An Analysis of the Second Year Students’ Ability in Guessing the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words through Context Clues at English Department of Bung Hatta University

Ulfi, Asmadewi and Lailatul, Husna and Fatimah, Tanjung (2015) An Analysis of the Second Year Students’ Ability in Guessing the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words through Context Clues at English Department of Bung Hatta University. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to describe the ability of the second year students at English Department of Bung Hatta Universityin guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words through context clues. The design of this research was descriptive in nature. The population of this research was 58 second year students at English Department of Bung Hatta University. In selecting the sample, the researcher used cluster random sampling technique. The number of sample was 28 students from Aclass.The instrument used to get the data was reading test. The researcher tried out the test to the students out of sample. The researcher found the reliability of the test by using split-half method. It was found that the coefficient correlation was high (.76). It means that the test was reliable. The result of the data analysis showed that the ability of the second year students at English Department of Bung Hatta University in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words through context clues was moderate. It was proved by the fact that 18 students (64.29%) had moderate ability. Then, the ability of the students in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words through definition clues was moderate. It was proved by the fact that 16 students (57.14%) had moderate ability. Then, the ability of students in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words through example clues was moderate. It was due to the fact that 25 students (89.29%) had moderate ability.In addition, the ability of students in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words through contrast clues was moderate. It was proved by the fact that 10 students (35.72%) had moderate ability.Furthermore, the ability of students in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words through inference clues was moderate. It was proved by the fact that 20 students (71.43%) had moderate ability. Based on the result of the research, it could be concluded that the students’ ability in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words through context clues could be categorized into moderate ability. Based on the findings, the researcher suggests that researcher should give more exercises and motivation to the students. The students are expected to learn more and to do more exercises inguessing the meaning of unfamiliar words through context clues. Furthermore, the researcher suggests the next researcher to find out students’ difficulty in guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words through context clues.

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