THE EXPLORATION OF STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN VOCABULARY MASTERY AT THE EIGHTH GRADE OF MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH SUMBER PAYUNG GANDING SUMENEP IN THE 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

Wahyudi, Wahyudi (2024) THE EXPLORATION OF STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN VOCABULARY MASTERY AT THE EIGHTH GRADE OF MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH SUMBER PAYUNG GANDING SUMENEP IN THE 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Negeri Kyai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember.

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Abstract

Wahyudi, 2024. The Exploration of Students’ Difficulties in Vocabulary Mastery at The Eighth Grade of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Sumber Payung Ganding Sumenep in The 2023/2024 Academic Year
Keywords: Vocabulary mastery, Students’ difficulties
Vocabulary was a crucial aspect of learning a foreign language, especially English. Students should not only be capable of the English skills; listening, speaking, reading, and writing but also of vocabulary. Before students could develop their English language skills, they must first acquire the vocabulary, because it served as the bridge that connects the four language skills.
This research conducted at the eighth grade of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Sumber Payung in academic year 2023/2024, Ganding, Sumenep. This research aimed to address three main questions: 1) What are the students’ difficulties in vocabulary mastery? 2) What are the factors that cause the students’ difficulties in vocabulary mastery? 3) What are the strategies used by the English teacher to overcome the students’ difficulties in vocabulary mastery?
The objectives of this research were: 1) To describe the students’ difficulties in vocabulary mastery. 2) To describe the factors that caused the students’ difficulties in vocabulary mastery. 3) To describe the strategies used by the English teacher to overcome the students’ difficulties in vocabulary mastery. This research was expected to serve as a valuable reference for students and other researchers to understand the various difficulties in vocabulary mastery.
The researcher applied qualitative descriptive and phenomenology approach as research design. The participants were sixteen students, and the researcher selected seven students based on recommendations from the English teacher. The data collection techniques of this research were observation, interview, and document review. The researcher employed the Miles, Huberman and Saldana model as data analysis process, included: data condensation, data display and conclusion drawing. And the data validation of this research was ensured through source and technique triangulation.
The results of this research revealed that: 1) The students’ difficulties in vocabulary mastery were: a) translating words and phrases from English into Indonesian and vice versa, b) pronunciation, c) misspelling, d) memorizing or remembering English vocabulary. 2) The factors that caused the students’ difficulties in vocabulary mastery were: a) Internal factors, such as: students were reluctant to utilize a dictionary, students lacked interest in learning English and students practiced speaking English rarely. b) External factors, such as: insufficient facilities due to absence of a library and negative impression of their classmates when they practiced speaking English. 3) The strategy used by the English teacher to overcome students’ difficulties in vocabulary mastery was presenting, practicing, revising vocabulary strategy.

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