THE ROLE OF ATTITUDE TO LANGUAGE LEARNING IN READING COMPREHENSION

Slamet Riyanto, Ag. Bambang Setiyadi, Budi Kadaryanto

Abstract


Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui korelasi antara sikap siswa terhadap pembelajaran bahasa Inggris dan pemahaman membaca mereka. Desain ex post facto dipakai dalam penelitian ini. Sampel dipilih dengan random sampling dan terdiri dari 32 siswa kelas XI MIA 3 SMAN 1 Sumberejo. Data diperoleh dengan cara menyebarkan kuesioner dan melaksanakan tes pemahaman membaca. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, sikap siswa terhadap pembelajaran bahasa berkorelasi dengan pemahaman membaca mereka (r value: 0.638). Analisa korelasi antara sikap terhadap pembelajaran bahasa dan aspek membaca mengungkap bahwa sikap terhadap pembelajaran bahasa berkontribusi paling besar terhadap pemahaman kosa-kata (r value: 0.599). Temuan ini menunjukkan salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi pemahaman kosa-kata siswa adalah sikap terhadap pembelajaran bahasa. Oleh karena itu, guru perlu mengingat bahwa meningkatkan sikap terhadap pembelajaran bahasa penting untuk memperbaiki kemampuan membaca siswa, terutama pemahaman kosa-kata mereka.

The aim of this research was to investigate the correlation between students attitude towards language learning and their reading comprehension. Ex post facto design was used in the study. The sample selected through random sampling consisted of 32 students of XI MIA 3 SMAN 1 Sumberejo. Data were elicited through distributing questionnaire and administering reading comprehension test. In reliance to the result of the study, the students attitude to language learning correlated with their reading comprehension (r value: 0.638). The analysis of correlation between attitude to language learning and aspect of reading revealed that attitude to language learning most contributed to understanding vocabulary (r value: 0.599). This finding showed that one of the factors exerting an influence upon learners understanding vocabulary was their attitude to language learning. Therefore, teacher needs to bear in mind that enhancing attitude to language learning is essential to boost learners performance in reading comprehension, particularly their understanding vocabulary.

Keywords: correlation, attitude to language learning, reading comprehension


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