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closed-ended questions, those questions were divided into two categories: the process of conducting English hour teaching strategy and the effects of English
hour teaching strategy in students’ speaking improvement based on the students’ perception. Seven questions out of 15 questions questions number 2, 3, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12 belong to the first category. Questions number 4, 5, 6, 13, 14 belong to the second category. Question number 1 asked about the nature of English hour
teaching strategy. 3.
Interview The interview was conducted as a personal interview. According to
Fraenkel 2006, personal interview is the interview which was conducted face-to- face with the respondent. In this research, the English teacher was interviewed
directly or face-to-face. There were six question in the interview with the English teacher. The aim of interviewing the teacher was to know the process and the
schedule of applying English hour teaching strategy and to know the effects of English hour in teaching English, especially to improve students’ speaking skill.
E. Data Analysis Technique
In this section, there are three parts to be analyzed. They are observation, questionnaire, and interview.The questionnaire analysis was used to know the
perceived improvement of the students’ speaking skill and the use of the English
hour in the teaching-learning activities. The questionnaire analysis was done by calculating the results of the questionnaire on each item and the results of
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questionnaire analysis was in the form of percentage. The percentage of questionnaire analysis was calculated as the following formula:
Percentage = ∑X
∑X = Sum of respondent’s answer for each statement N = Number of respondent
After calculating the result of the data analysis of the questionnaire, the researcher analyzed the questionnaire results of the effects of the English hour
toward students ’ perceived improvement in speaking skill and the use of the
English hour during the teaching-learning activities. The analysis of the observation was done by analyzing of the field note.
The field note determined the steps or procedure of the application of the English hour teaching strategy during the teaching-learning activities. The steps were
arranged sequentially starting from the first activities until the last activities of the teaching-learning activities by using English hour. The results of the observation
analysis was in the form of words. After analyzing the observation field note, the researcher analyzed the
interview. The result of the interview was about further information of the application of the English hour and the effects of the English hour toward the
students’ speaking skill. The result of the interview in the form of words. N
X 100
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F. Research Procedure
This part shows the procedure of conducting the research starting from the beginning of conducting the research until reporting the data gathered. The steps
are explained in the point form and will be explained more on each point: 1.
The researcher met the English teacher to have an informal interview related to the topic of the research on the use of the English hour
teaching strategy in teaching English. 2.
The researcher prepared an official letter from the faculty and sent the official letter to SMK Marsudi Luhur II Yogyakarta. The official letter
was sent to ask permission for conducting the research. 3.
The researcher prepared the instruments that were used to collect the data. The data was used to answer the research problems.
4. The researcher conducted the research. The research was done for
three days. After conducting the research, the researcher calculated the data and analyzed the data.
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
