JoEELE
Vol 1, No 4, October (2022): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education

The Profile of Vocabulary Mastery and Translation Ability of Junior High School Students in Pangkep

Sri Rahayu Marwati (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Sahril Nur (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
A. Muliati (Universitas Negeri Makassar)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Oct 2022

Abstract

The aims of this study are to determine the vocabulary mastery and the ability to translate of junior high school students in Pangkep also whether vocabulary knowledge and translation competence are linked. This study employed a quantitative approach. This article only contains the third research question. The data of this research was collected through a test. Cluster-stratified random sampling was used to obtain the sample. In this study, 108 seventh-grade students in Pangkep were recruited from three accredited schools: SMP 1 Pangkajene, SMP 3 Bungoro, and SMP 5 Bungoro. The Pearson correlation results for vocabulary mastery and translation ability at A-certified schools are 0.653, which is 0.61-0.80, indicating a high correlation. Pearson correlation -0.595 is in the interval 0.41-0.60 for accredited B schools so that the correlation is obtained, and 0.112 is in the interval 0.00-0.20 for accredited schools so that no correlation is found.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JoEELE

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

JoEELE: Journal of Excellence in English Language Education is an international peer-reviewed and open-access journal in language education. The aim is to publish conceptual and research articles that explore the application of any language in teaching and the everyday experience of language in ...