THE INFLUENCE OF STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD LEARNING ENGLISH ON THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY : A CASE AT SDN I JATISARI, KEBUMEN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2011 / 2012

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.