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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

In this chapter, the researcher discusses all the methodologies which were being used in conducting the research. There are several sub-titles in this discussion: method, research participants, research instruments, data gathering technique, data analysis technique, and research procedures.

A. Method

This research was classified into qualitative research. It focuses on understanding social phenomena from the perspective of the human participants in the study Ary, Jacobs, Razavieh, 2002:22. The researcher decided to use the qualitative research method for it was appropriate to a research which faced several different variables in the cases being researched. According to Holliday, qualitative research presents a statement about reality and social life 2002:1. By considering all the variables that the cases had, the researcher hoped that the result of the research would be dependable, would have minimum research bias, and also would be reliable and valid. The other reason would be that qualitative research was considered to be a method which gives better, thorough, and trustworthy result to the research. The methodology that the researcher used to find the answer of the research was descriptive study. The descriptive study served as the primary study of the research. In the descriptive study, the researcher used the multiple data collection to obtain more than one point of view from the 28 data collected. The data collection methods that were used by the writer are: the observation, field notes, and interview, all of the data collection methods will be explained in data gathering techniques.

B. Research Participants

The subject of this research was students in the 11 th grade of SMA Negeri 3 Yogyakarta who were included in XI IA1 class as the international class students. The main consideration to choose the students in the 11 th grade was because students in this year was considered to have more sufficient English exposure compared to the 10 th grade students. They were also considered to have enough adjustment to the school and the class situation. The next consideration for choosing the 11 th grade students would be because the 12 th grade students were on their way in facing National Examination, which needs all their energy and time. It would be unwise to ask them to get involved in this research. The background of the subject, related to the nature of the international class, was considered to be good and sufficient in their English proficiency. The reason was because to be able to join international class, all of the students had to face the entrance test and they also should have a good pre-test result to be able to join international class. Therefore, the researcher was confident enough to say that all the students in 11 th grade international class had enough English proficiency. The researcher used the sample which was based on the random sampling according to the students’ attendance list to make sure that the sampling was reliable and valid. The researcher chose 50 + 1 students N2 + 1 from the 29 presence list with the random choice. The number of the students in the class was 38 N students. The formula would be n = 38 2 + 1 = 20 From the result of the calculation, the researcher would take 20 twenty students in the class from the attendance list.

C. Research Instruments