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world and to want to know the world in which we life as human beings. Therefore, the de
scription of the lived experience consists of “what” they experienced and “how” they experienced it Moustakas, 1994.
In this research, I want to find out the students’ lived experience in joining web-based vocabulary
class. The students’ different experiences are explored to reveal their meaningful belief, perceptions, action and feelings which are
reflected from their narratives . The students’ narratives are the reflection of what
actually happened in the past. Manen 1990: 5 states that the end of human science research for educators is a critical pedagogical competence, which means
knowing how to act tactfully in pedagogic situations on the basis of a carefully edified thoughtfulness. Thus, the students’ reflection in this study is expected to
lead us to discover the truth of emphatic understanding in order to improve life quality.
B. NATURE AND SOURCE OF DATA
In lived experience research, the data collected is verbal data. In this study, the verbal data was needed to discover the students’ lived experience towards
their participation in vocabulary web based class. There were two nature of data used in this research namely classroom observation notes and narrative text from
in-depth interview. During the classroom observation, the field notes were taken to give
description of what was happening in the class. The observation points might give preconceptions to the researcher in the study field. Thus, bracketing is very
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the fac t revealed from the participants’ lived experience so that it will not
influence the research process. Gearing 2004 as cited in Tufford and Newman 2010: 83 explains bracketing as “a scientific process in which a researcher
suspends or holds in abeyance his or her presuppositions, biases, assumptions, theories, or previous experiences to see and describe the phenomenon”.
Therefore, the second nature of data is employed to dig out the participants’ lived experiences more than the observation.
The in-depth interviews were conducted to gain the narrative text from the research participants. They provide the opportunities for the researcher to explore
what was really happening which becomes the phenomena as thoughtful as possible. The in-depth interviews were conducted after the classroom
observation. Then, the in-depth interview results were recorded and transcribed carefully.
C. RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING
Since this research focuses on the vocabulary teaching in web-based class as the setting, then the vocabulary class conducted in English Language Education
Study Program of Sanata Dharma University was chosen. Web-based class applied for vocabulary subject was a breakthrough in English Language Education
Study Program of Sanata Dharma University. Previously vocabulary subject was taught in traditional class and teaching method. Then, in 2014 even semester, the
web-based vocabulary class was conducted for the second semester students. Yet, it was only employed in one class, the other three classes still employed the
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The research participants were selected based on three criteria. The first was the students who had attended the vocabulary class diligently during the
semester. Although actually attendance in class was not really necessary since in web-based vocabulary class, the students can do their tasks anywhere. Yet, if the
students were still willing to come to the class diligently, there might be any other motivation to reveal. The second was the students who showed opposite progress
one to another. Based on the results of the classroom observation, the field notes showed two ranges of the students’ progress in achieving the learning goals.
Those were students with good and steady progress, the other range were students with sufficient and unsteady progress. The sample of the learning progress was
taken exactly after the mid-semester test. Therefore, two students were chosen as the research participants to represent those two ranges. The third was the students
who were willing to share their experience in joining vocabulary web-based class. The students in this study were Dipta and Martha. Both participants use
pseudo names. Dipta and Martha had the criteria for this study. Dipta represented the student with sufficient and unsteady progress, while Martha represented the
student with good and steady progress. Both of them might have different experiences in vocabulary web-based class since they had the same
responsibilities but at the end showed different result. The research itself was conducted in Sanata Dharma University.
D. DATA GATHERING TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS
Observation notes and narrative texts from the in-depth interview were the two lived experience materials analyzed in this study. The purposes of the
