THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY AND ABILITY IN ARRANGING NARRATIVE PARAGRAPHS AT SMA SWASTA SANTO PETRUS MEDAN
Abstract
This study attempts to investigate the correlation between students‟ vocabulary mastery and ability in arranging narrative paragraphs. The research approach was quantitative. The research method was descriptive. The research design of this study was a correlational design. The population of this study was second grade students of SMA Swasta Santo Petrus Medan totaling to 118 of three parallel classes. The sample of this research was the class XI MIA totaling to 38 students. The instrument of collecting the data were vocabulary test and arranging narrative paragraphs test and split half formula was used to obtain the reliability of the test. The data was analyzed by using Pearson Product Moment formula. From this study it was found that robserved is higher than rtable (0.881>0.413). It means that null hypothesis is rejected and Alternative hypothesis is accepted. As the conclusion, there is very strong correlation between students‟ vocabulary mastery and ability in arranging narrative paragraphs at SMA Swasta Santo Petrus Medan in Academic Year of 2016/2017.References
Anisa, Ike. 2010. Improving Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Using Experimental Learning. An Unpublished Thesis. Klaten: Universitas Widya Dharma Klaten.
Anova, Candra, et.al. 2014. The Correlation between Students’ Vocabulary Mastery and Speaking Skill at Fifth Semester of English Study Program in Pasir Pengairan University. An Unpublished Thesis. Riau: University of Pasir Pengairan.
Arikunto, Suharsimi. 2002. Prosedur Penelitian: Suatu Pendekatan Praktek. Edisi
Revisi V. Jakarta: Rineka Cipta.
Arikunto, Suharsimi. 2003. Prosedur Penelitian Suatu Pendekatan Praktik. Jakarta: Rineka Cipta.
Ary, Donald, et.al. 1979. Introduction to Research in Education (2th Ed). New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, inc.
Bram, Barli. 1995. Write Well. Yogyakarta: Kanisius.
Burn, Paul C and Betty L. Broman. 1975. The Language Arts in Childhood Education A Rationale for Pedagogy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Doddy, Achmad, et.al. 2008. Developing English Competencies for Senior High School (SMA/MA). Jakarta: Pusat Departemen Pendidikan Nasional.
Fauzi, Rizal Asep. 2012. Correlation Between Students’ Vocabulary Mastery and Their Writing Narrative Ability at the First Grade Students of SMA Tut Wuri Handayani Cimah. An Unpublished Thesis. Bandung: Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (STKIP) Siliwangi..
Fraenkel, Jack R., Norman E, Wallen. 1990. How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education. New York: McGraw-Hill,inc.
Furqon, Fajar. 2013. Correlation between Students‟ Vocabulary Mastery and Their Reading Comprehension. Journal of English and Education, 1(1),68.80.
Gerot, Linda., Peter, Wignell. 1994. Making Sense of Functional Grammar. Sydney: Gerd Stabler.
Hatch, E. & C, Brown. 1995. Word Classification: En Vocabulary, Semantics and Language (pp.218-260). Reino Unido: Cambridge University Press.
Herzog, David A. 2005. Webster’s New World; Essential vocabulary. Canada: Wiley, Hoboken, NJ.
Joyce, H., & Feez, S. 2000.Writing Skills: Narrative and Non-fiction Text Types. Sydney: Phoenix Education Pty Ltd.
Kasim, Nur Aeni. 2010. Increasing the Students’ Vocabulary Mastery by Using Word Wall Media. An Unpublished Thesis. Makasar: Universitas Negeri Makasar (UNM).
Kon, T.S. 1991. Primary 4 Vocabulary Practice with Wordlists. Indonesia: Binarupa Aksara.
Mulyaningsih, Dini Utami. 2013. An Analysis of Students‟ Ability in Writing Narrative Texts. Journal of English and Education, 1(12),16-22.
Nation, P. & Newton, J. 1997. Teaching Vocabulary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Neuman, S.B and Dwyer, J. 2009. Missing in Action: Vocabulary Instruction in Pre-k. The Reading Teacher. 62(5),384-392.
Nuh, Mohammad. 2014. Bahasa Inggris. Jakarta: Pusat Kementrian dan Perbukuan Kemdikbud.
Reid, Joy M. 1987. The Process of Composition. London: Prentice-Hall International
Setiawan, Budi. 2008. Improving the Students’ Vocabulary Mastery through Direct Instruction. An Unpublished Thesis. Surakarta: Sebelas Maret University.
Toolan, M. J. 2001. Narrative: A Critical Linguistic Introduction. London: Routledge.
