LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES IN GRAMMAR.
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
IN GRAMMAR
A THESIS
Submitted to the English Applied Linguistics Department
of the Graduate Program of Uial\'ersitu Negeri Medan
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the degree of Master of Huma
lora
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By:
RAHMAH f'ITHRIANI
Registration Number : 025010064
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Tf11LIK PERPUSTAk.AAN t
UNIME O t
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ENGLISH APPLIED LINGUISTICS
GRADUATE PROGRAM
STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDAN
2004
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THESIS
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
IN GRAMMAR
.
'
Rahmah Fithriani
Registration Number: 025010064
Has Been Defended Before the Thesis Examination Committee
on July 21, 2004 and Declared to Have Fulfilled the Requirements
Approved By:
Second
Consulta
~
Prof. Dr. Jawasi Naibaho, Dip.App.I..:tng.
Head of English Applied l;inguistics,
Prof. Dr. Jawasi Naibaho, Dip.i\pp.ITng.
Director of Graduate Program,
~ Prof. Usman Pelly, M. ., Ph.D.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Praise be to God, the "Almighty", the Merciful, and the "Most Beneficial" for
His Mercy and Beneficial without which the writer would have never been able to
complete her task in obtaining the degree of Master of Humaniora of the English
Applied Linguistics Study, State University of Medan.
This study, in its present form is not without the support and assistance of many
people. There are many to thank as no academic pursuit is solitary. Along the way,
the writer has been driven, inspired and supported by the following distinguished and
most appreciative persons.
To mention a few, she would like to express her deepest gratitude to Prof. Tina
Mariany Arifin, M.A., Ph.D., her first consultant, for the valuable time seent in
giving the fruitful ideas, criticisms and corrections from the very beginning up to this
special day.
Next, her appreciation goes to Prof. Dr. Jawasi Naibaho, Dip.App.Ling.• her
second consultant, for the procedures of writing and comments given in the process
of completion.
She would like to express her thankfulness to the Head, Secretary, and staff of
the Ef\ghsh Applied Linguistics Department of Graduate Program of UNIMED for
the administrative procedures and to all the lecturers and tutors for the valuable
lectures, tutorials, and knowledge which have been imparted during her studies.
111
This study is in its present form is also due to the valuable inputs given by her
reviewers, Prof. D. P. Tampubolon, Ph.D., Prof M. Butar-Butar, M.A., Ph.D., and
Dr. Berlin Sibarani M.Pd. , To them, she would like to say thank you so much.
She has to say that above all, she would like to express her deepest love and
gratitude to her father, H. Rjdwan, mother, Ora Hj. Masrah, sister, Mira Wahyuni
S.Pd., and brother, Rahn1at Diansyah, S.T., for the care, support, prayers. and many
others that have been given to her.
May Allah Bless Us!
Me dan,
The ~Titer
~R F-~aL
,
....
h
It
.
nam
Reg. No.: 025010064
IV
ABSTRACT
Fithriani, Rahmah. Language Learning Strategjes in Grammar. Thesis: English
Applied Linguistics Graduate Program. UNIMED. 2004
The central purpose of this sudy ·was to empirically evaluate an in-depth students'
learning strategies in grammar. The research was carried out with a sample of 100
students attending the English Literature program at the Islamic University of North
Sumatera. To detemiine whether there is a relationship between learning strategies
applied and proficiency in grammar, a strategy called Strategy Inventory for
Language Learning (SILL (Oxford, 1990)) was used and the levels of proficiency
were detennined by a grammar test taken from a TOEFL book (Pyle and Page, 1995 ).
The results indicate that the frequency of strategies used by the students was overall
moderate, with the students reporting most frequent use of Cognitive strategies (M =
3.31) and least of Affective strategies (M = 2.52). The results also reveal that there
was positive variation indicating higher use of learning strategies among high scoring
learners in grammar proficiency, especially in the four strategies, namely
Compensation, Memory, Cognitive, and Affective, while the use of the other two
strategies, Metacognitive and Social shows the negative variation indicating higher
use of these two strategies among the students of low level proficiency. The overall
result shows that the more frequent a learner uses learning strategies, the more
proficient slhe is in grammar.
