CORRELATION BETWEEN ENGLISH WORD FORMATION PROCESS MASTERY AND ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION OF ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMAN 2 TRENGGALEK

Abstract

This research is focused on if there is correlation between Word Formation Process Mastery and Reading Comprehension of Eleventh Grade Student of SMAN 2 Trenggalek. The research design used correlation study since the researcher tries to figure out and examine the strength and the direction of the relationship between two variables. The researcher used stratified random sampling technique to decide the sample. The researcher used a test as the instrument to gain the data. Afterwards, the researcher analyzed the data using SPSS 17 program. Based on SPSS computation, it appears that the correlation coefficient is 0,508. It is then consulted with the r-table of the critical value of Product Moment. It was found out that the value is 0,286 at 0,01 significant level. So, the researcher drew conclusion from the previous computation that there is positive correlation between word formation mastery and reading comprehension. At last, several suggestions are proposed by the researcher. The students must practice a lot to enrich the vocabulary to support the mastery of English skills. Meanwhile, the teacher must spare the learning period to give the students a great deal of portion in vocabulary drilling. In this case, the word formation process as a part of vocabulary learning should be frequently taught. Finally the next researcher can use this reserch to solve his problem and use this research as a reference.