?
2. How are the teachers’ perceptions enacted in their teaching?
C. Problem Limitation
The research on the teachers’ perception on the use of Text-based syllabus in senior high school is limited to a small sample for about two senior
high schools, which are located in Yogyakarta and have different backgrounds. This research will be focused on the teachers’ perception about the Text-based
syllabus that is used in their teaching. Therefore, in order to answer this problem, the researcher uses in-depth interview so that researcher can gather the
information that is needed optimally. Based on their perception the researcher will analyze whether or not their perceptions are reflected in their
teaching. Besides, the researcher will analyze the implementation of this syllabus design. Hence, class observation
is used to help the researcher analyzing the class activity. It is a kind of comparing the result of interviewing with the result of
6 observing. These two methods are expected to be the most appropriate methods
with the aim of answering the research problems.
D. Research Objective
The researcher formulates the aims of the study as follows: 1.
to find out the teachers’ perception of the implementation of Text-based syllabus in enhancing the students’ comprehension of English
2. to find out the real condition and situation of the class in order to know
whether the teachers’ perceptions isare enacted in their teaching or not.
E. Research Benefits
This research is effective to give a clear answer to the problems stated in the problem formulation. By identifying the teachers’ perceptions and observing
their class condition and situation, this research may provide a picture about the strength or the weakness of this syllabus design so that teachers will know how
they should work with this syllabus. This awareness may be useful for them, as it can maximize their teaching ability. Besides, since Text-based syllabus design is
new for Indonesian educational system, this research might answer the hesitation that arises among the teachers about the effectiveness of this syllabus design in
teaching and learning process. To the readers, hopefully, this thesis is able to give a clear picture
whether or not teachers from very different backgrounds have the similar opinion on the use of Text-based syllabus in their teaching.
7 To the teachers, expectantly, it gives them reference about the advantages
and disadvantages of this syllabus design so that they can improve their performance in teaching English.
To English teachers’ candidate of Sanata Dharma University, this research may give useful information about Text-based syllabus so that they may
have more understanding and knowledge to enrich the way they implement this syllabus design.
To the next researchers, hopefully it may give information and basic understanding on the use of Text-Based syllabus so that they can gain the deeper
information of it.
F. Definition of Term
