By SITI SHOLIKHATUN NIM 2010-32-069 THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MASTERY OF IRREGULAR VERBS AND THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs N 1 KUDUS IN ACADEMIC YEAR 201132014
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MASTERY OF IRREGULAR VERBS
AND THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF
THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs N 1 KUDUS
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 20113/2014
By
SITI SHOLIKHATUN
NIM 2010-32-069
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
2014
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MASTERY OF IRREGULAR VERBS
AND THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF
THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs N 1 KUDUS
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 20113/2014
By
SITI SHOLIKHATUN
NIM 2010-32-069
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
2014
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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MASTERY OF IRREGULAR VERBS
AND THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF
THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs N 1 KUDUS
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 20113/2014
SKRIPSI
Presented to the University of Muria Kudus
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program
In the Department of English Education
By
SITI SHOLIKHATUN
NIM 2010-32-069
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
2014
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
Motto:
Keep smile every time and everywhere, then be useful person to other
person.
“Actually after difficulties there will be abridgment, if you have finished
doing something, and then doing other business seriously.”
(Q.S. Al-Insyiroh: 6-7)
Dedication:
This Skripsi is dedicated to:
Her beloved parents, the late Mr. Moh.
Sulchin and Mrs. Djami’atun
Her beloved sisters, her brothers and her
cutest nephews also nieces
Her beloved man, he is her special one
All of her close friends and other friends
Everybody who support her
iv
ADVISORS’ APPROVAL
This is to certify that the Skripsi of Siti Sholikhatun (NIM: 2010-32-069) has been
approved by the Skripsi advisors for further approval by the Examining
Committee.
Kudus, 17 May 2014
Advisor I
Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd
NIS. 0610701000001201
Advisor II
Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S, M.Pd.
NIS. 0610701000001187
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EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL
This is to certify that the Skripsi of Siti Sholikhatun (NIM: 2010-32-069) has been
approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement for the Sarjana Degree of
English Education
Kudus, 7 June 2014
Skripsi Examining Committee:
Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd
NIS. 0610701000001201
Chairman
Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S, M.Pd.
NIS. 0610701000001187
Member
Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd
NIS. 0610701000001204
Member
Diah Kurniati, S. Pd, M. Pd
NIS. 0610701000001190
Member
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillah, the writer grateful prays are praised to Allah the almighty
and merciful God, for the guidance and blessing so that the writer can finish this
Skripsi entitled “The Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular verbs and the
Ability of Wring Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus
in Academic Year 2013/2014”.
The writer realizes that she would not be able to finish her skripsi without
any guidance, advice, suggestion and encouragement from many people. Through
this occasion, the writer would like to express her gratitude and thanks to:
1. Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd. as the Dean of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd., M.Pd. as the Head of English Department of Teacher
Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
3. Nuraeningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd. as the first advisor, who has guided with best
guidance, best support to the writer in finishing this Skripsi with all her
patience.
4. Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S., M.Pd. as the second advisor, who has also
given the writer time, guidance, and suggestion.
5. H. Ali Musyafak, S.Ag., M.Pd.I. as the headmaster of MTs N 1 Kudus
who has given permission to do this research at his school.
6. Maswargi, S.Pd., and Teguh Dwi Putrono, S.Pd. as the English teacher
who has given chance to use their classes to do this research.
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7. Her beloved parents and families who always care, support, and pray for
everything.
8. Her teachers since she was child, thanks for the patience in teaching her
with all of their heart. Let her remember and take this as a gift.
9. Her beloved man who always accompanies, cares, and supports her in any
condition. Thanks for motivation; she hopes he will be her future.
10. Her friends in “English Conversation Club (ECC)” family, Choir “NingNong”, and “TPQ AN-NUUR” Thanks for their supports, and motivations.
11. Her friends and all people that cannot be mentioned one by one for any
help they have given.
The writer hopes that this Skripsi will be useful for them who are in the
field of education. Amin.
