Students’ Difficulties in Vocabulary Mastery at Eleventh Grade of Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) Ainul Yaqin Ajung Jember Academic Year 2021/2022.

Afidah, Anissa'ul (2022) Students’ Difficulties in Vocabulary Mastery at Eleventh Grade of Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) Ainul Yaqin Ajung Jember Academic Year 2021/2022. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember.

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Abstract

Key Words: vocabulary mastery, students’ difficulties. This research explored students’ difficulties in vocabulary mastery. Vocabulary is an essential part in foreign language learning that must be mastered well by the students, because vocabulary is an important factor that support the students ability in speaking, listening writing and reading. Students who master in vocabulary also have ability in understanding and using the words and meanings. Students who have difficulty in vocabulary will be agitated in understanding the English lessons. This research focused on: 1) what are the difficulties encountered by eleventh grade students of SMK Ainul Yaqin Academic Year 2021/2022 in vocabulary mastery? 2) what are the factors that cause students’ difficulties in vocabulary mastery for eleventh grade students of SMK Ainul Yaqin Academic Year 2021/2022? The objectives of this research were to describe the students’ difficulties in vocabulary mastery and the factor that caused students’ difficult in vocabulary mastery. This research used qualitative descriptive and phenomenology approach. It was conducted at SMK Ainul Yaqin in 11th Grade. The participants were 17 students. A purposeful sampling technique was used to choose 7 students as the subject in this research. The data were gathered by observation, interview, and document review. Data Technique and data source triangulation were used to validate data. The result of this research revealed that several students had difficulties in vocabulary mastery. 1) The difficulties encountered by students were students got difficulties in translating words or sentences in English into Indonesian and vice versa. Students also experience difficulties in pronunciation, misspelling, and remembering or memorizing vocabulary in English. 2) There are some factors that caused students difficulties in vocabulary mastery. Students were reluctant to open dictionaries. Students were also less interested in learning English. They did not practice speaking English regularly. Another factors were external factors such as inadequate facilities and the negative influence of friends that made them difficult to master vocabulary

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