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CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Research Setting
The research was conducted in MI Al Islam Grobagan Surakarta. The school is located on Grobagan Danukusuman Surakarta. It is in the
rural of the town, therefore supporting facilities are easy to find. Hospital, gas station, internet cafe, photo copy services, outdoor and indoor sport
field, and stores surround the school. With its credibility and popularity in town, it is ‘the most wanted’ MI in Surakarta. It has been the best
elementary school madrasah ibtidaiyah in town for so long.
B. Research Subject
The subject of this research was the fifth grade students of MI Al Islam Grobagan Surakarta, especially class VA. It consists of 35 students,
13 male students and 22 female students. The research chooses the fifth grade students, because the age level of these students supposed to be able
to speak out the language as means of communication. According to the teacher, class VA is the class having the ultimate problem in speaking, a
treatment for them is needed to improve their speaking competence. From the way they behave, it was noticed that they inherit pop
culture. It means that they do not like to be ruled but to rule. They act like they are the center of attention who can be trendsetter to everyone.
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Therefore, they seem that they are not afraid of anyone including their teachers. It is like “I do what I want to do and I say what I want to say.”
However, they are students who have a solid togetherness. Although, sometimes, their togetherness goes crazy. Once they hate a figure, they
would never be able to like it, but if someone is able to steal their attention heshe is going to have the students’ great respect.
In school hood, class VA was seen as the most violent class for its students are so noisy and “naughty.” Some other students from different
classes said that class VA students are annoying and wild. Somehow, there are two students in the class who are included in the top ten students,
Bening and Aisyah. But their existence doesn’t change the image the class has.
C. Research Design
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