AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 TELUK BINTAN
SKRIPSI
Ratih Kusuma Wijaya 180388203010
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITAS MARITIM RAJA ALI HAJI TANJUNG PINANG
2023
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AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 TELUK BINTAN
Skripsi
Submitted as a Partial Fulfilment
for the Undergraduate Degree in English Language Education
Ratih Kusuma Wijaya 180388203010
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITAS MARITIM RAJA ALI HAJI TANJUNG PINANG
2023
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Praise and thanks are rewarded to Allah SWT who always bless and giving strength to the researcher and can complete this skripsi titled An Analysis of Students’ Vocabulary Mastery in Descriptive Text at Tenth Grade Students of
SMAN 1 Teluk Bintan. This skripsi will be submitted to the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji as partial fulfilment of the requirement for an S-1 degree.
The researcher is sure that this skripsi will not be completed without the help, supports, and suggestion from several sides. Thus, the researcher would like to express her deepest thanks to everyone who had helped her during the process of writing this skripsi. Therefore, the researcher would like to give best gratitude and appreciations to:
1. Prof. Dr. Agung Dhamar Syakti, S.pi,. DEA as the Rector of Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji who has given the researcher chance to study and gain precious knowledge in the university.
2. Assist. Prof. Satria Agust, S.S., M.Pd as Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji.
3. Asisst. Prof. Dewi Nopita, S.Pd., M.Pd as the Head of English Educational Department FKIP UMRAH.
4. Assist. Prof. Gatot Subroto, S.S., M.Pd as the researcher’s advisor who guides the researcher in doing this skripsi patiently and passionately.
5. Assist. Prof. Dewi Murni, S.S., M.Hum as the researcher’s co-advisor and
lecturer who also guides the researcher in doing this skripsi patiently.
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6. The researcher’s beloved family, as the researcher’s infinite power source and the greatest support of all time. Thank you for the unconditional, unequivocal, and loving support they give the researcher in order to accomplish this skripsi.
7. The researcher’s most loyal friends, Sese, Dista, Jasmin, Fiqi, Yogi, Tari, Hani, Yaya, Nelvi, and Ririn who always being there for the researcher and keep the researcher motivated and confident.
8. The researcher’s partner, Haighry Sobirilah, the best among the best, who always there, wherever, whenever that was for the researcher. Thank you for all the strength and faith.
The researcher realized that there are still a lot of mistakes in the writing of this skripsi. Therefore, it is a pleasure for her to get critiques and suggestions to make this research better.
Tanjungpinang, 15 December 2022
The Researcher
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MOTTO
“Be so good. They can’t ignore you.”
- Steve Martin -
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TABLE OF CONTENT
APPROVAL SHEET ... ii
ABSTRAK ... v
ABSTRACT ... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
MOTTO ... ix
TABLE OF CONTENT ... x
LIST OF TABLE ... xiii
LIST OF FIGURE ... xiv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 Background of the Research ... 1
1.2 Identification of the Problem ... 3
1.3 Limitation of the Problem ... 4
1.4 Research Question ... 4
1.5 Purpose of The Research ... 4
1.6 Significance of The Research ... 4
1.7 Definition of Key Terms ... 5
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE ... 6
2.1 Vocabulary ... 6
2.1.1 Definition of Vocabulary ... 6
2.1.2 Definition of Vocabulary Mastery ... 7
2.1.3 Kinds of Vocabulary ... 8
2.1.4 The Classification of Vocabulary ... 11
2.1.5 Teaching English Vocabulary ... 16
2.2 Descriptive Text ... 18
2.2.1 Definition of Descriptive Text ... 18
2.2.2 The Example of Descriptive Text ... 20
2.3 Review of Related Findings ... 21
2.4 Conceptual Framework ... 24
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ... 25
3.1 Research Design ... 25
3.2 Time and Location of The Research ... 25
3.3 Research Procedures ... 25
3.4 Research Subject ... 26
3.5 Research Instrument ... 28
3.6 Technique of Collecting Data ... 28
3.7 Technique of Data Analysis ... 29
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION ... 32
4.1 Research Finding ... 32
4.1.1 Data Description ... 32
4.1.2 Data Analysis ... 35
4.2 Discussion ... 38
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 42
5.1 Conclusion ... 42
5.2 Suggestion... 42
REFERENCES... 44
APPENDIX ... 47
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LIST OF TABLE
Table 3. 1 Population ... 26
Table 3. 2 Gender ... 27
Table 3. 3 Rubric for Students’ Writing ... 30
Table 3. 4 The Classification Categories of Students’ Score ... 31
Table 4. 1 Students’ Correct Answers and Point of the Cloze Test ... 33
Table 4. 2 Students’ Point of The Writing Section ... 34
Table 4. 3 The Final Score of Class X MIPA ... 35
Table 4. 4 The Classification Categories of Students’ Score ... 37
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LIST OF FIGURE
Figure 2. 1 Conceptual Framework ... 24