Kudus, 14 May 2014
The Writer
Siti Sholikhatun
201032069
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ABSTRACT
Sholikhatun, Siti. 2014. The Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs
and the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014. Skripsi. English
Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria
Kudus University. Advisor: (i) Nuraeningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd., (ii) Agung
Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S., M.Pd.
Key words: the mastery of irregular verbs, writing, recount text, correlation.
Grammatical structure is important element to compose a good writing.
With accurate grammar especially in using verbs, we can compose a writing
paragraph in all kinds of text. Moreover in recount text, the form of verbs will be
changed into past form of regular and irregular verbs. It makes confused and still
difficult to apply both of them, especially in irregular verbs. Irregular verbs are
the most difficult verbs when we apply in writing recount text. Therefore, we have
to master irregular verbs by memorizing them firstly then we can write recount
text easily. In fact, the students who got good score in writing recount text, mostly
they were good in mastery of irregular verbs, and also vice versa. Because of that
matter, the writer is curious about the mastery of irregular verbs and the ability of
writing recount text.
This research is aimed at finding out whether the mastery of irregular
verbs significantly correlates with the ability of writing recount text of the eighth
grade students of MTs N 1 Kudus in academic year 2013/2014.
The writer conducted a correlational research. The sample is VIII A class
which consists of 30 students. The sample is taken by cluster random sampling
technique. Test is used as the instrument of this research. There are two kinds of
test to gather data; completion tests that consist of 25 items to get the data of
students’ irregular verbs mastery and essay test of recount text to get the students’
achievement in writing recount text.
The result of the research showed that the mean for the mastery of
irregular verbs score 80, and the standard deviation 9.87. From the data of mean,
it could be categorized an excellent criterion. Then, the mean for the ability of
writing recount text was 77.63, and the standard deviation 5.104. From the data of
mean, it was also categorized a good criterion. From those data, the writer got the
index correlation; rxy was 0.63, it was high correlation. the rxy was not equal 0
(rxy≠0). That data showed that the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected and the
alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. So the writer concluded that the mastery
of irregular verbs significantly correlates with the ability of writing recount text of
the eighth grade students of MTs N 1 Kudus in academic year 2013/2014.
Based on the result of the research, the students should study more and
understand about the grammar especially in applying verbs. They should also
practice in many times in order to train their ability in writing recount text. Then,
teacher as facilitator should be able to give the need of the students in any
material moreover in grammar that can build the writing ability.
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ABSTRAKSI
Sholikhatun, Siti. 2014. Korelasi antara Penguasaan Kata Kerja tidak Beraturan
dan Kemampuan Menulis Teks Recount oleh Siswa Kelas Delapan MTs
N 1 Kudus Tahun Pelajaran 2013/2014 Skripsi. Pendidikan Bahasa
Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria
Kudus. Pembimbing: (i) Nuraeningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd., (ii) Agung Dwi
Nurcahyo, S.S., M.Pd.
Kata Kunci: Penguasaan dari kata kerja tidak beraturan, menulis, teks recount,
korelasi.
Struktur tata bahasa merupakan komponen penting untuk sebuah tulisan
yang baik. Dengan ketepatan struktur tata bahasa terutama dalam penggunaan kata
kerja, kita dapat menyusun sebuah tulisan paragraf di berbagai macam-macam
teks. Bahkan dalam teks recount, bentuk dari kata kerja akan di ubah menjadi
bentuk lampau dari kata kerja beraturan dan tidak beraturan. Hal ini
membingungkan dan masih sulit untuk menggunakan kedua bentuk tersebut,
terutama penggunaan kata kerja tidak beraturan. Kata kerja tidak beraturan adalah
kata kerja yang paling sulit ketika kita mengaplikasikan ke dalam teks tulisan
recount. Maka dari itu, kita harus menguasai kata kerja tidak beraturan dengan
cara menghafalkan terlebih dahulu kemudian kita dapat menulis teks recount
dengan mudah. Pada kenyataannya, siswa-siswi yang mendapat nilai baik dalam
menulis teks recount, kebanyakan dari mereka mendapat nilai baik dalam
penguasaan kata kerja tidak beraturan, dan juga sebaliknya. Maka dari itu, penulis
ingin mengetahui tentang penguasaan dari kata kerja tidak beraturan dan
kemampuan dari menulis teks recount.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan apakah penguasaan kata kerja
tidak beraturan berkorelasi secara signifikan dengan kemempuan dari menulis
teks recount oleh kelas delapan MTs N 1 Kudus tahun pelajaran 2013/2014.
