A CORRELATION BETWEEN SECOND YEAR STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION AND THEIR PRONUNCIATION ACCURACY TOWARD THEIR READING ABILITY AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

ASNAWATI, ASNAWATI and Khairul, Khairul and Adzanil, Prima Septy (2016) A CORRELATION BETWEEN SECOND YEAR STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION AND THEIR PRONUNCIATION ACCURACY TOWARD THEIR READING ABILITY AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

This research was aimed to find out the correlation between second year students` motivation and their pronunciation accuracy toward their reading ability at English Department of Bung Hatta University. The hypothesis of this research was there is a significant correlation between second year students` motivation and their pronunciation accuracy toward their reading ability at English Department of Bung Hatta University. The number of population members of this study were 52 students, the researcher took the sample by using simple random sampling technique. The researcher gathered the data by using questionnaire to measure students motivation,pronunciation test to measure pronunciation accuracy and reading test to measure reading ability. To analyze the data the researcher used the Person Product Moment Formula and Double Correlation Formula.For correlational study, approximately 30 samples are regarded enough that relates variables. After analyzing the data, the researcher found the students’ motivation their pronunciation accuracy and their reading ability was moderate.In addition, she also found the a value of coefficient correlation of three variables was 0.72 and f- counted was 14.561, value of f- table was 3.37. (α 0.05) and the degree of freedom (df) n-k-1 (28). It means there was a significant correlation. The researcher found the value of cooeficient correlation between motivation and reading ability was 0.39 while r-table was 0.361 (α 0.05df n-2). It means that there was significant correlation between students’ motivation and reading ability. And than the researcher also found the students’ pronunciation accuracy between reading ability was 0.72 while r-table was 0.361( α 0.05df n-2). It means that there is a significant correlation. Learning from the result, it can be concluded that the correlation between students’ motivation and their pronunciation accuracy toward their reading ability was significant.In relation to this correlation, its suggested for the lecturer to improve students motivation and their pronunciation accuracy, to improve their reading ability.

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