THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION, VOCABULARY, AND STUDENTS’ TRANSLATION ABILITY (A Correlational Study in the Sixth Semester Students of English Education Department of Sebelas Maret University in the Academic Year of 2013/2014).

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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’
MOTIVATION, VOCABULARY, AND STUDENTS’
TRANSLATION ABILITY
(A Correlational Study in the Sixth Semester Students of English Education
Department of Sebelas Maret University in the Academic Year of 2013/2014)

Thesis
Submitted to Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret
University as a Partial Requirement for Getting the Undergraduate Degree
in English Education

LISTIYANTI
K2210048

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY

2015

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MOTTO

“Pendidikan mempunyai akar yang pahit, tapi buahnya manis” (Aristoteles)

“Barang siapa ingin doanya terkabul dan dibebaskan dari kesulitannya,
hendaklah dia mengatasi (menyelesaikan) kesulitan orang lain” (HR. Ahmad)

“Ketika kamu berharap kepada seseorang maka bersiaplah untuk kecewa.
Berharaplah kepada Allah SWT maka kamu tidak pernah mendapati
kekecewaan” (Writer)

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DEDICATION

With love, this thesis is specially dedicated to

My beloved Mom and Dad
My beloved sister
My lovely nieces

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ABSTRACT
Listiyanti. K2210048. A Correlational Study between Students’ Motivation,
Vocabulary, and Students’ Translation of the Sixth Semester of English
Education Department in Sebelas Maret University in the Academic Year of
2013/2014). English Education Department. Teacher Training and Education
Faculty of Sebelas Maret University. 2014.
The objectives of this research are to find out the correlation between (1)
students’ motivation and students’ translation; (2) students’ vocabulary and
students’ translation; and (3) students’ motivation, students’ vocabulary, towards
students’ translation.
This research used quantitative method, that is correlational study. The

study was carried out in June 2014 at English Education Department in Sebelas
Maret University. The population was all the sixth semester students of English
Education Department in Sebelas Maret University which consists of three
classes. The total number of the students was 89 students. The sample was 35
students taken by cluster random sampling technique. The instruments in
collecting the data were questionnaire and test. The questionnaire was used to
collect the data of students’ motivation; while the objectives test was used to
collect the data of students’ vocabulary and students’ translation. The techniques
which were used to analyze the data were Single Correlation and Multiple
Correlation.
The results of the data analysis show that in the level of significance α =
0.05 (1) there is a positive correlation between students’ motivation and students’
translation (rx1y = 0.4012 > rt = 0.334); (2) there is a positive correlation between
students’ vocabulary and students’ translation (rx2y = 57.11 > rt = 0.334); and (3)
there is a positive correlation between students’ motivation, students’ vocabulary,
and students’ translation (Ry12 = 0.63 and Fo = 10.69 > Ft = 3.35).
Based on the result of the study, it can be implied that motivation and
vocabulary are important factors that give contribution to students’ translation.
Both motivation and vocabulary have positive contribution in translation, it is
55.65%. Therefore, students’ motivation and students’ vocabulary should be

considered in increasing students’ translation, although the factors are not only
come from those variables.
Keywords: Correlation, Motivation Vocabulary, Translation

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Alhamdulillah all praises just be for Allah SWT, the Merciful Lord, for His
blessing to the writer, helping, and giving her health, mercy, strength, guidance,
and everything during working and finishing this thesis. The writer received
support, advice, and assistance from many people. Thus, she would like to express
her grateful to those who give great contribution to the researcher to finish this
thesis:
1. The Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty.

2. The Head of English Department, Teguh Sarosa, SS., M.Hum
3. Drs. Muh. Asrori, M.Pd, the first consultant for his time, patience, help,
correction, guidance, and suggestions.
4. Endang Setyaningsih, S.Pd, M.Hum, the second consultant for her time,
patience, help, correction, guidance, and suggestions.
5. All lecturers in English Education Program for the precious knowledge.
6. Her beloved mom and dad, Taryati and Priyono.
7. Her beloved sister and her husband, Pur Setyowati and Aji Dwi S.
8. Her beloved nieces, Nawla Zalfa Setiawan and Nawra Zalfa Setiawan.
9. All her beloved friends in English Education Program especially class A.
10. Her beloved friends in Griya Arimbi; Mirawati Dwi Susanti, Yunita Hesti
P., Gesta Diniarti, Desy Purnomo Putri.
11. The students of class A and B for cooperating during the research.
The writer accepts gratefully every comment and suggestion because nothing
is perfect except Allah SWT and neither is this thesis. However, she hopes that
this thesis will be useful to the improvement of the English teaching and learning.
Surakarta,

