First session

Section 1: Introduction

Definition of key terms

Be careful when using terminology in your thesis. You may not coin a new term for your research proposal. For example, one of you wrote 'Full English Class' in your research proposal to refer to an English class in which the teacher and the students spoke English most of the time. However, it may cause misinterpretation and be understood as an English class which is full of students. Now you know the importance of reviewing the literature when writing a research proposal: you learn the know the right terms for certain concepts.

Background of the study

You should explain the academic and scientific reasons for conducting the study. Please avoid giving personal reasons such as:
... because the school is where the writer used to study.
... because the writer knows the teacher very well so permission to conduct a study will be easier to obtain.

Research questions

When you write research questions, please think about the possible answers so that you know that the questions are researchable. For example, one of you asked these questions:
1. Is there any correlation between X and Y?
2. What is the correlation between X and Y?
Look at the first question. If the answer is "yes" (after you analyze the data), you may proceed to the second question. However, if the answer is "no", you will have trouble answering the second question.

Section 3: Methodology

Setting

One of you is going to conduct quantitative research for your skripsi, and in the methodology section you write "Place and Time", in which you describe briefly the school where you're going to conduct the study and the time. Actually it's more appropriately stated as "Setting". However, you don't need to describe the setting when you conduct quantitative research. You just collect data in the form of numbers, analyze them using statistics, and report the results without relating them to the setting. On the other hand, when you conduct qualitative research it is very important to describe the setting because you have to understand the subjects in depth. To find out how, when, where or why the subjects behave in a certain manner, you must take the setting into account. The place where the subjects study or live could play an important role in shaping their behaviors. This is why setting must be described in qualitative research.

Instruments & Data Collection

They are two different things. Instruments are tools that you use to collect data. Data collection is the process of collecting data in the field. I will write the examples of both here so that you can see the difference clearly. (To be continued.)

Presentation schedule

Odd semester 2011/2012

Session 1: Speaking
Putri Gayatri
Agus Priyanto
Dedy Tri (moved to the Session 7)
Dedy Bastian

Session 2: Speaking
Nur Laili
Ratna Ayu
Prytana
Ardi Yuda

Session 3: Reading
Yogi
Rati
Puguh
Prativi

Session 4: Reading
Dea
Fitria
M Mas Har
Retno (cancelled)

Session 5: Writing
Diah Ratnwati
Urifa Nikmatul H
Nanik Vidiana
Fatma (cancelled)

Session 6: Writing
Achmad
Leny
Nur Laela
Ayu

Session 7:
Arisma (cancelled)
Dania
Diah Ihdini