ABSTRAK
Fithriani, Rahmah. Strategi Belajar Bahasa dalam Grammar. Tesis: Linguistik
Terapan Bahasa Inggris Program Pasca Satjana. UNIMED. 2004
Tujuan utama dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengevaluasi strategi belajar siswa
dalam mempelajari grammar. Penelitian ini dibuat dengan menggunakan sampel
sebanyak 100 siswa yang belajar di Fakultas Sastra Inggris, Universitas Islam
Sumatera Utara. Untuk men_yelidiki adanya korelasi antara strategi belajar yang
diterapkan dan kemahiran dalam grammar, suatu alat yang disebut Strategy Inventory
for Language Learning (SILL (Oxford, 1990)) digunakan dan tingkat kemahiran
ditentukan melalui tes grammar yang disarikan dari buku TOEFL (Pyle and Page,
1995). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan fre kuensi penggunaan strategi berada ditingkat
men
ga~
dimana para siswa paling sering menggunakan strategi Cognitive (M =
3.31 ) dan paling sedikit menggunakan strategi Affective (M =.. 2.52} Hasil penelitian
juga menunjukkan adanya hubungan positif antara penggunaan strategi belajar
dengan kemahiran dalam grammar dimana frekuensi penggunaan strategi-belaj ar oleh
siswa yang memiliki kemahiran grammar yang tinggi lebih besar dibandingkan siswa
yang kemahiran grammarnya rendah, terutama diempat jenis strategi yaitu
Compensation, Memory, Cognitive, dan Affective, sedangkan penggunaan dua
strategi lairmya, Metacognitive dan Social menunjukan hubungan negatif yang
mengidentifikasikan frekuensi penggunaannya yang tinggi dikalangan siswa yang
tingl
IN GRAMMAR
A THESIS
Submitted to the English Applied Linguistics Department
of the Graduate Program of Uial\'ersitu Negeri Medan
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the degree of Master of Huma
lora
~
By:
RAHMAH f'ITHRIANI
Registration Number : 025010064
____
._
.:,_
.
~
Tf11LIK PERPUSTAk.AAN t
UNIME O t
E.
ENGLISH APPLIED LINGUISTICS
GRADUATE PROGRAM
STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDAN
2004
_
_ _ _ _ _ _ __
.:..___ ----··------ ··-·---·----·----·--- ·-·- -----·-· -·-···--- <
THESIS
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
IN GRAMMAR
.
'
Rahmah Fithriani
Registration Number: 025010064
Has Been Defended Before the Thesis Examination Committee
on July 21, 2004 and Declared to Have Fulfilled the Requirements
Approved By:
Second
Consulta
~
Prof. Dr. Jawasi Naibaho, Dip.App.I..:tng.
Head of English Applied l;inguistics,
Prof. Dr. Jawasi Naibaho, Dip.i\pp.ITng.
Director of Graduate Program,
~ Prof. Usman Pelly, M. ., Ph.D.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Praise be to God, the "Almighty", the Merciful, and the "Most Beneficial" for
His Mercy and Beneficial without which the writer would have never been able to
complete her task in obtaining the degree of Master of Humaniora of the English
Applied Linguistics Study, State University of Medan.
This study, in its present form is not without the support and assistance of many
people. There are many to thank as no academic pursuit is solitary. Along the way,
the writer has been driven, inspired and supported by the following distinguished and
most appreciative persons.
To mention a few, she would like to express her deepest gratitude to Prof. Tina
Mariany Arifin, M.A., Ph.D., her first consultant, for the valuable time seent in
giving the fruitful ideas, criticisms and corrections from the very beginning up to this
special day.
Next, her appreciation goes to Prof. Dr. Jawasi Naibaho, Dip.App.Ling.• her
second consultant, for the procedures of writing and comments given in the process
of completion.
