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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This chapter aims to present the processes of conducting the research and the results of the study. This chapter consists of the steps of designing a set of reading and writing supplementary materials using content-based instruction and the presentation of the designed materials for the first semester students of the History Department.

A. The Steps to Design Reading and Writing Supplementary Materials

Using Content-based Instruction for the First Semester Students of the History Department In this part, the researcher employed the combination of the adapted model of Research and Development RD method proposed by Borg and Gall 1983 and Kemp‟s instructional design model 2011 in designing the materials. The details of each step were discussed as followed.

1. Research and Information Collecting

In this step, the researcher conducted some literature reviews by studying the theories of teaching and learning, materials development, content-based instruction CBI, KKNI curriculum, the theories of reading and writing as well as the characteristics of the first semester students of the History Department. The literature reviews were presented in Chapter II. 53

a. Instructional Problem

This step was done to identify the learners‟ problem during the learning process. Thus, the researcher conducted a classroom observation and interview. The classroom observation was done on November 12 th , 2014 in which the lecturer and the students became the subjects of the observation. The interview was conducted with the vice chairperson and the head of the curriculum and of the History Department, Sanata Dharma University on March 19 th , 2015.

1 Classroom Observation

Observation was needed to identify the suitable teaching-learning materials, learning style, and the problem faced by the participants. The observation was done on November 12 th , 2014 during Bahasa Inggris I course. The research er divided the observation into two parts namely the lecturer‟s activities and the students‟ activities. Each form consisted of performance checklists and field notes. In this meeting, the lecturer gave the students the materials about kinds of sentences. Eleven students were present out of twelve. The focus of the course was reading comprehension specifically on the use of grammar. Thus, the lecturer provided exercises which consisted of grammar identification in the sentences or reading contexts. The result of the classroom observation was presented in Table 4.1. Table 4.1 The Result of the Classroom Observation Key Ideas The Students’ Performance The Lecturer’s Performance Preparation Some students were prepared to join the lesson while the others were not really interested in joining the lesson The lecturer reviewed the previous material The lecturer discussed the homework The lecturer distributed the