AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN NOUN CLAUSE (A Descriptive Study of the Sixth Semester Students of English Department of FKIP UMP in Academic Year 2016 2017)

  

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN NOUN CLAUSE

(A Descriptive Study of the Sixth Semester Students of English Department

of FKIP UMP in Academic Year 2016/ 2017)

  

A THESIS

Submitted to English Department as a Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirement forS.Pd Degree

  

By:

GITHA CLAUDIA 1301050062

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO

  

2017

  APPROVAL

  1. Title : AN ANALYSIS OF

STUDENTS‟ MASTERY

  IN NOUN CLAUSE (A Descriptive Study of the Sixth Semester Students of English Departmentof FKIP UMP in Academic Year 2016/ 2017)

  2. Faculty : Teacher Training and Education Faculty 3. Writer‟s Identity:

  a. Name : Githa Claudia

  b. : 1301050062 Student‟s Number

  c. Department : English Department

  d. Address : Jl. Baleng No.43B Rt.05/ XII Cilacap Selatan, Cilacap

  e. E-mail : claudiagitha70@yahoo.com

  4. Thesis Supervisor : Drs. Bambang Suroso, M. Hum Approved by:

  Supervisor

  Drs. Bambang Suroso, M. Hum NIK. 2160102 SKRIPSI BERJUDUL AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN NOUN CLAUSE (A Descriptive Study of the Sixth Semester Students of English Department of FKIP UMP in Academic Year 2016/ 2017)

  Yang dipersiapkan dan disusun oleh:

GITHA CLAUDIA 1301050062

  Telah dipertahankan di depan Dewan Penguji pada tanggal 29 Juli 2017 dan dinyatakan telah memenuhi syarat untuk diterima sebagai kelengkapan persyaratan untuk mendapat gelar Sarjana Pendidikan Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan.

  Pembimbing 1. Drs. Bambang Suroso, M.Hum. (......................................) NIK. 2160102 Penguji 2. Aulia Nisa Khusnia, S.S., M.A (......................................) NIK. 2160505 3. Dodi Siraj Muamar Zain, M. Pd. (......................................) NIK. 2160510 4. Lutfi Istikharoh, M.Pd. (......................................) NIK. 2160428

  Purwokerto, 29 Juli 2017 Fakultas Ilmu Keguruan dan Pendidikan

  Universitas Muhammaadiyah Purwokerto

  

Dekan,

Drs. Pudiyono, M. Hum

NIP. 19560508 198603 1 003

SURAT PERNYATAAN

  Saya yang bertanda tangan dibawah ini: Nama : Githa Claudia NIM : 1301050062 Program Studi : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakulats : Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan

  Menyusun skripsi dengan judul:

  AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN NOUN CLAUSE (A Descriptive Study of the Sixth Semester Students of English Department of FKIP UMP in Academic Year 2016/ 2017)

  Menyatakan dengan sesungguhnya bahwa skripsi ini adalah hasil karya tulis saya sendiri dan bukan dibuat oleh orang lain atau jiplakan atau modifikasi karya orang lain. Bila pernyataan ini tidak benar, maka saya bersedia menerima sanksi, termasuk pencabutan gelar kesarjanaan yang sudah saya peroleh.

  

DEDICATION

Bismillahirohmanirrohim

  This thesis is heartedly dedicated to:

  1. My beloved mother Tusinah Ani Tarmudi and father Muntahar who always be there with motivation, strength, and unconditional love when I am in harsh circumstances and misfortune. Thanks for being such great parents for me. I am so proud of being your little daughter.

  2. My lil brother Fahrul Reynaldi who always supports me.

  3. The lecturers of English Department in Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto who had given me great knowledge and experiences during my college days.

  4. Mas Bagus who always understands me and be a great listener in my bad days.

  5. My buddies Lina, Trea, Puput, njar, Sri, Wiwi and Mba Eka who always be my partner and be a best friend of me.

  MOTTO “Do more than just exist” ---*--- “Do it with passion or not at all” ---*--- “If you believe, you can achieve” ---*--- “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today” -Malcolm X ---*--- “Success is combination of two things: your effort & Allah’s help” ---*---

  

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.

  First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincerest gratitude to Allah SWT who has given blessing and mercy so that the writer could accomplish the thesis as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for S.Pd Degree in Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.

  I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Drs. Pudiyono, M. Hum as the Dean of Teaching Training and Education Faculty. I would like to offer my gratitude to Aulia Nisa Khusnia, S.S., M.A., the

  Head of the English Department who had given permission to conduct this research.