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE ............................................................................................................... i
PRONOUNCEMENT ...................................................................................... ii
APPROVAL OF THE CONSULTANTS ........................................................ iii
APPROVAL OF THE THESIS EXAMINERS ............................................... iv
MOTTO ........................................................................................................... v
DEDICATION ................................................................................................. vi
ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................... vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT .................................................................................. viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................. ix
LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................... xii
LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................... xiii
LIST OF APPENDICES .................................................................................. xiv
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 1
A. Background of the Study ...................................................... 1
B. Problem Identification .......................................................... 4
C. Problem Limitation ............................................................... 4
D. Problem Statement ................................................................ 5
E. Objectives of the Research ................................................... 5
F. Benefits of the Research ....................................................... 5
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF THEcommit
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A. Motivation ............................................................................. 6
1. Definition of Motivation ........................................... 6
2. Kinds of Motivation .................................................. 7
3. Factors of Motivation................................................ 8
4. Characteristics of Motivated Students ...................... 9
B. Vocabulary ............................................................................ 10
1. Definition of Vocabulary .......................................... 10
2. Vocabulary in Context .............................................. 11
a. Types of Meaning ............................................... 11
b. Kinds of Words ................................................... 11
C. Translation ............................................................................ 14
1. Definition of Translation .......................................... 14
2. Principle of translation .............................................. 15
3. Translator Competency ............................................. 16
4. Types of Translation ................................................. 17
5. System of Translation ............................................... 17
D. Rationale ............................................................................... 19
E. Hypotheses ............................................................................ 20

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ........................................... 21
A. Place and Time of Research.................................................. 21
B. Method of Research .............................................................. 22
C. Population, Sample, and Sampling ....................................... 23
D. Technique of Collecting Data ............................................... 24
E. Validity of the Instruments ................................................... 26
F. Reliability of the Instruments ............................................... 27
G. Technique of Analysing Data ............................................... 29
CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH RESULT AND DISCUSSION ......................... 32
A. The Description of the Data .................................................. 32
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2. The Data of Students’ Vocabulary.................................. 34
3. The Data of Students’ Translation .................................. 36
B. The Hypothesis Testing ........................................................ 37
1. Prerequisite Test ............................................................. 37
a. Normality Test .......................................................... 37
b. Linearity of Regression Test ..................................... 38
c. Significance of Regression Test ............................... 38
2. Hypothesis Testing ......................................................... 39
a. First Hypothesis ........................................................ 39
b. Second Hypothesis .................................................... 41
c. Third Hypothesis....................................................... 42
C. Contribution Analysis ........................................................... 43
D. The Discussion of Research Finding .................................... 44
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION, AND SUGGESTION ....... 46
A. Conclusion ............................................................................ 47
B. Implication ............................................................................ 48
C. Suggestion ............................................................................. 48
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................ 49
APPENDICES ................................................................................................. 53

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 3.1 The Schedule of the Research .................................................... 21
Table 4.1.1 The Data of Students’ Motivation............................................ 33
Table 4.1.2 Frequency Distribution of Students’ Motivation ..................... 34
Table 4.2.1 The Data of students’ vocabulary ............................................ 35
Table 4.2.2 Frequency Distribution of Students’ Vocabulary .................... 35
Table 4.3.1 The Data of Students’ Translation ........................................... 36
Table 4.3.2 Frequency Distribution of Students’ Translation ..................... 36

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.1 System of translation………………………………………….. 18
Figure 3.1 Diagram of the relationship between students’ motivation
(X1), vocabulary mastery (X2), and translation (Y) ................. 24
Table 4.1.1 The Histogram of the Students’ Motivation ............................ 34
Table 4.2.1 The Histogram Distribution of Students’ Vocabulary .............. 35
Table 4.3.1 The Histogram Distribution of Students’ Translation............... 37

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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1

List of Students Joining Try Out ......................................... 53

Appendix 2

List of Students Joining the Test ......................................... 54

Appendix 3a Blueprint of Students’ Motivation Questionnaire
(Try Out) .............................................................................. 55
Appendix 3b Students’ Motivation Questionnaire (Try Out) ................... 56
Appendix 3c Scoring Rubrics of Students’ Motivation Questionnaire
(Try Out) ............................................................................. 59
Appendix 3d Students’ Worksheet of Students’ Motivation
Questionnaire (Try Out) ...................................................... 60
Appendix 4a

