2.2 Data collection
2.2.1 Instrument of the study
The aim of the research was to get the data from an autodidact learners, and the data was about what is the learning strategies were applied by an autodidact to learn English especially in speaking. The data is the important in the research. The present researcher used two instruments in collecting the data, namely : observation and interview.
2.2.2 Techniques of collecting data
Data collection is a process of gathering information from all relevant sources to find answer of research problems, and evaluate the result. In this case the researcher used some of methods of data collection.
- Observation
In this study, obsevation will conduct at Selong Belanak. observation is a method of collecting data using observation to the research object. Object will be observed are the activities of learning strategies and the activities of the subject of the research. Besides that, to support the valid data the researcher also used two kinds of observation where the researcher took pictures and notes.
- Interview
interview is one of the techniques to collect data by having one way conversation between interviewer and respondent with the purpose of getting certain information from respondent. The researcher collected the data by interviewing the object. The researcher conducted specific questions that concerned with information related to the data needed, the questions find out all about the learning strategies in learning speaking of autodidact learner. Besides that, the interviewer used recorded to the result of the interview.
- Data Analysis
In analyzing the data, the researcher analyzed the result of research and drew the conclusion from the result and also the suggestion for any further research. There are some steps as follows: First, reducing the data, it is the process of making summary from the main points, arranging it and categorizing it based on its classification (Moleong, 2000: 190). The researcher selected the data taken from observation and interview. Second, displaying the data, in this step, the researcher described and discussed the selected data of the research in the form of systematic classification. Consequently, it is easy to be analyzed and to be understood. Last, drawing conclusion, in this step, the researcher made the conclusions and suggestions based on the displayed data.
- Result
- Observation Finding
In order to know what is the autodidact learners (Surf Guide) activities from at the beginning of a day since morning when they wake up until sleep again at Selong belanak, the researcher conducted observation on 28 of mei 2020. Based on the observation the researcher found that the autodidact learner (Surf Guide) who was living around Selong belanak actually they mostly communicated or interacted by using locals language (SASAKNESS) even at beach (tourism area), but when they were at the beach sometimes they mixed or combined between locals language (SASAKNESS) and English when they communicated or interacted with their friends and unexpectedly they only spoke English when the western people or tourist came to Selong belamak beach such as for having some meal and surfing stuff or when they have customer. Otherwise, they spoke local langugae (SASAKNESS) whole days, a month and it could be a years when they did not have customer. Therefore, the demanded of the job or the place where they were live, they should be good spoke English. Futhermore, the autodidact learners (Surfer Guide) probably just spoke 30% English and spoke 70% locals language (SASAKNESS) in whole day.
Meanwhile, autodidact learners (Surf Guide) are more confident in using English, even though sometimes they were wrong in pronounced words by words. Beside that when they did not know about vocabulary words sometimes they asked the customer (tourist) directly about it and sometimes they asked their friends.
In additions, environment such as tourism area had been influencer to them who was learning English by an autodidact and then the more impotantly was they have a big willing, and then they created the strong mentality on themselves.
- Interview Finding