Interview Research Instruments and Data Gatherings

27 analyzed and the researcher searched the experiences which were appeared in the interview. Since the reflections were just to emphasize the findings in the interview. In this research, the researcher was the research instrument. All of the data was analyzed by the researcher with the related theories. The researcher also consulted the data, the findings, and analysis with the thesis advisor. Lastly, the results of the research were tested in the oral defense.

G. Data Triangulation

Data triangulation is the use of multiple sources of data, multiple observers, andor multiple methods. The data triangulation was used to confirm the findings Ary at al., 2010. The researcher used more than one data gathering in order to toughen the findings. Therefore, in this research, the researcher used two data gathering instruments. The main data gathering instrument was interview from the participants. In order to strengthen the findings, the researcher analyzed a participant reflection of the Internship Program Course. Besides using two data gatherings, the researcher used related theories, consulted to the expert thesis advisor, and also the results of this research would be tested in thesis defense.

H. Research Procedures

In conducting and analyzing the research, there were four steps to reach the goal, as follows: 28

1. Planning

At the beginning of the research, the researcher selected a problem related to the problems in education, especially the educational problems in the English Language Education Study Program. Then, the researcher consulted the problem to the thesis advisor. Moreover, the researcher designed the research problems which were used in the research. Furthermore, the researcher also searched out and read the literatures in the form of books, journals, related researches, and papers to get the theory of motivation and experience.

2. Choosing the Participants

In choosing the participants, the researcher used random purposeful sampling. In choosing the category, the researcher used four requirements which were stated in the research participants

3. Conducting the Interviews

The researcher conducted the interviews on June - July 2015 and it was only once interview for each participant due to the data was already adequate. The method of the interview was semi structured, in which the researcher had prepared the question guideline to be asked to the participants. However, the researcher was able to expand the question if the answers of participants needed to explore deeper. During the interview, the researcher used a smartphone to record the interview between the interviewer and interviewees. The process of transcribing the interview was done manually, in which the researcher listened to the voice record and then typed every word shortly thereafter.