CHAPTER III METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
This chapter describes the procedure of investigation. It consists of seven topics. They are research approach, source of data, data, instrument of analysis,
method of analysis, units of analysis, and example of analysis.
3.1 Research Approach
In conducting this final project, I used qualitative method. It means the data will be analyzed qualitatively. According to Cresswell 1994:2 “A qualitative
study is defined as an inquiry process of understanding a social or human problem, based on building a complex, holistic picture, formed with words,
reporting detailed views of informants, and conducted in a natural setting. Qualitative research examines the patterns of meaning which emerge from the
data and these are often presented in the participants‟ own words.
3.2 Source of Data
In this study I got the source of data from reading material that is News Item texts found in “Developing English Competencies” textbook for the tenth grade
students of Senior High School which is published by “Pusat Perbukuan Departemen Pendidikan Nasional”. It is based on Arikunto‟s view about
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the source of data. He said “data source is the subject from which the data can be found”. 1998:114
3.3 Data
The data in this final project are reading materials in “Developing English
Competencies” textbook for the tenth grade students of senior high school. The reading materials in this book are recount, narrative, procedure, description, and
news item. However, I chose one kind of reading materials that is News Item text. Since the data are texts, I used qualitative research during conducted the final
project.
3.4 Instruments of Analysis
Based on the school based curriculum, one of the materials that should be taught to the tenth grade students of senior high school is reading material. The
material is in form of kinds of text. There are five kinds of text that should be taught to the students. They are recount, narrative, procedure, description, and
news item. Each text has their own aspects of the text. Then, I chose News Item text as the instruments of the analysis. I analyzed the aspects of News Item in term
of social function, generic structure and lexicogrammatical features of news item.
3.5 Method of Analysis
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