AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN NOUN CLAUSE (A Descriptive Study of the Sixth Semester Students of English Department of FKIP UMP in Academic Year 2016 2017)

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN NOUN CLAUSE (A Descriptive Study of the Sixth Semester Students of English Department

of FKIP UMP in Academic Year 2016/ 2017)

A THESIS

Submitted to English Department as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement forS.Pd Degree

By:

GITHA CLAUDIA 1301050062

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO

APPROVAL

1. Title : AN ANALYSIS OF

STUDENTS‟ MASTERY

IN NOUN CLAUSE (A Descriptive Study of the Sixth Semester Students of English Departmentof FKIP UMP in Academic Year 2016/ 2017)

2. Faculty : Teacher Training and

Education Faculty

3. Writer‟s Identity:

a. Name : Githa Claudia

b. Student‟s Number : 1301050062

c. Department : English Department

d. Address : Jl. Baleng No.43B Rt.05/ XII

Cilacap Selatan, Cilacap

e. E-mail : claudiagitha70@yahoo.com

4. Thesis Supervisor : Drs. Bambang Suroso, M. Hum

Drs. Bambang Suroso, M. Hum NIK. 2160102

SKRIPSI BERJUDUL

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN NOUN CLAUSE (A Descriptive Study of the Sixth Semester Students of English Department

of FKIP UMP in Academic Year 2016/ 2017)

Yang dipersiapkan dan disusun oleh: GITHA CLAUDIA

1301050062

Telah dipertahankan di depan Dewan Penguji pada tanggal 29 Juli 2017 dan dinyatakan telah memenuhi syarat untuk diterima sebagai kelengkapan persyaratan untuk mendapat gelar Sarjana Pendidikan Program Studi Pendidikan

Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan.

Pembimbing

1. Drs. Bambang Suroso, M.Hum.

(...)

NIK. 2160102

Penguji

2. Aulia Nisa Khusnia, S.S., M.A

(...)

NIK. 2160505

3. Dodi Siraj Muamar Zain, M. Pd. (...)

NIK. 2160510

4. Lutfi Istikharoh, M.Pd.

(...)

NIK. 2160428

Purwokerto, 29 Juli 2017

Dekan,

Drs. Pudiyono, M. Hum

NIP. 19560508 198603 1 003

SURAT PERNYATAAN

Saya yang bertanda tangan dibawah ini:

Nama : Githa Claudia

NIM : 1301050062

Program Studi : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

Fakulats : Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan

Menyusun skripsi dengan judul:

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN NOUN CLAUSE

(A Descriptive Study of the Sixth Semester Students of English Department

of FKIP UMP in Academic Year 2016/ 2017)

DEDICATION

Bismillahirohmanirrohim

This thesis is heartedly dedicated to:

1. My beloved mother Tusinah Ani Tarmudi and father Muntahar who always be there with motivation, strength, and unconditional love when I am in harsh circumstances and misfortune. Thanks for being such great parents for me. I am so proud of being your little daughter. 2. My lil brother Fahrul Reynaldi who always supports me.

3. The lecturers of English Department in Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto who had given me great knowledge and experiences during my college days.

4. Mas Bagus who always understands me and be a great listener in my bad days.

MOTTO

“Do more than just exist” ---*---

“Do it with passion or not at all” ---*---

“If you believe, you can achieve” ---*---

“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today” -Malcolm X ---*---

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.

First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincerest gratitude to Allah SWT who has given blessing and mercy so that the writer could accomplish the thesis as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for S.Pd Degree in Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Drs. Pudiyono, M. Hum as the Dean of Teaching Training and Education Faculty.

I would like to offer my gratitude to Aulia Nisa Khusnia, S.S., M.A., the Head of the English Department who had given permission to conduct this research.

My sincere thanks go to my thesis supervisor Drs. Bambang Suroso, M.Hum for his dedication, professional support, and guidance as well as valuable comments during this research.

I want to express my gratitude to my grandma, my father, my mother, and my brother who always be there with motivation, strength, and unconditional love when I am in harsh circumstances and misfortune.

My special thanks go to Mas Bagus, the one who gives me spirit when all of the things aren‟t working out as my wish.

Last but not least, my deep appreciation goes to my buddies Lina, Trea, Puput, Sri, Wiwi, Eka, and Anjar who always accompany me for almost 4 years and be a best friend of me.

Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.

Purwokerto, July 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE ... i

APPROVAL ... ii

LEMBAR PENGESAHAN ... iii

SURAT PERNYATAAN... iv

DEDICATION ... v

MOTTO... vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii

TABLE OF CONTENT ... viii

LIST OF TABLES ... x

LIST OF APPENDICES ... xi

ABSTRACT ... xii

F. Research Contributions ... 3

CHAPTER IITHEORITICAL REVIEW A. Grammar ... 5

1. The Definition of Grammar ... 5

2. The Importance of Grammar ... 6

B. Noun Clause ... 7

1. The Definition of Noun Clause ... 7

2. The Function of Noun Clause ... 8

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Method of Research ... 19

C. Subject of the Research ... 20 D. Technique of Collecting Data ... 21 E. Technique of Analyzing Data ... 29 CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION

A. Result of Data Analysis ... 32 B. Discussion ... 37 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

LIST OF TABLE

Table 3.1: The Schedule of Research ... 20 Table 3.2: The Specification of Noun Clause Test Items ... 22 Table 3.3: The Analysis of the Students‟ Mastery ... 30 Table 3.4: The Frequency and the Percentage of Students‟ ability in Each

Category ... 30 Table 4.1: The Frequency and the Percentage of Students‟ ability in

EachCategory ... 33 Table 4.2: The List of the Error Frequency of each Number ... 38 Table 4.3: The List of the Frequency and Material Scope in the Most

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Test of Noun Clause Appendix 2: Answer Key

Appendix 3: The Percentage of Students‟ Ability Appendix 4: R Table

ABSTRACT

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN NOUN CLAUSE (A Descriptive Study of the Sixth Semester Students of English Department

of FKIP UMP in Academic Year 2016/ 2017)

By:

Githa Claudia 1301050062

This study dealt with an analysis of students‟ mastery in noun clause which was

aimed at finding out the students‟ level in mastering noun clause. This study

employed descriptive study as a method of the research. In this case, the sixth semester students of English Department of FKIP UMP in academic year 2016/2017, which consisted of 95 students and 50 % of them or 48 students was taken randomly as a sample. The writer used test in which consisted of 30 items multiple choice and 10 items combining sentences. Then, the result of it was analyzed. Based on the result of the data analysis, it was found that the mastery level of noun clause of the sixth semester of English Departmentof FKIP UMP in academic year 2016/2017 mostly belonged to good category in which the number

of the students‟ mastery in its category was 29 students or 60.41%. After that, the

number of students who belonged to very good category was 6 students or 12.50%. Then, there were 10 students or 20.83% belonged to fair category. On the other hand, there were 2 students or 4.16% belonged to poor category. Furthermore, there was only 1 student or 2.08% belonged to very poor category. In brief, it can be assumed that there were 93.74% students at the sixth semester of English Department of FKIP UMP in academic year 2016/2017 mastered noun clause. Whereas, the result of the mean of the students‟ mastery in noun clause showed that their mastery was in point 66.71%. Therefore, the students‟ level in mastering noun clause in this research can be categorized as good.