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CHAPTER III METHODS OF RESEARCH
This chapter is divided into six parts which are to be the guidelines on how this research was conducted. They are research type; form, source, and context of
data; instruments; data collection technique; data analysis technique; and trustworthiness.
A. Type of the Study
Qualitative research is a type of research with a purpose to describe phenomena in narrative or textual mode, meaning that the description itself
presented via words Vanderstoep Johnston, 2009: 7. Hence, the current research was conducted by using qualitative method precisely with descriptive
method because its aim was to describe the politeness phenomena. It used quantitative method as well in order to measure the frequency of data occurrence.
Pragmatic approach was used in this research since the researcher intended to collaborate meaning and context as the analysis of the research. Furthermore, the
research focused on its analysis on the process of finding and making conclusion based on the research question made. On the whole, the researcher met the final
analytic decision through following procedures such as collecting, classifying, analyzing and interpreting the data.
B. Form, Source and Context of Data
Data are crucial because they serve as the basis of the research Yin, 2011: 129. They are typically the result of measurement or research that can be
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analyzed using several methods and can be visualized using graphs, images, and others. Pieces of data actually refer to individual piece of information. Therefore,
data are collected and analyzed to create information which is suitable for making decisions.
The object of this research was The Great Debaters movie. The data were in the form of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences found in the utterances of the
main character, Melvin B. Tolson, particularly those containing politeness strategies. The sources of data were The Great Debaters movie and its transcript
which is taken from a reliable internet page, http:www.script-o-
rama.commovie_scriptsa1 the-great-debaters-script-transcript.html . Lastly, the
context of data was the dialogues between Melvin B. Tolson and the other characters in the movie.
C. Instruments