The Correlation Between Receptive Vocabulary and Literal Comprehension in English Language Learning at SMPN Satap 5 Rumbia Jeneponto - Research Article

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The study investigates the correlation between students’ receptive vocabulary and literal comprehension in English language learning. The research involved 20 ninth-grade students of SMPN Satap 5 Rumbia Jeneponto. Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS. Results indicate that students demonstrate balanced receptive vocabulary skills and good literal comprehension, including understanding and analyzing main and supporting ideas. The Pearson correlation is r oxy = 0.552, showing a sufficient and significant relationship, suggesting receptive vocabulary influences literal comprehension.

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The Students’ Receptive Vocabulary

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN RECEPTIVE VOCABULARY AND LITERAL COMPREHENSION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING ATSMPN SATAP 5 RUMBIA JENEPONTO Andi Elisa Dian Sasmita1, Nur Qalbi, Muh Afief Muhsin3 1,2,3Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, Indonesia | ARTICLE INFO | ABSTRACT | | --- | --- | | Article history:
Received; July 31, 2022 Revised; ; August 11, 2022 Accepted; September 05, 2022 Published: December 31,2024
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Receptive Vocabulary Literal Comprehension Language Learning | This research aimed to know the correlation between students' Receptive Vocabulary and Literal Comprehension. The subject of this research consisted of 20 students in the 9th grade in SMPN Satap 5 Rumbia Jeneponto. Correlation research was conducted using research design. The questionnaire was the tool utilized to get the data.The results of this study are the students have balance skills in receptive vocabulary. They are not good at applying their receptive vocabulary. And second, the students have good skills in literal comprehension, the students have good skills in literal comprehension as well. They can understand and analyze the main idea and supporting idea in a text. Therefore based on the data above, the researcher found that there was a signicant correlation between the students' receptive vocabulary and literal comprehension in the 9th-grade students of SMPN Satap 5 Rumbia. The Pearson correlation was found to be r oxy = 0.552, which is considered sufficient correlation in the range of 0.400 to 0.599 for standard correlation. It means that there is a correlation between students' receptive vocabulary and literal comprehension. Therefore, the student's receptive vocabulary inuences their literal comprehension, as much their receptive vocabulary the better their literal comprehension.
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| | How to cite: Sasmita, A. E. D., Qalbi, N. ., & Muhsin, M. A. . (2024) . The Correlation Between Receptive Vocabulary and Literal Comprehension in English Language Learning at SMPN Satap 5 Rumbia Jeneponto. Journal of Language Testing and Assessment, 4(2), 45–52. [https://doi.org/10.56983/jlta.v4i2.183](https://doi.org/10.56983/jlta.v4i2.183) | | | Corresponding Author:
Andi Elisa Dian Sasmita
English Education Department, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar,
259 Sultan Alauddin Road, Makassar City, Rappocini 90221, Indonesia. Email: [elisadian@bg.unismuhmakassar.ac.id](elisadian@bg.unismuhmakassar.ac.id) | | INTRODUCTION Understanding vocabulary is crucial to learning a language. If we comprehend the words or terminology when we read something, it sounds wonderful. Because it will make it easier for us to read, pronounce words, and comprehend what we read. A language's vocabulary is its collection of terms that are used frequently and help speakers perform better. Receptive vocabulary has been identified as a crucial component of lexical competence and as being beneficial for both reading and writing. The two basic objectives of this essay areas follows: First, after 629 hours of instruction, assess the perceptive vocabulary of 247 primary Spanish EFL students. Next, look at the correlation between measures of receptive vocabulary size and the standard of written compositions and reading comprehension skills. The study made use of two vocabulary size tests (1kWT and 2k VLT), a timed composition, and a Reading Comprehension Test. The study's findings show that despite the receptive vocabulary's modest quantity and the essay's average quality, they are nonetheless relevant. The results underline the significance of receptive vocabulary for reading comprehension. For anyone learning a language, strong vocabulary performance is crucial for success in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. If a learner of a foreign language has a sufficient vocabulary and the capacity to use it correctly, he or she will be able to talk clearly and accurately, write clearly, or understan

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What is the purpose of this study?

To determine whether there is a correlation between students’ receptive vocabulary and their literal comprehension in English language learning at SMPN Satap 5 Rumbia Jeneponto.

How was the data collected and analyzed?

Data were gathered using a questionnaire, and the results were processed with SPSS to analyze the relationship between the two variables.

What do the study results show about receptive vocabulary and literal comprehension?

Students are described as having balanced receptive vocabulary skills and good literal comprehension, including understanding and analyzing main and supporting ideas in a text.

What is the strength of the correlation found?

The Pearson correlation is r oxy = 0.552, which is considered sufficient in the range of 0.400 to 0.599, indicating a significant correlation.

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