Penulis telah melaksanakan sebuah penelitian korelasi dengan sampelnya
adalah VIII A yang terdiri dari 30 siswa dan diambil dengan cara teknik sampel
kelompok secara acak. Instrument yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tes.
Ada dua tes untuk menggumpulkan data ini, yaitu tes isian singkat yang terdiri
atas 25 soal untuk mendapatkan data dari siswa untuk penguasaan kata kerja tidak
beraturan dan tes menulis teks untuk mendapatkan data dari siswa dalam
pencapaian menulis teks recount.
Hasil penelitian telah menunjukkan bahwa nilai rata-rata untuk
penguasaan kata kerja tidak beraturan adalah 80, dan standar deviasi 9.87. Dari
data rata-rata tersebut itu dapat di kategorikan kriteia baik sekali. Kemudian, ratarata dari kemampuan menulis teks recount adalah 77.63, dan standar deviasi
5.104. Dari data rata-rata tersebut, itu dapat dikategorikan criteria baik.
Berdasarkan data-data tersebut penulis memperoleh indeks korelasi dengan
korelasi tinggi rxy adalah 0.63. rxy tidak sama dengan 0 (rxy≠0). Data telah
menunjukkan bahwa hipotesis nol (H0) ditolak dan hipotesis alternatif (Ha) di
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terima. Maka penulis menyimpulkan bahwa penguasaan kata kerja tidak beraturan
berkorelasi secara signifikan dengan kemempuan dari menulis teks recount oleh
kelas delapan MTs N 1 Kudus tahun pelajaran 2013/2014.
Berdasarkan pada hasil penelitian, siswa-siswi sebaiknya belajar lebih
banyak dan memahami tentang tata bahasa terutama dalam mengaplikasikan kata
kerja. Mereka juga sebaiknya parktek lebih banyak lagi untuk melatih
kemampuan mereka di dalam menulis teks recount. Kemudian guru sebagai
fasilitator sebaiknya dapat memberikan kebutuhan siswa di berbagai macam
materi terlebih di dalam materi tata bahasa yang dapat membangun dalam
kemampuan menulis.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
COVER ......................................................................................................
i
LOGO .........................................................................................................
ii
TITLE .........................................................................................................
iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION ..................................................................
iv
ADVISORS’ APPROVAL .........................................................................
v
EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL .....................................................................
vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................... vii
ABSTRACT ...............................................................................................
ix
ABSTRAKSI ..............................................................................................
x
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... xii
LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................... xvi
LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................... xvii
LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................ xviii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Research ..................................................................
1
1.2 Statement of the Problem ......................................................................
4
1.3 Objective of the Research ......................................................................
4
1.4 Significance of the Research .................................................................
4
1.5 Scope of the Research ...........................................................................
5
1.6 Operational Definition ...........................................................................
6
CHAPTER II REVIEW
TO
RELATED
LITERATURE
AND
HYPOTHESIS
2.1 Teaching English in MTs N 1 Kudus .....................................................
7
2.1.1 The Curriculum of Teaching English in MTs N 1 Kudus ..................
8
2.1.2 The Purpose of Teaching English in MTs N 1 Kudus ........................
9
2.1.3 The Material of Teaching English in MTs N 1 Kudus .......................
10
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2.2 English Verb .........................................................................................
