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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
A. Type of Research
This research employed a qualitative method. According to Moleong 1998: 6, qualitative research is a type of research aimed to holistically
understand a phenomenon that is undergone by the subject of the research in the certain natural context by describing it using words and employing scientific
methods. Adding to this, Lodico, et al., 2010: 143 mention that qualitative research is a means of giving voice to the participants‟ feelings and perceptions.
This is based on the idea that knowledge is derived from the social setting and understanding it is considered as a legitimate scientific process.
B. Data and Source of Data
The data of this research were narrative texts presented in the textbook. They were broken into sentences and there are 325 sentences. There are 16
narrative texts. The details can be seen in the table as follow. Table 11: The Details of Narrative texts presented in the Electronic Textbook
of Senior High School Grade X entitled “Developing English
Competence” No.
Title Semester
Page Number of
sentences
1 The Little Girl and The Wolf 1
30 8
2 The Father and His Son 1
30 7
3 Blind Listening 1
35 15
4 Three Foolish Sons 1
39 24
5 The Fortune Teller 1
40-41 36
6 The Story About Red 1
42-43 62
7 Shadow Puppet Show: Durnas Trap 1 46
17 8 No Title
2 83
17 9 No Title
2 84
7 10 The Tiger Would Be King
2 89
26 11 The Legend of Beowulf
2 92
21 12 The Fox and The Crow
2 93
19 13 The Wolf and The Dog
2 97
36 14 The Miser
2 100
6 15 The Wolf in the Sheeps Clothing
2 100
5 16 Elephants, Dogs, Mice
2 154-155
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Total 325
The source of data was electronic textbook for senior high school grade X entitled “Developing English Competence”. The textbook is issued by Pusat
Perbukuan, The Department of National Education in Indonesia. The authors are Achmad Doddy, Ahmad Sugeng, and Efendi. The textbook was published in
2008. The amount of pages is 194 pages. It uses School-based curriculum.
C. Instrument of the Research
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