By SITI SHOLIKHATUN

NIM 2010-32-069

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MASTERY OF IRREGULAR VERBS AND THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs N 1 KUDUS

IN ACADEMIC YEAR 20113/2014

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS 2014

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By SITI SHOLIKHATUN

NIM 2010-32-069

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MASTERY OF IRREGULAR VERBS AND THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs N 1 KUDUS

IN ACADEMIC YEAR 20113/2014

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS 2014

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By SITI SHOLIKHATUN

NIM 2010-32-069

SKRIPSI

Presented to the University of Muria Kudus In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program

In the Department of English Education

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MASTERY OF IRREGULAR VERBS AND THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs N 1 KUDUS

IN ACADEMIC YEAR 20113/2014

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS 2014

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

Motto:

Keep smile every time and everywhere, then be useful person to other

person.

“Actually after difficulties there will be abridgment, if you have finished

doing something, and then doing other business seriously.”

(Q.S. Al-Insyiroh: 6-7)

Dedication:

This Skripsi is dedicated to:

Her beloved parents, the late Mr. Moh.

Sulchin and Mrs. Djami’atun

Her beloved sisters, her brothers and her

cutest nephews also nieces

Her beloved man, he is her special one

All of her close friends and other friends

Everybody who support her

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ADVISORS’ APPROVAL

This is to certify that the Skripsi of Siti Sholikhatun (NIM: 2010-32-069) has been

approved by the Skripsi advisors for further approval by the Examining

Committee.

Kudus, 17 May 2014

Advisor I

Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd NIS. 0610701000001201 Advisor II

Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S, M.Pd. NIS. 0610701000001187

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EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL

This is to certify that the Skripsi of Siti Sholikhatun (NIM: 2010-32-069) has been

approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement for the Sarjana Degree of

English Education

Kudus, 7 June 2014

Skripsi Examining Committee: Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd Chairman NIS. 0610701000001201

Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S, M.Pd. Member NIS. 0610701000001187 Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd Member NIS. 0610701000001204

Diah Kurniati, S. Pd, M. Pd Member NIS. 0610701000001190

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Alhamdulillah, the writer grateful prays are praised to Allah the almighty

and merciful God, for the guidance and blessing so that the writer can finish this

Skripsi entitled “The Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular verbs and the

Ability of Wring Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus

in Academic Year 2013/2014”.

The writer realizes that she would not be able to finish her skripsi without

any guidance, advice, suggestion and encouragement from many people. Through

this occasion, the writer would like to express her gratitude and thanks to:

1. Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd. as the Dean of Teacher Training and

Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd., M.Pd. as the Head of English Department of Teacher

Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

3. Nuraeningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd. as the first advisor, who has guided with best

guidance, best support to the writer in finishing this Skripsi with all her

patience.

4. Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S., M.Pd. as the second advisor, who has also

given the writer time, guidance, and suggestion.

5. H. Ali Musyafak, S.Ag., M.Pd.I. as the headmaster of MTs N 1 Kudus

who has given permission to do this research at his school.

6. Maswargi, S.Pd., and Teguh Dwi Putrono, S.Pd. as the English teacher

who has given chance to use their classes to do this research.

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7. Her beloved parents and families who always care, support, and pray for

everything.

8. Her teachers since she was child, thanks for the patience in teaching her

with all of their heart. Let her remember and take this as a gift.

9. Her beloved man who always accompanies, cares, and supports her in any

condition. Thanks for motivation; she hopes he will be her future.

10. Her friends in “English Conversation Club (ECC)” family, Choir “Ning-

Nong”, and “TPQ AN-NUUR” Thanks for their supports, and motivations.

11. Her friends and all people that cannot be mentioned one by one for any

help they have given.

The writer hopes that this Skripsi will be useful for them who are in the

field of education. Amin.

Kudus, 14 May 2014

The Writer

Siti Sholikhatun 201032069

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ABSTRACT

Sholikhatun, Siti. 2014. The Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014. Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (i) Nuraeningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd., (ii) Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S., M.Pd.

Key words: the mastery of irregular verbs, writing, recount text, correlation.

Grammatical structure is important element to compose a good writing. With accurate grammar especially in using verbs, we can compose a writing paragraph in all kinds of text. Moreover in recount text, the form of verbs will be changed into past form of regular and irregular verbs. It makes confused and still difficult to apply both of them, especially in irregular verbs. Irregular verbs are the most difficult verbs when we apply in writing recount text. Therefore, we have to master irregular verbs by memorizing them firstly then we can write recount text easily. In fact, the students who got good score in writing recount text, mostly they were good in mastery of irregular verbs, and also vice versa. Because of that matter, the writer is curious about the mastery of irregular verbs and the ability of writing recount text.