11
2.2.1 Definition of Verb ............................................................................
12
2.2.2 Types of Verb ...................................................................................
12
2.2.3 Regular Verb ....................................................................................
13
2.2.4 Irregular Verb ...................................................................................
16
2.3 Writing .................................................................................................
18
2.3.1 Purpose of Writing ...........................................................................
19
2.3.2 Writing Process ................................................................................
21
2.3.2.1 Step One: Freewriting ....................................................................
21
2.3.2.2 Step Two: Writing ..........................................................................
22
2.3.2.3 Step Three: Revising ......................................................................
23
2.4 Genre ....................................................................................................
23
2.4.1 Types of Genre .................................................................................
23
2.4.2 Recount Text as Genre ......................................................................
25
2.4.2.1 Generic Structure of Recount Text .................................................
25
2.4.2.2 Lexicogrammatical Features ...........................................................
25
2.4.2.3 Example of Recount Text ...............................................................
26
2.5 The Correlation Between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and the
Ability of Writing Recount Text ............................................................
27
2.6 Review of Previous Research ................................................................
27
2.7 Theoretical Framework .........................................................................
29
2.8 Hypothesis ............................................................................................
30
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CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH
3.1 Design of the Research ..........................................................................
31
3.2 Population and Sample ..........................................................................
31
3.3 Instrument of the Research ....................................................................
32
3.4 Data Collection .....................................................................................
36
3.5 Data Analysis ........................................................................................
37
CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH
4.1 Data Description ...................................................................................
40
4.1.1 The Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....................................
40
4.1.2 The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....................................
43
4.1.3 The Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and the
Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....................................
46
4.2 Hypothesis Testing ................................................................................
47
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION
5.1 The Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .......................................
48
5.2 The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .......................................
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49
5.3 The Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and the
Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .......................................
51
CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
6.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................
53
6.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................
54
BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................................... 56
APPENDICES ............................................................................................ 59
STATEMENT ............................................................................................ 126
CURRICULUM VITAE ............................................................................ 127
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LIST OF TABLES
Table
2.1
Page
the English Material of the Eight Grade of MTs N 1 Kudus in
Academic Year 2013/2014 ..................................................................
10
2.2
Rules of Regular Verbs .......................................................................
14
2.3
Example of Recount Text.....................................................................
26
3.1
Rubric of the Writing Test ..................................................................
34
3.2
the Criteria of Measuring Test Score ...................................................
35
4.1
Test Scores of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade
Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ..................
41
the Frequency Distribution of Test Scores of the Mastery of Irregular
Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic
Year 2013/2014 ..................................................................................
42
Test Scores of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth
Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .......
43
the Frequency Distribution of Test Scores of the Ability of Writing
Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in
Academic Year 2013/2014 ..................................................................
44
4.2
4.3
4.4
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure
Page
2.1
Composition of Recount Text .............................................................
29
4.1
the Graph of Test Scores of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ...........................................................................................
42
the Graph of Test Scores of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of
the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ...........................................................................................
45
4.2
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix
1.
Page
Syllabus of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in
Academic Year 2013/2014 ..................................................................
59
2.
the Test of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade
Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ................. 106
3.
the Key Answer of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the Eighth
Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ...... 108
4.
the Answer Sheet of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 109
5.
the Test of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade
Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................. 110
6.
the Answer Sheet of the Ability of Writing Recount Text Test of the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 111
7.
the Try Out Score of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 112
8.
the Calculation of Try Out Test of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of
the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 113
9.
the Reliability of Try Out Test of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of
the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 115
10.
the Score of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the Eighth Grade
Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................. 117
11.
the Calculation of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the Eighth
Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....... 118
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12.
the Score of the Ability of Writing Recount Text Test of the Eighth
Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....... 120
13.
the Calculation of the Ability of Writing Recount Text Test of the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 121
14.
the Index Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and
the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................................... 123
15.
the rtable of Correlation Product Moment .............................................. 125
16.
Keterangan Selesai Bimbingan ............................................................ 129
17.
Permohonan ujian Skripsi ................................................................... 130
18.
Lembar Konsultasi .............................................................................. 131
19.
