Research Setting and Time Subjects of the Research

Once credibility was achieved, the consistency should be fulfilled. To achieve dependability, the detailed explanations of how the data were collected and analyzed were provided. Finally, to avoid such subjectivity, conformability was applied in this study. To check on the conformability, triangulation technique was used. This was done by doing consultation with two English lecturers, who also played roles as the researcher’s supervisors. Peer checking was also conducted to establish conformability. The peer debriefing was held by asking two colleagues majoring linguistics in English Education Department to give suggestions and opinions about the data analysis. In addition, the researcher also checked the data by consulting them with some articles, books and journals which were relevant with the objectives of the study. 65

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

This chapter is divided into two parts: findings and discussion. The findings part presents the result of the data analysis of the types of Searle’s speech acts in terms of illocutionary acts and illocutionary forces performed by the teacher during the English teaching and learning process at SMA N 1 Purworejo. Meanwhile, the discussion section provides the deep and detailed description of the data findings.

A. Findings

1. The Types of Searle’s Speech Acts in Terms of Illocutionary Acts and

Illocutionary Forces Performed by the Teacher These data findings are related to the types of speech acts in terms of illocutionary acts and illocutionary forces performed by the teacher during the English teaching and learning process at SMA N 1 Purworejo. Searle classifies speech acts into five categories, i.e. representatives, directives, expressives, commisives, and declarations. However, the findings show that there were only four types of speech acts performed by the teacher, namely representatives, directives, expressives, and commisives. The distribution of each speech act in terms of its illocutionary acts and illocutionary forces performed by the English teacher is illustrated in table 4.1, as follows: Table 4.1: The Data Findings of the Types of Speech Acts in Terms of Illocutionary Acts and Illocutionary Forces Performed by the Teacher during the English Teaching and Learning Process at SMA N 1 Purworejo.