She would like to express her thankfulness to the Head, Secretary, and staff of
the Ef\ghsh Applied Linguistics Department of Graduate Program of UNIMED for
the administrative procedures and to all the lecturers and tutors for the valuable
lectures, tutorials, and knowledge which have been imparted during her studies.
111
This study is in its present form is also due to the valuable inputs given by her
reviewers, Prof. D. P. Tampubolon, Ph.D., Prof M. Butar-Butar, M.A., Ph.D., and
Dr. Berlin Sibarani M.Pd. , To them, she would like to say thank you so much.
She has to say that above all, she would like to express her deepest love and
gratitude to her father, H. Rjdwan, mother, Ora Hj. Masrah, sister, Mira Wahyuni
S.Pd., and brother, Rahn1at Diansyah, S.T., for the care, support, prayers. and many
others that have been given to her.
May Allah Bless Us!
Me dan,
The ~Titer
~R F-~aL
,
....
h
It
.
nam
Reg. No.: 025010064
IV
ABSTRACT
Fithriani, Rahmah. Language Learning Strategjes in Grammar. Thesis: English
Applied Linguistics Graduate Program. UNIMED. 2004
The central purpose of this sudy ·was to empirically evaluate an in-depth students'
learning strategies in grammar. The research was carried out with a sample of 100
students attending the English Literature program at the Islamic University of North
Sumatera. To detemiine whether there is a relationship between learning strategies
applied and proficiency in grammar, a strategy called Strategy Inventory for
Language Learning (SILL (Oxford, 1990)) was used and the levels of proficiency
were detennined by a grammar test taken from a TOEFL book (Pyle and Page, 1995 ).
The results indicate that the frequency of strategies used by the students was overall
moderate, with the students reporting most frequent use of Cognitive strategies (M =
3.31) and least of Affective strategies (M = 2.52). The results also reveal that there
was positive variation indicating higher use of learning strategies among high scoring
learners in grammar proficiency, especially in the four strategies, namely
Compensation, Memory, Cognitive, and Affective, while the use of the other two
strategies, Metacognitive and Social shows the negative variation indicating higher
use of these two strategies among the students of low level proficiency. The overall
result shows that the more frequent a learner uses learning strategies, the more
proficient slhe is in grammar.
ABSTRAK
Fithriani, Rahmah. Strategi Belajar Bahasa dalam Grammar. Tesis: Linguistik
Terapan Bahasa Inggris Program Pasca Satjana. UNIMED. 2004
Tujuan utama dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengevaluasi strategi belajar siswa
dalam mempelajari grammar. Penelitian ini dibuat dengan menggunakan sampel
sebanyak 100 siswa yang belajar di Fakultas Sastra Inggris, Universitas Islam
Sumatera Utara. Untuk men_yelidiki adanya korelasi antara strategi belajar yang
diterapkan dan kemahiran dalam grammar, suatu alat yang disebut Strategy Inventory
for Language Learning (SILL (Oxford, 1990)) digunakan dan tingkat kemahiran
ditentukan melalui tes grammar yang disarikan dari buku TOEFL (Pyle and Page,
1995). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan fre kuensi penggunaan strategi berada ditingkat
men
ga~
dimana para siswa paling sering menggunakan strategi Cognitive (M =
3.31 ) dan paling sedikit menggunakan strategi Affective (M =.. 2.52} Hasil penelitian
juga menunjukkan adanya hubungan positif antara penggunaan strategi belajar
dengan kemahiran dalam grammar dimana frekuensi penggunaan strategi-belaj ar oleh
siswa yang memiliki kemahiran grammar yang tinggi lebih besar dibandingkan siswa
yang kemahiran grammarnya rendah, terutama diempat jenis strategi yaitu
Compensation, Memory, Cognitive, dan Affective, sedangkan penggunaan dua
strategi lairmya, Metacognitive dan Social menunjukan hubungan negatif yang
mengidentifikasikan frekuensi penggunaannya yang tinggi dikalangan siswa yang
tingl