Abstract:
Among language used to speak today, many people do not know it
scientifically. In foreign Language learning context, there are various factors that
influence the learning process, one of those factors is attitude. It is very affective
to the mastery of English, especially vocabulary for younger learners. In this
research, the researcher will observate the vocabulary mastery. This final project
was the influence of the students’ attitude toward learning English on the
students’ vocabulary mastery: a case study at SDN 1 Jatisari, Kebumen, in the
academic year of 2011/2012.
To take the data, I have several problems to be answered. They are 1) Is
there any influence of the students’ attitude toward learning English on the
students’ vocabulary mastery at SDN 1 Jatisari, Kebumen, in the academic year of
2011/2012? 2) How is the influence of the students’ attitude toward learning
English on the students’ vocabulary mastery at SDN 1 Jatisari, Kebumen, in the
academic year of 2011/2012? The sample that I take the data is the students of
SDN I Jatisari, there are 30 from 172 students.
Based on the data, this research includes both quantitative and qualitative
research. The researcher wants to know whether there is any influence of the
students’ attitude toward learning English on the students’ vocabulary mastery by
calculating it using the formula of Pearson product moment. The calculation of
the data shows that r = 0.695, it is higher than rtable=0.361. The researcher can
conclude that the correlation is positive. The tvalue = 5.114 is more than ttable =
2.048, so it is significant. It means that there is any significant influence of the
students’ attitude toward learning English on the students’ vocabulary mastery at
SDN 1 Jatisari, Kebumen, in the academic year of 2011/2012.
