also limited to the fourth semester students of English Education Study Program in the academic year of 2006 and some lecturers of Public Speaking I class who teach in
the fourth semester. The fourth semester students of Sanata Dharma University are chosen because they still have Public Speaking I class in this semester and they are
more experienced with the conventional or traditional seating arrangement than the students in the lower semester. Most of the students in the fourth semester have
experienced studying in English Study Program base rooms IK.03, IK.10, IK.11, IK.12, IK13, IK.15, IIK.31, IIK.32, IIK.33. The researcher chooses Public
Speaking I class because in Public Speaking class most of the activities are group work where the students need comfortable class to gather in group. So, it is better to
know whether the traditional seating arrangement could influence and support the activities in Public Speaking.
D. Problem Formulation
The problems of the research were formulated in order to show exactly what questions to be answered. Based on the background, problem identification, and
problem limitation, the research problems were formulated as follows: 1. What are the students’ and lecturers’ perceptions on the traditional seating
arrangement in Public Speaking I class at Sanata Dharma University? 2. What are the students’ and lecturers’ suggestions about the teaching and
learning activities using the traditional seating arrangement in the Public Speaking I class?
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E. Objectives of the Study
In relation to the research problems previously stated, the research objectives of this study are:
1. To find the students’ and lecturers’ perceptions on the traditional seating arrangement in Public Speaking I at Sanata Dharma University.
2. To find the students’ and lectures’ suggestions about teaching and learning activities using the traditional seating arrangement in the Public Speaking I
class.
F. Benefits of the Study
The benefits of this study are set as follows: 1. The English Education Study Program
It is hoped that based on the students’ and lecturers’ perceptions and suggestions on the traditional seating arrangement, English Education Study Program
Department can improve and maximize the use of seating arrangement which can make the students and lecturers comfortable in the class and support teaching and
learning activities in the class and if possible the university can provide a special room for Public Speaking I class.
2. Lecturers who teach Public Speaking I class, especially at Sanata Dharma University
It is expected that English lecturers may use the result of this research as the inputs to encourage the students to study well and seriously in the class with the
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