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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.
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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