AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ CAPABILITY IN MASTERING VOCABULARY AT THE SEVENTH GRADE OF SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 2 MASARAN, SRAGEN IN
2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
APRILYA NIRVAN HARTONO A320110170
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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MOTTO
Life is never flat
Make your past time as learning and make your future as a
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DEDICATION
This research paper is dedicated especially to:
My beloved mother and father,
My beloved young sister,
My big family, and
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
In the name of Alloh SWT, the most gracious and mereiful. The writer would like
thank to Alloh SWT, because of his mercies and blessing the writer can finish his research
entitled: “An Analysis of Students’ Capability in Mastering Vocabulary at the Seventh Grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Masaran, Sragen in 2015/2016 Academic Year”.
In conducting this research, the writer gets some help from many people. Therefore,
the writer would like to express her great gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno as Dean of School of Teacher Training and Education
of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D, as Head of English Education Department,
3. Aryati Prasetyarini, M.Pd. as the firts consultant who has patiently, sincerely, and
wisely given advice and guidance to her from the beginning up to the completion of
this research paper,
4. Siti Fatimah, S.Pd.,M.Hum. as the second consultant who has patiently and kindly
given additional idea, advice, correction, help, and guidance to her from the
beginning up to the completion of this research paper,
5. All the lecturers at English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
for the useful knowledge and wisdom,
6. Mr. Widodo, S.Ag as Headmaster of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Masaran, Sragen for
giving the writer permission to have research in his institution,
7. Mr. Adnan Kusuma, S.Pd as English Teacher of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Masaran,
Sragen for giving information and allowing the writer to observe the
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CHAPTER IV:RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION ... 20
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Aprilya Nirvan Hartono. A320110170. AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ CAPABILITY IN
MASTERING VOCABULARY AT THE SEVENTH GRADE OF SMP
MUHAMMADIYAH 2 MASARAN, SRAGEN IN 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR. Research Paper. Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2015.
This research aims at analyzing the students’ capability in mastering vocabulary at the seventh year of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Masaran, Sragen. Specifically, the study is conducted to describe 1) the number of words mastered by the students 2) the students’ capability in pronouncing of words and 3) the students’ capability in using words. The writer gets the data from test. The methods of collecting data is test. This research uses descriptive qualitative. The technique for analyzing data: 1) giving test 2) analyzing the descriptive research. The result of the an analysis shows that: 1) the number of words mastered by the students is 2700 words at seventh grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Masaran, Sragen. 2) the students’ capability in pronouncing of words by the students. Pronunciation of the students with vocabulary size test. The percentage of high scores is 39.39% for 13 students 2700 words is good. 3) the skill students in using words is good. The student’s only understood 30 words from 50 words in exercise.
