will give the advantages for the readers and the writer herself to increase knowledge about linguistics and also to be another reference for other students
who want to develop the similar study in the future.
F. Research Methodology
1. Research Method
Based on research questions and the objectives of the study, the method that is used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Descriptive
qualitative method involves data collection procedures that result primarily in numerical data which is then analyzed primarily by non-statistical
methods.
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It means the writer tries to answer the entire questions by describing the problem in this research.
2. Data Analysis Technique
To get the aim of the research, the writer conducts the following steps: 1.
Determining source of data, the writer choose the text of opening statement by President Republic of Indonesia
2. Collecting data
3. Looks for the theory cohesion from M.A.K. Halliday and Ruqaiya
Hassan 4.
Reads the theory carefully 5.
Looks for several previous researches to support this research 6.
Analyzing data 7.
Concluding the collecting data
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Zoltan Dornyei, Research Methods in Applied Linguistic New York:Oxford University Press, 2007, p. 24.
3. Unit of Analysis
As the unit of analysis, the writer used text of opening statement by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at Bali Democracy Forum VII on October 10
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2014. 4.
Instrument of the Research The researcher using qualitative method will argue that another human
being is the only instrument that is sufficiently complex to comprehend and learn about human existence.
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That is why, the main instrument of this research is the writer herself to get more data she needs reading and
understanding the book of theory also the text. The writer also is supported by other instruments, such as: journal and internet in the way analyzing,
and concluding the findings in this research.
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Fink, Anne Sofie 2000. The Role of the Researcher in the Qualitative Research Process. A Potential Barrier to Archiving Qualitative Data [69 paragraphs]. Forum Qualitative
Sozialforschung Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 13, Art. 4, http:nbn-
resolving.deurn:nbn:de:0114-fqs000344 . downloaded on August 5
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2015.
