We might conclude that idiomatic expression is very useful. It can be used to:
1. develop a successful communication, whether in listening, speaking,
reading, or writing; 2.
develop natural speech, i.e. the students’, even the best ones’, speech will remain awkward and ordinary;
3. develop understanding the dynamics of a conversation; and
4. develop or increase a person’s confidence in spoken English.
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research methodology is a must in any research. It is like an itinerary for a traveler to take, without which the traveler could take hard winding and bumpy
road, or even get lost. That is why, following the route that is going to take the researcher to a destination, i.e. to find out whether there is any effect of two-word
verb idiomatic expression mastery on the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 87 Jakarta on the speaking skill is unavoidable
This Chapter consists of place and time of the study, of objective of the study, research method, population and sample, instrumentation, procedure of
data collection, technique of data analysis.
A. Place and Time of Study
This research took place at SMP Negeri 87 Jakarta the location is at Kebayoran Lama Sub-district. The study is conducted from May 12
– 18, 2014. B.
Objective of the Study
Whether there is any effect of two-word verb idiomatic expression mastery on the speaking skill of the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 87 Jakarta
C. Research Method
This research is a descriptive-qualitative research, which means it is intended to find out the descriptive outcome of the collected data and the
interpretation of which as the conclusion. According to Arikunto, the data are the result of documenting a certain activity by a researcher through observing,
interviewing, experimenting, and testing. The data of this research were collected from the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 87 Jakarta.
D. Population and Sample
Based on research theory we may conclude that population the population of this research is the whole seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 87 Jakarta.
As to the sample, it is purposeful. This kind of sampling, in Qualitative Studies, is purposeful and the process used to select used to select participants
should be clearly described. Purposeful sampling selects participants for a specific reason e.g., age, culture, experience, not randomly.
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Accordingly, the sample of this research is the seventh-grade students of Class 7 A of SMP Negeri 87 Jakarta.
E. Instrument of the Research
Creswell points out that data collection procedure in qualitative research involves four basic types: observations, interviews, documents, and visual
images.
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According to Arikunto, there are four methods of collecting data commonly used in a research. They are a test, questionnaire, interview, and observation.
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Observation and questionnaire are chosen as the writer’s instruments of data
collection.
F. Procedure of Data Collection
As stated above, the instruments of the research are observation and questionnaire. Therefore, the writer applis the following steps:
a. Observation
1. An assignment of 10 basic two-word verbs is given to the all
respondents to be memorized, then put them into simple sentences, and finally put them into daily-activity paragraph. The idiomatic
expressions are taken from Essential Idioms in English by Robert J. Dixson for elementary level.
2. All respondents are to state the memorized words and put them simple
sentences and paragraph at the appointed time of observation. 3.
The result of above instruction is then put into the table of score history
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Steward, M. Law et al. Guidelines for Critical Review Form – Qualitative Studies. [Online
article]1998,www.usc.eduhscebnetresGuidelines.pdf
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Creswell, J. W.,Research Design: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, London: Sage Publications, 1994, pp. 149--150.
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Arikunto, S.,Prosedur Penelitian: Suatu Pendekatan Praktik, Jakarta: Rineka Cipta, 1995, pp. 198--205.
