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SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MATH SCIENCE
STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirement for Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Yustian Handoko
112009157
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
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SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MATH SCIENCE
STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirement for Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Yustian Handoko
112009157
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
i
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MATH SCIENCE
STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirement for Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Yustian Handoko
112009157
Approved by:
Thesis Supervisor
Thesis examiner
(Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A)
(Dra. Martha Nandari, M.A)
ii
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Name
Student ID Number
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Faculty
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: Yustian Handoko
: 112009157
: English Language Teaching Department
: Language and Literature
: Undergraduate Thesis
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right for my intellectual property and the content therein entitled:
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MATH SCIENCE
STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY
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print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a retrieval system or database,
transmit, broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual property, in whole or in part without my
express written permission, as long as my name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in : Salatiga
Date
:
Verified by signee,
Yustian Handoko
Thesis Supervisor
Thesis Examiner
Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A
Dra. Martha Nandari, M.A
iii
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in any course or
accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my
knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by any
other person except where due the reference is made in the text.
Copyright@2014. Yustian Handoko and Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga.
Yustian Handoko:
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SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MATH SCIENCE
STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY
Yustian Handoko
Abstract
Vocabulary is the main part in learning English. Learning vocabulary is very difficult
especially for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) students. There are many strategies in
learning vocabulary. This study aimed to describe the vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs)
among Math Science students at Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga. They learn
English vocabulary just related to Math. A questionnaire was the instrument for the data
collection in this research. The participants were 76 male and female students who had taken
Math English in second semester of 2012 academic year. The data were collected using
questionnaire. The results revealed that Determination strategies were the most frequently
used VLS and Memory strategies were the least used.
Keywords: Vocabulary learning strategies (VLS), ESP, Math Science
STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirement for Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Yustian Handoko
112009157
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
i
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MATH SCIENCE
STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirement for Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Yustian Handoko
112009157
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
i
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MATH SCIENCE
STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirement for Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Yustian Handoko
112009157
Approved by:
Thesis Supervisor
Thesis examiner
(Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A)
(Dra. Martha Nandari, M.A)
ii
PUBLICATION AGREEMENENT DECLARATION
As a member of Satya Wacana Christian University (SWCU) academic community, I
verify that:
Name
Student ID Number
Study Program
Faculty
Kind of Work
: Yustian Handoko
: 112009157
: English Language Teaching Department
: Language and Literature
: Undergraduate Thesis
In develop in my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive royalty free
right for my intellectual property and the content therein entitled:
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MATH SCIENCE
STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY
With the non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right to copy, reproduce,
print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a retrieval system or database,
transmit, broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual property, in whole or in part without my
express written permission, as long as my name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in : Salatiga
Date
:
Verified by signee,
Yustian Handoko
Thesis Supervisor
Thesis Examiner
Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A
Dra. Martha Nandari, M.A
iii
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in any course or
accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my
knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by any
other person except where due the reference is made in the text.
Copyright@2014. Yustian Handoko and Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga.
Yustian Handoko:
iv
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MATH SCIENCE
STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY
Yustian Handoko
Abstract
Vocabulary is the main part in learning English. Learning vocabulary is very difficult
especially for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) students. There are many strategies in
learning vocabulary. This study aimed to describe the vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs)
among Math Science students at Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga. They learn
English vocabulary just related to Math. A questionnaire was the instrument for the data
collection in this research. The participants were 76 male and female students who had taken
Math English in second semester of 2012 academic year. The data were collected using
questionnaire. The results revealed that Determination strategies were the most frequently
used VLS and Memory strategies were the least used.
Keywords: Vocabulary learning strategies (VLS), ESP, Math Science