the correlation between students' mastery in using adjective and their ability in writing descriptive

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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN USING ADJECTIVE
AND THEIR ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE EIGHTH
GRADE OF SMPN 1 TALANGPADANG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2016/2017

(A Thesis)

Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of
The Requirements for S1-Degree

By:
Sevia Yolanda
NPM: 1211040174

Study Program: English Education

Advisor : Prof. Dr. Idham Kholid, M.Ag
Co-Advisor : Nunun Indrasari, M.Pd

TARBIYAH AND TEACHER TRAINING FACULTY
STATE INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC STUDIES
RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG
2017
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN USING ADJECTIVE
AND THEIR ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE EIGHTH
GRADE OF SMPN 1 TALANGPADANG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2016/2017

(A Thesis)

Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of
The Requirements for S1-Degree

By:
Sevia Yolanda
NPM: 1211040174

Study Program: English Education

TARBIYAH AND TEACHER TRAINING FACULTY
STATE INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC STUDIES
RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG
2017
ABSTRACT
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING ADJECTIVE
AND THEIR ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
AT THE EIGHTH GRADE OF SMPN 1 TALANGPADANG IN THE ACADEMIC
YEAR OF 2016/2017

By:
Sevia Yolanda
1211040174
Writing ability is defined as the level of skill or competence in writing. The writer should
be more careful and pay attention to the aspects of writing. Commonly, writing is the
hardest thing for students because they should take a long process. One of the English
components is grammar. The grammar can defined as the science of the rules in forming
and combining words into sentences. Adjective is one the most important part in the
grammar. The objective of this research was to know whether there was the correlation
between students’ ability in using adjective and their ability in writing descriptive text.
Descriptive text is the form of text that aims at describes how something or someone looks
or feel. The purpose or the social function of descriptive text is to describe the reader about
many things, including people, places, events, situations, thoughts, and feelings. In the
recount text, the sentences are usually organized according to identification and description.
The research methodology used in this research was correlation research. The population of
the research was taken from the students at the first semester of the eighth grade of SMPN
1 Talangpadang Tanggamus in 2016/2017 academic year consisted of 137 students. The
sample was chosen based on cluster random sampling technique. The sample taken was
class VIII.2 consisting of 34 students. In collecting the data, the writer used instrument in
the form multiple choice test for adjective ability and descriptive writing for ability in
writing descriptive text. After giving try out, the writer gave the test and then analyzed the
data by using Pearson’s Product Moment formula.
The result of Pearson’s Product Moment correlation showed that the result was 0.8, and
then it was consulted to r The result of r with significant level 0.05 was 0.325.
critical. critical
Due to r is higher than r (0.8 > 0.325), the conclusion of the research is that there
observed critical
is a correlation between sudents’ ability in adjective and ability in writing descriptive text at
the first semester of eighth grade of SMPN 1 Talangpadang in 2016/2017 academic year.

DECLARATION

Hereby, I state that this thesis entitled “The Correlation between Students’ Ability in
Using Adjective and Their Ability in Writing Descriptive Text at the Eighth Grade of
SMPN 1 Talangpadang in the Academic Year of 2016/2017” is completely my own
work. I am fully aware that I have quoted some statements and ideas from various
sources and those are properly acknowledged in the text.

Bandar Lampung, January 2017
Declared by,

Sevia Yolanda
NPM. 1211040174
MOTTO

“Nun. By the pen and by the (record) which (men) write.” (Al Qolam : 1)1

1 Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’an Text and Translation (New Delhi : Millat Book
Centre, 2006), p.736.
DEDICATION

Praise and gratitute be to Allah the Almighty for His abundant blessing for me,
and from my deepest of my heart and great love, this thesis is dedicated to:
1. My parents, Mr. Ardiansyah and Mrs. Daswalena, S.Pd who always pray,
support and guide for my success.
2. My beloved brothers, Ade Yoga Kurniawan, Muhammad Novalda and Ahzan
Andrean who always support and prayed for me a lot in my life to continue my
study well.
3. My family, who always supports and motivates me to finish this thesis.
4. My beloved lecturers and Almamater IAIN Raden Intan Lampung.
CURRICULUM VITAE

The writer’s name is Sevia Yolanda. She was born in Talangpadang, on September
10th, 1994. She is the first child of four children of the couple of Mr. Ardiansyah and
Mrs. Daswalena, S.Pd.

The writer began her study at SDN 3 Talangpadang in 2000 and finished in 2006. In
the same year, she entered SMPN 1 Talangpadang and finished in 2009. Then, she
continued her study to SMAN 1 and finished in 2012. After that, she continued her
study at IAIN Raden Intan Lampung, in English Education Study Program of
Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of State Institute of Islamic Studies of Raden
Intan Lampung.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Praise be to Allah, the Almighty for the blessing given to the writer during the study
and for completing this thesis. Then, peace and salutation may be upon to the great
messenger prophet Muhammad Peace be upon Him, who brought us from the
darkness to the lightness. Besides, the writer also grateful to many people for
contributing their ideas and time given to her in completing this thesis entitled, “The
Correlation between Students’ Mastery in Using Adjective and Their Abilty in
Writing Descriptive Text at the Eighth Grade of SMPN 1 Talangpadang in the
Academic Year of 2016/2017”.

This thesis is presented to the English Education Study Program of IAIN Raden Intan
Lampung. The primary aim of writing this thesis is to fulfill the requirement to obtain
S1 degree.
Therefore, the writer would like to thank the following people for their ideas, time
and guidance in completing this thesis:
1. Dr. H. Chairul Anwar, M.Pd, the dean of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training
Faculty IAIN Raden Intan Lampung,
2. Meisuri, M.Pd, the chairperson of English Education study program at IAIN
Raden Intan Lampung.
3. Prof. Dr. Idham Kholid, M.Ag, the advisor who has given guidance to the
researcher to finish this thesis.