Research Method Research Participants
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questions based on the theories discussed on chapter two. Thus, in designing the questionnaire, the researcher made the blueprint as follows.
Table 3.2 The Questionnaire Blueprint
Questions Indicators
Form 1-6
Students‟ perception on the accents of non-native English speakers.
Closed-ended
7-15 The challenges that students found in
listening to the accents of non-native English speakers.
Closed-ended
1-5 Review on the students‟ opinion on
accents of non-native English speakers and the challenges.
Open-ended
Based on the blueprint, the researcher divided fifteen statements from the close-ended questions into two categories. The statements one to six represented
how the students perceived the accents of non-native English speakers. The questions are drawn in the following example.
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Table 3.3 The Example of the Question on Students’ Perception
No. Statements
Strongly Disagree
Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
3. I enjoy listening to the non-
native English
speakers
accents in CLS 2 class.
1 2
3 4
After that, statements seven to fifteen represented the challenges that students found in listening to the non-native English speakers. The questions are
presented in the following table.
Table 3.4 the Examples of the Questions on the Challenges
No. Statements
Strongly Disagree
Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
8. I can catch or understand
the main ideas in the recording
of non-native
English speakers. 1
2 3
4
10. I can deal with the speed of speaking from the non-
native English speakers. 1
2 3
4
After answering the questions in the closed-ended part, the participants were asked to answer five 5 questions in the open-ended questions. The answers
from the open-ended questions were used to support the close-ended statements.
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