Data Gathering Technique METHODOLOGY

answering the questions. The questionnaire was delivered in English since the teacher and lecturers had already had sufficient knowledge of the use of English.

D. Data Gathering Technique

The data gathering were conducted twice: in research and information collecting stage and in preliminary testing stage. In research and information collecting, the writer used some techniques. To obtain the information and references needed for the study the writer found books and journals in the library and articles from the internet. In order to gather data and information of the needs’ analysis, the writer conducted interview. The interview was directed to English teacher of SMP BOPKRI 2 YOGYAKARTA. It was aimed at obtaining dat a on the learners’ characteristics, classroom activities and the curriculum being used. The questions included in the interview were the students’ difficulties in learning vocabulary, the activities used in the classroom when the students learn vocabulary, the media used in the classroom, the sources the teachers usually use, and the technique applied. In order to gather data and information of the needs analysis, the writer also distributed questionnaires. It was directed to the seventh graders of SMP BOPKRI 2 YOGYAKARTA. It was aimed at obtaining data on the materials the students mostly liked and the teaching learning activities. In the preliminary testing stage, the questionnaire was distributed to the English teacher and English lecturers to gather the data. Through questionnaire, PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI the writer tried to find out the English teacher and lecturers’ opinions and suggestions which were used as the means to evaluate and improve the designed supplementary materials. The questionnaires were intended to obtain the English lecturers and teacher’s arguments of the designed materials. The English lecturers and teacher could also give criticism and suggestions so that the designed materials were useful for the students.

E. Data Analysis Technique