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CHAPTER 5
THE CONCLUSIONS, LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY,
AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Introduction
This chapter consists of three parts: the first part draws the conclusion of the study
based on the data discussed in the previous chapters. The second part will discuss the
limitations of the study, and the third will discuss the suggestions for future research within
the same study.
5.2 Conclusions
The major conclusion of the study will be outlined below. Based on the theories,
and the analysis described in the previous chapters, the present study arrives at the
conclusions. The first research question concerns with how the teachers use the materials.
The study found that the teachers differently used the materials as Moulton (1994)
similarly found in his study. This finding leads to the fact that the three categories of
teachers in using the materials, as Hutchinson and Waters (1995) and Grant (1987)
suggest, exist in this study.
The documentation data revealed that the coursebook was considered incomplete to
provide the appropriate and familiar topics for the students; therefore different outside
sources were used, for example other published textbooks, teachers’ create materials, and
the use of authentic materials. From the lesson plan analysis, the planned materials were
described in procedures of activities based on the teaching stages. However, in the
implementation process, the data shows that the teachers did not follow the procedures
completely and the changes of activities differed from one teacher to another. This appears
