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Journal : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CULTURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

The Correlation Between Mastering Vocabulary and The Students' Ability in Speaking Mariana, Mariana; Siregar, Horia
International Journal of Cultural and Social Science Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): January
Publisher : Pena Cendekia Insani

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53806/ijcss.v4i1.603

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There are four major skills in learning English, they are: listening, reading, speaking and writing. Speaking for many years has occupied a large position of time in teaching and learning activities in the school. Speaking is an activity used by someone to communicate with others. It takes place everywhere and has become part of our daily activities. The aims of this research were: To know the students' ability in mastering vocabulary, to know the students' ability in speaking and to know the significant correlation between mastering vocabulary and the students ' ability in speaking. The research was done at MTs Islamiyah Medan. The population of the research was 125 students while the sample was 56 students taken using random sampling. And the instrument of the research test in analyzing data, the writer used the product moment correlation formula. Hath of this research was accepted if rcounter was bigger than stable, Ho of this research was rejected if rcounter was lower than rtable. From the data that was analyzed, it showed that ro is 0.877 and r table with a significant standard of 5% is 0.262. The product moment correlation value was bigger than the “r” table (0.877 > 0.262). There is Ha of the research was accepted, but Ho was rejected. Thus, it can be concluded that there was a positive correlation between mastering vocabulary and the students' ability in speaking.
Improving The Students’ Vocabulary Achievement by Using Guessing Games Technique Siregar, Horia; Mariana, Mariana; Purwana, Rudi; Afrida, Shanti
International Journal of Cultural and Social Science Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53806/ijcss.v4i2.832

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Learning vocabulary of foreign languages is very important. To develop the student's language skills in reading, listening, speaking and writing, the learners must master vocabulary. The mastery of vocabulary is needed by each language skill. This study is aimed at improving students' vocabulary achievement through guessing word games. The research of this study was conducted using classroom action research. The subject of this study was the eight grade students' of MTs Tarbiyah Islamiyah Hamparan Perak consisting of 33 students. To collect the data, the instruments used were quantitative data (vocabulary test) and qualitative data (diary notes, interviews, photographs, and observation sheets). In analyzing the data, the mean of the students' score for the pretest was (52.42), for test I was (58.18), and the mean of the students' score for the test II was (72.12). Based on diary notes, interviews, photos and observation sheets, it showed that the expression and excitement of the students were also improved. It was concluded that teaching vocabulary through guessing word games could improve students' vocabulary achievement