Vocabulary Mastery in Different Language Learning Strategies of The Beginner Language Learners
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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencari tahu jumlah rata-rata vocabulary mastery siswa, menyelidiki strategi yang paling sering digunakan dan paling efektif, dan mengetahui bagaimana perbedaan dari vocabulary mastery diantara penggunaan strategi yang berbeda-beda. Populasi dari penelitian ini adalah pelajar pemula di level pertama pada Just Speak English Learning Center. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam mengumpulkan data pada penelitian ini adalah kuesioner berdasarkan penelitian terdahulu yang dirancang oleh Setiyadi (2012) dan uji pengukuran kosakata yang dikuasai. Hasil analisis data menunjukan bahwa jumlah rata-rata vocabulary mastery para pelajar tersebut adalah 71,07. Analisis hasil kuisioner menunjukkan bahwa cognitive strategy adalah strategi yang paling sering digunakan (47%). Sementara itu, rata-rata nilai pengguna cognitive strategy adalah 71,86, pengguna metacognitive strategy 83,67, dan pengguna social strategy 62,4. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan metacognitive strategy paling efektif untuk vocabulary mastery.
This current study was aimed to find out the average of learners’ vocabulary mastery, investigate the most frequently used and the most effective strategy, and to find out how was the difference of vocabulary mastery among different learning strategy used. The population of this research was the beginner learner of Just Speak English Learning Center. The instruments in collecting the data were questionnaire based on Setiyadi (2012) study and vocabulary mastery test. The result of data analysis showed that the learners’ average vocabulary mastery score was 71,07. The questionnaire analysis showed that cognitive strategy was the most frequently used (47%). While, the average score of cognitive strategy learner was 71,86, metacognitive strategy learner was 83,67, and social strategy learner was 62,4. It can be concluded that metacognitive strategy was the most effective for vocabulary mastery.
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