AN ANALYSIS ON THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY IN GUESSING THE MEANING OF UNFAMILIAR WORDS

OKTANUL, DINATA and Khairul, Khairul and Lely, Refnita (2015) AN ANALYSIS ON THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY IN GUESSING THE MEANING OF UNFAMILIAR WORDS. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to find out the problems faced by the second year students of English Department of Bung Hatta University in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words by using context clues. The design of this research was descriptive. The population of this research was the second year students’ of English Department of Bung Hatta University. The number of population was 54 students. To select the sample, the researcher used cluster random sampling technique. The researcher took one class as sample. The data were collected by giving a vocabulary test. To know the reliability of the test, the researcher used split half method. The reliability index of this test was .94 and it was categorized into very high correlation. The result of data analysis revealed that the second year students of English Department of Bung Hatta University had problems in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words. It was indicated by the fact that there were 19 students (63.33%) who had problems in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words by using context clues and there were 11 students (36.67%) who had no problems. Many students had problems in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar word by using defintition clues. It can be shown by the data that 18 students (60%) had problems and 12 students (40%) had no problems. The result of data analysis also demonstrated that most students had problems in in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar word by using example clues. It was indicated by the fact that 21 students (70%) who had problems and 9 students (30%) who had no problems. The result of study also showed the students had problems in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar word by using contrast clues. It was indicated by the data that 22 students (73.33%) who had problems and 8 students (26.67%) who had no problems. The result of data analysis also demonstrated that most students had problem in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar word by using inference clues. It was indicated by the fact that 23 students (73.33%) who had problems and 7 students (26.67%) who had no problems. Finally, based on the findings, it could be concluded that second year students of English Department of Bung Hatta University Padang had problems in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar word by using context clues. Consequently, it is suggested to English lecturer of English Department to give the students more explanation about Context clues; defintion clues, examples clues, contrast clues, and inference clues and give more exercises to the students to improve their skills. The students are suggested to learn more about contetxt clues and to do more exercise in order to improve their ability in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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