Moment Correlation Formula. In addition, the result showed that there was a very weak correlation between grammatical achievements and reading comprehension
achievements at the first semester of English Department of Islamic University of Malang.
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The third research is the correlation between grammar mastery and writing ability a correlational study at the sixth semester of Department of English Education
students of State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta written by Septiani in 2014. The aim of the research was to know whether there is a significant
correlation between grammar mastery and writing ability at the sixth of Department of English Education students of State Islamic University Jakarta. Then, this research
used quantitative method and correlational technique. Furthermore, the population of this research was the sixth semester of Department of English Education of State
Islamic University Jakarta and the sample of this research was 33 students of B class. Finally, the result showed that there is a very low correlation between students’
grammar mastery and writing ability.
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E. Theoretical Framework
Based on Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K. Pullum, Grammar deals with the sentenc
es’ form and the smaller units, such as clauses, phrases, and words. Compare with the pronunciation and the words’ stock, grammar of the Standard
English is much more stable and uniform; there is remarkably little dispute about what is grammatical in comp
liance with the rules of grammar and what isn’t.
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It showed that the rules of grammar in Standard English is constant and there was little
disagreement in deciding which was the sentence was grammatical correct or no. In
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Darmono, A Correlation between Grammar Achievement and Reading Comprehension Achievement, JP3, Vol. 1, 2013, p. 25.
21
Reni Septiani, “The Correlation between Grammar Mastery And Writing Ability A
Correlational Study at The Sixth Semester of Department of English Education Students of State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
”, a SKRIPSI Presented To The Faculty of Educational Sciences In State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Jakarta, 2014, p. v, not published.
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Huddleston and Pullum, loc. cit.
other words, if the students had mastered the English Grammar they will ease to use language and it seemed that by mastering English Grammar wouldn’t be confusing
anymore for them to understand English language usage, in this case reading comprehension.
Based on Larry Lewin, reading comprehension is an activity which is so complex due to the mind which works so hard to understand the written language
while the eyes which move smoothly over the printed words.
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It showed that reading comprehension is not an easy job; the reader has to work hard to understand what
they are reading. It cannot be done without the ability of the readers in reading. The problems that the students often face in reading comprehension are the
unknown words. In fact, beside the vocabulary knowledge of the students, their grammar knowledge is also having a big impact in their successful in getting the goal
of reading activities. In understanding a text containing many combined words, the readers should have knowledge about the sentence structure how the words put into
the text for helping them understanding the message of the text completely or getting the writer’s messages accurately.
A student can be said as a good language student if he can communicate with their partner well without finding any confusing utterances. The well
communication in English showed that they have mastered the English Grammar. As the topic of the study, is to find out whether or not there is a significant
c orrelation between the students’ grammar mastery and their reading comprehension.
Therefore, it is conducted to find out the possible correlation between two variables through correlational statistics.
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Lewin, loc. cit.