  My sincere thanks go to my thesis supervisor Drs. Bambang Suroso, M.Hum for his dedication, professional support, and guidance as well as valuable comments during this research.

  I want to express my gratitude to my grandma, my father, my mother, and my brother who always be there with motivation, strength, and unconditional love when I am in harsh circumstances and misfortune.

  My special thanks go to Mas Bagus, the one who gives me spirit when all of the things aren‟t working out as my wish. Last but not least, my deep appreciation goes to my buddies Lina, Trea,

  Puput, Sri, Wiwi, Eka, and Anjar who always accompany me for almost 4 years and be a best friend of me.

  Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.

  Purwokerto, July 2017 The writer

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  TITLE .................................................................................................................. i APPROVAL ........................................................................................................ ii LEMBAR PENGESAHAN ................................................................................ iii SURAT PERNYATAAN.................................................................................... iv DEDICATION .................................................................................................... v MOTTO............................................................................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................. vii TABLE OF CONTENT ...................................................................................... viii LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................. x LIST OF APPENDICES ..................................................................................... xi ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................ xii

  CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of Research ........................................................................ 1 B. Reason for Choosing the Topic .............................................................. 2 C. Problem of Research .............................................................................. 2 D. Aim of Research ..................................................................................... 2 E. Clarification of Terms ............................................................................ 2 F. Research Contributions .......................................................................... 3 CHAPTER IITHEORITICAL REVIEW A. Grammar ................................................................................................ 5

  1. The Definition of Grammar ............................................................... 5

  2. The Importance of Grammar .............................................................. 6

  B. Noun Clause ........................................................................................... 7

  1. The Definition of Noun Clause .......................................................... 7

  2. The Function of Noun Clause ............................................................ 8

  CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Method of Research ............................................................................... 19 B. Place and Time of the Research ............................................................. 19

  C. Subject of the Research .......................................................................... 20

  D. Technique of Collecting Data ................................................................ 21

  E. Technique of Analyzing Data ................................................................ 29

  CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION A. Result of Data Analysis .......................................................................... 32 B. Discussion .............................................................................................. 37 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion.............................................................................................. 42 B. Suggestion ............................................................................................. 42

  

LIST OF TABLE

  Table 3.1: The Schedule of Research ................................................................ 20 Table 3.2: The Specification of Noun Clause Test Items ................................. 22 Table 3.3:

  The Analysis of the Students‟ Mastery ............................................ 30 Table 3.4:

  The Frequency and the Percentage of Students‟ ability in Each Category ........................................................................................... 30

  Table 4.1: The Frequency and the Percenta ge of Students‟ ability in EachCategory ................................................................................... 33

  Table 4.2: The List of the Error Frequency of each Number ............................ 38 Table 4.3: The List of the Frequency and Material Scope in the Most

  DifficultItem Number ...................................................................... 40

LIST OF APPENDICES

  Appendix 1: Test of Noun Clause Appendix 2: Answer Key Appendix 3: The Percentage of Students‟ Ability Appendix 4: R Table Appendix 5: Validity, Reliability, and Difficulty Level

  

ABSTRACT

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN NOUN CLAUSE

(A Descriptive Study of the Sixth Semester Students of English Department

of FKIP UMP in Academic Year 2016/ 2017)

  

By:

Githa Claudia

1301050062

  This study dealt with an analysis of students‟ mastery in noun clause which was aimed at finding out the students‟ level in mastering noun clause. This study employed descriptive study as a method of the research. In this case, the sixth semester students of English Department of FKIP UMP in academic year 2016/2017, which consisted of 95 students and 50 % of them or 48 students was taken randomly as a sample. The writer used test in which consisted of 30 items multiple choice and 10 items combining sentences. Then, the result of it was analyzed. Based on the result of the data analysis, it was found that the mastery level of noun clause of the sixth semester of English Departmentof FKIP UMP in academic year 2016/2017 mostly belonged to good category in which the number of the students‟ mastery in its category was 29 students or 60.41%. After that, the number of students who belonged to very good category was 6 students or 12.50%. Then, there were 10 students or 20.83% belonged to fair category. On the other hand, there were 2 students or 4.16% belonged to poor category. Furthermore, there was only 1 student or 2.08% belonged to very poor category. In brief, it can be assumed that there were 93.74% students at the sixth semester of English Department of FKIP UMP in academic year 2016/2017 mastered noun clause.

  Whereas, the result of the mean of the students‟ mastery in noun clause showed that their mastery wa s in point 66.71%. Therefore, the students‟ level in mastering noun clause in this research can be categorized as good.

  Keywords: Mastery, Grammar, Noun Clause