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Abstract: Correlation of Vocabulary Proficiency and Learninng Styles with Reading Comprehension of Prospective English Teachers: A Case of Universitas Lampung. Objectives: To analyze the correlation of vocabulary proficiency (X1) and reading achievement (Y) second, to investigate the correlation between learning styles (X2) and reading achievement (Y) and to analyze the composite correlation between X1, X2 and Y. Methods: Simple random technique was used, 80 students were chosen, out of 120, based on the total sample, i.e, all students taking reading comprehension and vocabulary. A questionaire was used to measure learning styles, and two sets of tests were used, to measure vocabulary and reading achievement. Findings: There was a correlation between students’ vocabulary proficiency (X1) and reading achievement (Y), r is equal to 0.532 there was a correlation between learning styles (X2) and reading achievement (Y), r is equal to 0.784 finally, there was a correlation between X1, X2 and Y, r is equal to 0.823. Conclusion: Vocabulary proficiency and learning styles play important roles in improving reading achievement.
Keywords: vocabulary proficiency, learning styles, comprehension.
Abstrak: Korelasi Antara Penguasaan Kosa Kata Dan Gaya Belajar Mahasiswa dengan Kemampuan Membaca Mahasiswa Calon Guru Bahasa Inggris: Studi Kasus di Universitas Lampung. Tujuan: Untuk menganalisis korelasi antara penguasaan kosa kata (X1); dengan kemampuan membaca (Y); kedua, untuk mengkaji korelasi antara gaya belajar (X2) dengan kemampuan membaca (Y); dan untuk menganalaisis korelasi gabungan antara X1 dan X2 dengan Y. Metode: Teknik sampling random sederhana digunakan untuk memilih sampel, dari populasi 120 diambil 80 berdasarkan sampel total, yakni semua mahasiswa yang mengambil reading dan vocabulary. Kuesioner digunakan untuk mengukur gaya belajar dan dua tes digunakan untuk mengukur kemampuan membaca dan penguasaan kosa kata. Temuan: Terdapat korelasi antara penguasaan kosa kata (X1) dengan kemampuan membaca (Y), r sama dengan 0.532 kedua terdapat korelasi antara gaya belajar (X2) dengan Y, r sama dengan 0.784 terakhir terdapat korelasi gabungan antara X1, X2 dengan Y, koefisien korelasi antara X1, X2, dan Y sama dengan 0.823. Kesimpulan: Penguasaan kosa kata dan penggunaan gaya belajar sangat penting dalam meningkatkan kemampuan membaca.
Kata kunci: penguasaan kosa kata, gaya belajar, kemampuan membaca.
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