JELT: Journal of English Language Teaching
Vol 10, No 2 (2026): September

The Correlation Between Students’ Habits in Watching English Movies and Vocabulary Mastery at Senior High School 11 Muaro Jambi

Sri Novi (English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Educational Sciences)
Yurni Yurni (English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Educational Sciences)
Delvia Muharramah (English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Educational Sciences)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Sep 2026

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the correlation between students’ habit of watching English movies and vocabulary mastery at the eleventh grade of Senior High School 11 Muaro Jambi. This research used a quantitative correlational design with 81 students as the sample. The data were collected through a questionnaire and a vocabulary test consisting of 20 multiple-choice items. The questionnaire measured students’ habit of watching English movies, while the test assessed their vocabulary mastery. The findings showed that there was a significant positive correlation between students’ habit of watching English movies and their vocabulary mastery (r = 0.578, p < 0.05). This indicates that students who frequently watch English movies tend to have better vocabulary mastery. Furthermore, students’ habit in watching English movies contributed 33.4% to their vocabulary mastery.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jelt

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

JELT: Journal of English Language Teaching that published by the English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Batanghari University. JELT: Journal of English Language Teaching aims at reporting high-quality empirical and original research contributions for the benefit ...