Surat Ijin Penelitian ............................................................................ 132
20.
Surat Keterangan Setelah Penelitian ....................................................
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AND THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF
THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs N 1 KUDUS
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 20113/2014
By
SITI SHOLIKHATUN
NIM 2010-32-069
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
2014
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MASTERY OF IRREGULAR VERBS
AND THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF
THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs N 1 KUDUS
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 20113/2014
By
SITI SHOLIKHATUN
NIM 2010-32-069
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
2014
i
ii
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MASTERY OF IRREGULAR VERBS
AND THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF
THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs N 1 KUDUS
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 20113/2014
SKRIPSI
Presented to the University of Muria Kudus
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program
In the Department of English Education
By
SITI SHOLIKHATUN
NIM 2010-32-069
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
2014
iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
Motto:
Keep smile every time and everywhere, then be useful person to other
person.
“Actually after difficulties there will be abridgment, if you have finished
doing something, and then doing other business seriously.”
(Q.S. Al-Insyiroh: 6-7)
Dedication:
This Skripsi is dedicated to:
Her beloved parents, the late Mr. Moh.
Sulchin and Mrs. Djami’atun
Her beloved sisters, her brothers and her
cutest nephews also nieces
Her beloved man, he is her special one
All of her close friends and other friends
Everybody who support her
iv
ADVISORS’ APPROVAL
This is to certify that the Skripsi of Siti Sholikhatun (NIM: 2010-32-069) has been
approved by the Skripsi advisors for further approval by the Examining
Committee.
Kudus, 17 May 2014
Advisor I
Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd
NIS. 0610701000001201
Advisor II
Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S, M.Pd.
NIS. 0610701000001187
v
EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL
This is to certify that the Skripsi of Siti Sholikhatun (NIM: 2010-32-069) has been
approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement for the Sarjana Degree of
English Education
Kudus, 7 June 2014
Skripsi Examining Committee:
Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd
NIS. 0610701000001201
Chairman
Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S, M.Pd.
NIS. 0610701000001187
Member
Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd
NIS. 0610701000001204
Member
Diah Kurniati, S. Pd, M. Pd
NIS. 0610701000001190
Member
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillah, the writer grateful prays are praised to Allah the almighty
and merciful God, for the guidance and blessing so that the writer can finish this
Skripsi entitled “The Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular verbs and the
Ability of Wring Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus
in Academic Year 2013/2014”.
The writer realizes that she would not be able to finish her skripsi without
any guidance, advice, suggestion and encouragement from many people. Through
this occasion, the writer would like to express her gratitude and thanks to:
1. Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd. as the Dean of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd., M.Pd. as the Head of English Department of Teacher
Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
3. Nuraeningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd. as the first advisor, who has guided with best
guidance, best support to the writer in finishing this Skripsi with all her
patience.
4. Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S., M.Pd. as the second advisor, who has also
given the writer time, guidance, and suggestion.
5. H. Ali Musyafak, S.Ag., M.Pd.I. as the headmaster of MTs N 1 Kudus
who has given permission to do this research at his school.
6. Maswargi, S.Pd., and Teguh Dwi Putrono, S.Pd. as the English teacher
who has given chance to use their classes to do this research.
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7. Her beloved parents and families who always care, support, and pray for
everything.
8. Her teachers since she was child, thanks for the patience in teaching her
with all of their heart. Let her remember and take this as a gift.
9. Her beloved man who always accompanies, cares, and supports her in any
condition. Thanks for motivation; she hopes he will be her future.
10. Her friends in “English Conversation Club (ECC)” family, Choir “NingNong”, and “TPQ AN-NUUR” Thanks for their supports, and motivations.
11. Her friends and all people that cannot be mentioned one by one for any
help they have given.
The writer hopes that this Skripsi will be useful for them who are in the
field of education. Amin.
Kudus, 14 May 2014
The Writer
Siti Sholikhatun
201032069
viii
ABSTRACT
Sholikhatun, Siti. 2014. The Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs
and the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014. Skripsi. English
Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria
Kudus University. Advisor: (i) Nuraeningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd., (ii) Agung
Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S., M.Pd.
