THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR MASTERY AND READING COMPREHENSION
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The purpose of this study is to find out whether there is significant correlation between students vocabulary and grammar mastery and their achievement in reading comprehension. This was quantitative research applied ex post facto designs. The population of this study was the second grade students of SMAN 1 Tumijajar. The researcher used sample consist of 35 students. The instrument of this research was in the form of vocabulary and grammar mastery test and reading comprehension test. The data collected were analyzed by using Pearson Product Moment Correlation in SPSS 16.0. The result showed that r of students vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension, grammar mastery and students reading comprehension, and students vocabulary and grammar mastery and their achievement in reading comprehension were .839, .726, and .870. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is correlation between students vocabulary and grammar mastery and their achievement in reading comprehension. The higher students master vocabulary and grammar, the higher students get achievement reading comprehension.
Keyword: grammar mastery, reading comprehension, vocabulary mastery
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