This research is aimed at finding out whether the mastery of irregular verbs significantly correlates with the ability of writing recount text of the eighth grade students of MTs N 1 Kudus in academic year 2013/2014.

The writer conducted a correlational research. The sample is VIII A class which consists of 30 students. The sample is taken by cluster random sampling technique. Test is used as the instrument of this research. There are two kinds of test to gather data; completion tests that consist of 25 items to get the data of students’ irregular verbs mastery and essay test of recount text to get the students’ achievement in writing recount text.

The result of the research showed that the mean for the mastery of irregular verbs score 80, and the standard deviation 9.87. From the data of mean, it could be categorized an excellent criterion. Then, the mean for the ability of writing recount text was 77.63, and the standard deviation 5.104. From the data of mean, it was also categorized a good criterion. From those data, the writer got the index correlation; rxy was 0.63, it was high correlation. the rxy was not equal 0 (rxy≠0). That data showed that the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. So the writer concluded that the mastery of irregular verbs significantly correlates with the ability of writing recount text of the eighth grade students of MTs N 1 Kudus in academic year 2013/2014.

Based on the result of the research, the students should study more and understand about the grammar especially in applying verbs. They should also practice in many times in order to train their ability in writing recount text. Then, teacher as facilitator should be able to give the need of the students in any material moreover in grammar that can build the writing ability.

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ABSTRAKSI

Sholikhatun, Siti. 2014. Korelasi antara Penguasaan Kata Kerja tidak Beraturan dan Kemampuan Menulis Teks Recount oleh Siswa Kelas Delapan MTs N 1 Kudus Tahun Pelajaran 2013/2014 Skripsi. Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (i) Nuraeningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd., (ii) Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S., M.Pd.

Kata Kunci: Penguasaan dari kata kerja tidak beraturan, menulis, teks recount,

korelasi.

Struktur tata bahasa merupakan komponen penting untuk sebuah tulisan yang baik. Dengan ketepatan struktur tata bahasa terutama dalam penggunaan kata kerja, kita dapat menyusun sebuah tulisan paragraf di berbagai macam-macam teks. Bahkan dalam teks recount, bentuk dari kata kerja akan di ubah menjadi bentuk lampau dari kata kerja beraturan dan tidak beraturan. Hal ini membingungkan dan masih sulit untuk menggunakan kedua bentuk tersebut, terutama penggunaan kata kerja tidak beraturan. Kata kerja tidak beraturan adalah kata kerja yang paling sulit ketika kita mengaplikasikan ke dalam teks tulisan recount. Maka dari itu, kita harus menguasai kata kerja tidak beraturan dengan cara menghafalkan terlebih dahulu kemudian kita dapat menulis teks recount dengan mudah. Pada kenyataannya, siswa-siswi yang mendapat nilai baik dalam menulis teks recount, kebanyakan dari mereka mendapat nilai baik dalam penguasaan kata kerja tidak beraturan, dan juga sebaliknya. Maka dari itu, penulis ingin mengetahui tentang penguasaan dari kata kerja tidak beraturan dan kemampuan dari menulis teks recount.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan apakah penguasaan kata kerja tidak beraturan berkorelasi secara signifikan dengan kemempuan dari menulis teks recount oleh kelas delapan MTs N 1 Kudus tahun pelajaran 2013/2014.

Penulis telah melaksanakan sebuah penelitian korelasi dengan sampelnya adalah VIII A yang terdiri dari 30 siswa dan diambil dengan cara teknik sampel kelompok secara acak. Instrument yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tes. Ada dua tes untuk menggumpulkan data ini, yaitu tes isian singkat yang terdiri atas 25 soal untuk mendapatkan data dari siswa untuk penguasaan kata kerja tidak beraturan dan tes menulis teks untuk mendapatkan data dari siswa dalam pencapaian menulis teks recount.

Hasil penelitian telah menunjukkan bahwa nilai rata-rata untuk penguasaan kata kerja tidak beraturan adalah 80, dan standar deviasi 9.87. Dari data rata-rata tersebut itu dapat di kategorikan kriteia baik sekali. Kemudian, rata-rata dari kemampuan menulis teks recount adalah 77.63, dan standar deviasi 5.104. Dari data rata-rata tersebut, itu dapat dikategorikan criteria baik. Berdasarkan data-data tersebut penulis memperoleh indeks korelasi dengan korelasi tinggi rxy adalah 0.63. rxy tidak sama dengan 0 (rxy≠0). Data telah menunjukkan bahwa hipotesis nol (H0) ditolak dan hipotesis alternatif (Ha) di

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terima. Maka penulis menyimpulkan bahwa penguasaan kata kerja tidak beraturan berkorelasi secara signifikan dengan kemempuan dari menulis teks recount oleh kelas delapan MTs N 1 Kudus tahun pelajaran 2013/2014.