Key words: the mastery of irregular verbs, writing, recount text, correlation.
Grammatical structure is important element to compose a good writing.
With accurate grammar especially in using verbs, we can compose a writing
paragraph in all kinds of text. Moreover in recount text, the form of verbs will be
changed into past form of regular and irregular verbs. It makes confused and still
difficult to apply both of them, especially in irregular verbs. Irregular verbs are
the most difficult verbs when we apply in writing recount text. Therefore, we have
to master irregular verbs by memorizing them firstly then we can write recount
text easily. In fact, the students who got good score in writing recount text, mostly
they were good in mastery of irregular verbs, and also vice versa. Because of that
matter, the writer is curious about the mastery of irregular verbs and the ability of
writing recount text.
This research is aimed at finding out whether the mastery of irregular
verbs significantly correlates with the ability of writing recount text of the eighth
grade students of MTs N 1 Kudus in academic year 2013/2014.
The writer conducted a correlational research. The sample is VIII A class
which consists of 30 students. The sample is taken by cluster random sampling
technique. Test is used as the instrument of this research. There are two kinds of
test to gather data; completion tests that consist of 25 items to get the data of
students’ irregular verbs mastery and essay test of recount text to get the students’
achievement in writing recount text.
The result of the research showed that the mean for the mastery of
irregular verbs score 80, and the standard deviation 9.87. From the data of mean,
it could be categorized an excellent criterion. Then, the mean for the ability of
writing recount text was 77.63, and the standard deviation 5.104. From the data of
mean, it was also categorized a good criterion. From those data, the writer got the
index correlation; rxy was 0.63, it was high correlation. the rxy was not equal 0
(rxy≠0). That data showed that the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected and the
alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. So the writer concluded that the mastery
of irregular verbs significantly correlates with the ability of writing recount text of
the eighth grade students of MTs N 1 Kudus in academic year 2013/2014.
Based on the result of the research, the students should study more and
understand about the grammar especially in applying verbs. They should also
practice in many times in order to train their ability in writing recount text. Then,
teacher as facilitator should be able to give the need of the students in any
material moreover in grammar that can build the writing ability.
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ABSTRAKSI
Sholikhatun, Siti. 2014. Korelasi antara Penguasaan Kata Kerja tidak Beraturan
dan Kemampuan Menulis Teks Recount oleh Siswa Kelas Delapan MTs
N 1 Kudus Tahun Pelajaran 2013/2014 Skripsi. Pendidikan Bahasa
Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria
Kudus. Pembimbing: (i) Nuraeningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd., (ii) Agung Dwi
Nurcahyo, S.S., M.Pd.
Kata Kunci: Penguasaan dari kata kerja tidak beraturan, menulis, teks recount,
korelasi.
Struktur tata bahasa merupakan komponen penting untuk sebuah tulisan
yang baik. Dengan ketepatan struktur tata bahasa terutama dalam penggunaan kata
kerja, kita dapat menyusun sebuah tulisan paragraf di berbagai macam-macam
teks. Bahkan dalam teks recount, bentuk dari kata kerja akan di ubah menjadi
bentuk lampau dari kata kerja beraturan dan tidak beraturan. Hal ini
membingungkan dan masih sulit untuk menggunakan kedua bentuk tersebut,
terutama penggunaan kata kerja tidak beraturan. Kata kerja tidak beraturan adalah
kata kerja yang paling sulit ketika kita mengaplikasikan ke dalam teks tulisan
recount. Maka dari itu, kita harus menguasai kata kerja tidak beraturan dengan
cara menghafalkan terlebih dahulu kemudian kita dapat menulis teks recount
dengan mudah. Pada kenyataannya, siswa-siswi yang mendapat nilai baik dalam
menulis teks recount, kebanyakan dari mereka mendapat nilai baik dalam
penguasaan kata kerja tidak beraturan, dan juga sebaliknya. Maka dari itu, penulis
ingin mengetahui tentang penguasaan dari kata kerja tidak beraturan dan
kemampuan dari menulis teks recount.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan apakah penguasaan kata kerja
tidak beraturan berkorelasi secara signifikan dengan kemempuan dari menulis
teks recount oleh kelas delapan MTs N 1 Kudus tahun pelajaran 2013/2014.