Blueprint of Vocabulary Test (Try Out) ............................. 63

Appendix 4b Instrument of Vocabulary Test (Try Out) ........................... 64
Appendix 4c Answer Key of Vocabulary Test (Try Out) ......................... 71
Appendix 4d Students’ Worksheet of Vocabulary Test (Try Out) ........... 72
Appendix 5a Blueprint of Translation Test (Try Out) .............................. 73
Appendix 5b Instrument of Translation Test (Try Out) ............................ 74
Appendix 5c Answer Key of Translation Test (Try Out) ......................... 84
Appendix 5d Students’ Worksheet of Translation Test (Try Out) ............ 85
Appendix 6a Blueprint of Students’ Motivation Questionnaire
(Taken for Data) ................................................................... 86
Appendix 6b Students’ Motivation
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Appendix 6c Scoring Rubrics of Students’ Motivation Questionnaire..... 90
Appendix 6d Student’s Work sheet of Students’ Motivation
Questionnaire ...................................................................... 91
Appendix 7a Blueprint of Vocabulary Test (Taken for Data) ................. 94
Appendix 7b Instrument of Vocabulary Test (Taken for Data) ................ 95
Appendix 7c Answer Key of Vocabulary Test (Taken for Data) ........... 102
Appendix 7d Students’ Worksheet of Vocabulary Test (Taken for Data) 103
Appendix 8a Blueprint of Translation Test (Taken for Data) ................. 104
Appendix 8b Instrument of Translation Test (Taken for Data) .............. 105
Appendix 8c Answer Key of Translation Test (Taken for Data) ............ 114
Appendix 8d Students’ Worksheet of Translation Test (Taken for Data) 115
Appendix 9a Validity Test of Students’ Motivation Questionnaire ....... 116
Appendix 9b The Computation of Validity Test of Students’
Motivation Questionnaire ................................................. 124
Appendix 10a Reliability Test of Students’ Motivation Questionnaire .... 125
Appendix 10b The Computation of Reliability of Students’
Motivation Questionnaire (X1).......................................... 127
Appendix 11a Validity Test of Vocabulary Test ...................................... 128
Appendix 11b The Computation of Validity Test of Vocabulary (X2) ..... 140
Appendix 12a Reliability Test of Vocabulary .......................................... 141
Appendix 12b The Computation Reliability
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Appendix 13a Validity Test of Translation............................................... 146
Appendix 13b The Computation of Validity Test of Translation ............. 158
Appendix 14a Reliability Test of Translation ........................................... 159
Appendix 14b The Computation of Reliability Test of Translation ......... 163
Appendix 15 The Main Data of Students’ Motivation, Vocabulary,
and Translation ................................................................... 164
Appendix 16 The Computation of Mean, Mode, Median, and Standard
Deviation of the Variables ................................................ 165
Appendix 17a Normality Test of Motivation (X1) Data ........................... 172
Appendix 17b The Computation of Normality Test of Motivation
Data (X1) ............................................................................. 173
Appendix 18a Normality Test of Vocabulary Test (X2) Data .................. 175
Appendix 18b The Computation of Normality Test of Vocabulary
Data (X2) ........................................................................... 176
Appendix 19a Normality Test of Translation (Y) Data ............................ 178
Appendix 19b The Computation of Normality Test of Translation
(Y)………………………………………………………...179
Appendix 20a Linearity and Significance of Regressions of
Motivation (X1) and Translation (Y) ................................ 181
Appendix 20b The Computation of Linearity and Significance of Regression
of Motivation (X1) and
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Appendix 21a Linearity and Significance of Regression of Vocabulary (X2)
and Translation (Y) ........................................................... 187
Appendix 21b The Computation of Linearity and Significance of Regression
of Vocabulary (X2) and Translation (Y) ........................... 190
Appendix 22a Single Correlation of Motivation (X1) and
Translation (Y) ................................................................... 192
Appendix 22b The Computation of Single Correlation of
Motivation (X1) and Students’ Translation (Y) ................ 193
Appendix 23a Single Correlation of Vocabulary (X2) and
Translation (Y) ................................................................... 194
Appendix 23b The Computation of Single Correlation of
Vocabulary (X2) and Translation (Y)................................ 195
Appendix 24a The Multiple Linear Regressions of Students’ Motivation
(X1) and Vocabulary (X2) simultaneously and Translation
(Y)……………………………………………………….. 196
Appendix 24b The Computation of Multiple Regressions and Multiple
Correlations ....................................................................... 198
Appendix 25 r Table ................................................................................ 201
Appendix 26 Standard Normal Distribution Table ................................. 202
Appendix 27 F Table ............................................................................... 203
Appendix 28 L Table............................................................................... 204
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Appendix 39 t Table ................................................................................ 205
Appendix 30 Photograph ......................................................................... 206
Appendix 31 Letter of Permission .......................................................... 207

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