Penulis telah melaksanakan sebuah penelitian korelasi dengan sampelnya
adalah VIII A yang terdiri dari 30 siswa dan diambil dengan cara teknik sampel
kelompok secara acak. Instrument yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tes.
Ada dua tes untuk menggumpulkan data ini, yaitu tes isian singkat yang terdiri
atas 25 soal untuk mendapatkan data dari siswa untuk penguasaan kata kerja tidak
beraturan dan tes menulis teks untuk mendapatkan data dari siswa dalam
pencapaian menulis teks recount.
Hasil penelitian telah menunjukkan bahwa nilai rata-rata untuk
penguasaan kata kerja tidak beraturan adalah 80, dan standar deviasi 9.87. Dari
data rata-rata tersebut itu dapat di kategorikan kriteia baik sekali. Kemudian, ratarata dari kemampuan menulis teks recount adalah 77.63, dan standar deviasi
5.104. Dari data rata-rata tersebut, itu dapat dikategorikan criteria baik.
Berdasarkan data-data tersebut penulis memperoleh indeks korelasi dengan
korelasi tinggi rxy adalah 0.63. rxy tidak sama dengan 0 (rxy≠0). Data telah
menunjukkan bahwa hipotesis nol (H0) ditolak dan hipotesis alternatif (Ha) di
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terima. Maka penulis menyimpulkan bahwa penguasaan kata kerja tidak beraturan
berkorelasi secara signifikan dengan kemempuan dari menulis teks recount oleh
kelas delapan MTs N 1 Kudus tahun pelajaran 2013/2014.
Berdasarkan pada hasil penelitian, siswa-siswi sebaiknya belajar lebih
banyak dan memahami tentang tata bahasa terutama dalam mengaplikasikan kata
kerja. Mereka juga sebaiknya parktek lebih banyak lagi untuk melatih
kemampuan mereka di dalam menulis teks recount. Kemudian guru sebagai
fasilitator sebaiknya dapat memberikan kebutuhan siswa di berbagai macam
materi terlebih di dalam materi tata bahasa yang dapat membangun dalam
kemampuan menulis.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
COVER ......................................................................................................
i
LOGO .........................................................................................................
ii
TITLE .........................................................................................................
iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION ..................................................................
iv
ADVISORS’ APPROVAL .........................................................................
v
EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL .....................................................................
vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................... vii
ABSTRACT ...............................................................................................
ix
ABSTRAKSI ..............................................................................................
x
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... xii
LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................... xvi
LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................... xvii
LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................ xviii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Research ..................................................................
1
1.2 Statement of the Problem ......................................................................
4
1.3 Objective of the Research ......................................................................
4
1.4 Significance of the Research .................................................................
4
1.5 Scope of the Research ...........................................................................
5
1.6 Operational Definition ...........................................................................
6
CHAPTER II REVIEW
TO
RELATED
LITERATURE
AND
HYPOTHESIS
2.1 Teaching English in MTs N 1 Kudus .....................................................
7
2.1.1 The Curriculum of Teaching English in MTs N 1 Kudus ..................
8
2.1.2 The Purpose of Teaching English in MTs N 1 Kudus ........................
9
2.1.3 The Material of Teaching English in MTs N 1 Kudus .......................
10
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2.2 English Verb .........................................................................................
11
2.2.1 Definition of Verb ............................................................................
12
2.2.2 Types of Verb ...................................................................................
12
2.2.3 Regular Verb ....................................................................................
13
2.2.4 Irregular Verb ...................................................................................
16
2.3 Writing .................................................................................................
18
2.3.1 Purpose of Writing ...........................................................................
19
2.3.2 Writing Process ................................................................................
21
2.3.2.1 Step One: Freewriting ....................................................................
21
2.3.2.2 Step Two: Writing ..........................................................................
22
2.3.2.3 Step Three: Revising ......................................................................
23
2.4 Genre ....................................................................................................
23
2.4.1 Types of Genre .................................................................................
23
2.4.2 Recount Text as Genre ......................................................................
25
2.4.2.1 Generic Structure of Recount Text .................................................
25
2.4.2.2 Lexicogrammatical Features ...........................................................
25
2.4.2.3 Example of Recount Text ...............................................................
26
2.5 The Correlation Between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and the
Ability of Writing Recount Text ............................................................
27
2.6 Review of Previous Research ................................................................
27
2.7 Theoretical Framework .........................................................................
29
2.8 Hypothesis ............................................................................................
30
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CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH
3.1 Design of the Research ..........................................................................
31
3.2 Population and Sample ..........................................................................
31
3.3 Instrument of the Research ....................................................................
32
3.4 Data Collection .....................................................................................
36
3.5 Data Analysis ........................................................................................
37
CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH
4.1 Data Description ...................................................................................
40
4.1.1 The Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....................................
40
4.1.2 The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....................................
43
4.1.3 The Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and the
Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....................................
46
4.2 Hypothesis Testing ................................................................................
47
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION
5.1 The Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .......................................
48
5.2 The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .......................................
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49
5.3 The Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and the
Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .......................................
51
CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
6.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................
53
6.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................
54
BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................................... 56
APPENDICES ............................................................................................ 59
STATEMENT ............................................................................................ 126
CURRICULUM VITAE ............................................................................ 127
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LIST OF TABLES
Table
2.1
Page
the English Material of the Eight Grade of MTs N 1 Kudus in
Academic Year 2013/2014 ..................................................................
10
2.2
Rules of Regular Verbs .......................................................................
14
2.3
Example of Recount Text.....................................................................
26
3.1
Rubric of the Writing Test ..................................................................
34
3.2
the Criteria of Measuring Test Score ...................................................
35
4.1
Test Scores of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade
Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ..................
41
the Frequency Distribution of Test Scores of the Mastery of Irregular
Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic
Year 2013/2014 ..................................................................................
42
Test Scores of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth
Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .......
43
the Frequency Distribution of Test Scores of the Ability of Writing
Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in
Academic Year 2013/2014 ..................................................................
44
4.2
4.3
4.4
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure
Page
2.1
Composition of Recount Text .............................................................
29
4.1
the Graph of Test Scores of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ...........................................................................................
42
the Graph of Test Scores of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of
the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ...........................................................................................
45
4.2
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix
1.
Page
Syllabus of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in
Academic Year 2013/2014 ..................................................................
59
2.
the Test of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade
Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ................. 106
3.
the Key Answer of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the Eighth
Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ...... 108
4.
the Answer Sheet of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 109
5.
the Test of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade
Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................. 110
6.
the Answer Sheet of the Ability of Writing Recount Text Test of the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 111
7.
the Try Out Score of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 112
8.
the Calculation of Try Out Test of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of
the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 113
9.
the Reliability of Try Out Test of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of
the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 115
10.
the Score of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the Eighth Grade
Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................. 117
11.
the Calculation of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the Eighth
Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....... 118
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12.
the Score of the Ability of Writing Recount Text Test of the Eighth
Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....... 120
13.
the Calculation of the Ability of Writing Recount Text Test of the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 121
14.
the Index Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and
the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................................... 123
15.
the rtable of Correlation Product Moment .............................................. 125
16.
Keterangan Selesai Bimbingan ............................................................ 129
17.
Permohonan ujian Skripsi ................................................................... 130
18.
Lembar Konsultasi .............................................................................. 131
19.
Surat Ijin Penelitian ............................................................................ 132
20.
Surat Keterangan Setelah Penelitian ....................................................
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