Berdasarkan pada hasil penelitian, siswa-siswi sebaiknya belajar lebih banyak dan memahami tentang tata bahasa terutama dalam mengaplikasikan kata kerja. Mereka juga sebaiknya parktek lebih banyak lagi untuk melatih kemampuan mereka di dalam menulis teks recount. Kemudian guru sebagai fasilitator sebaiknya dapat memberikan kebutuhan siswa di berbagai macam materi terlebih di dalam materi tata bahasa yang dapat membangun dalam kemampuan menulis.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page COVER ...................................................................................................... i LOGO ......................................................................................................... ii TITLE ......................................................................................................... iii MOTTO AND DEDICATION .................................................................. iv ADVISORS’ APPROVAL ......................................................................... v EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ..................................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................... vii ABSTRACT ............................................................................................... ix ABSTRAKSI .............................................................................................. x TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... xii LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................... xvi LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................... xvii LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................ xviii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Research .................................................................. 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem ...................................................................... 4

1.3 Objective of the Research ...................................................................... 4

1.4 Significance of the Research ................................................................. 4

1.5 Scope of the Research ........................................................................... 5

1.6 Operational Definition ........................................................................... 6

CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE AND

HYPOTHESIS

2.1 Teaching English in MTs N 1 Kudus ..................................................... 7

2.1.1 The Curriculum of Teaching English in MTs N 1 Kudus .................. 8

2.1.2 The Purpose of Teaching English in MTs N 1 Kudus ........................ 9

2.1.3 The Material of Teaching English in MTs N 1 Kudus ....................... 10

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2.2 English Verb ......................................................................................... 11

2.2.1 Definition of Verb ............................................................................ 12

2.2.2 Types of Verb ................................................................................... 12

2.2.3 Regular Verb .................................................................................... 13

2.2.4 Irregular Verb ................................................................................... 16

2.3 Writing ................................................................................................. 18

2.3.1 Purpose of Writing ........................................................................... 19

2.3.2 Writing Process ................................................................................ 21

2.3.2.1 Step One: Freewriting .................................................................... 21

2.3.2.2 Step Two: Writing .......................................................................... 22

2.3.2.3 Step Three: Revising ...................................................................... 23

2.4 Genre .................................................................................................... 23

2.4.1 Types of Genre ................................................................................. 23

2.4.2 Recount Text as Genre ...................................................................... 25

2.4.2.1 Generic Structure of Recount Text ................................................. 25

2.4.2.2 Lexicogrammatical Features ........................................................... 25

2.4.2.3 Example of Recount Text ............................................................... 26

2.5 The Correlation Between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and the

Ability of Writing Recount Text ............................................................ 27

2.6 Review of Previous Research ................................................................ 27

2.7 Theoretical Framework ......................................................................... 29

2.8 Hypothesis ............................................................................................ 30

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CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH

3.1 Design of the Research .......................................................................... 31

3.2 Population and Sample .......................................................................... 31

3.3 Instrument of the Research .................................................................... 32

3.4 Data Collection ..................................................................................... 36

3.5 Data Analysis ........................................................................................ 37

CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH

4.1 Data Description ................................................................................... 40

4.1.1 The Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of

MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................................... 40

4.1.2 The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of

MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................................... 43

4.1.3 The Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and the

Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of

MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................................... 46

4.2 Hypothesis Testing ................................................................................ 47

CHAPTER V DISCUSSION

5.1 The Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of

MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....................................... 48

5.2 The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of

MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....................................... 49

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5.3 The Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and the

Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of

MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....................................... 51

CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

6.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 53

6.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................ 54

BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................................... 56 APPENDICES ............................................................................................ 59 STATEMENT ............................................................................................ 126 CURRICULUM VITAE ............................................................................ 127

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

2.1 the English Material of the Eight Grade of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................................................................. 10

2.2 Rules of Regular Verbs ....................................................................... 14

2.3 Example of Recount Text..................................................................... 26

3.1 Rubric of the Writing Test .................................................................. 34

3.2 the Criteria of Measuring Test Score ................................................... 35

4.1 Test Scores of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................. 41

4.2 the Frequency Distribution of Test Scores of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................................................................................. 42

4.3 Test Scores of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....... 43

4.4 the Frequency Distribution of Test Scores of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................................................................. 44

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

2.1 Composition of Recount Text ............................................................. 29

4.1 the Graph of Test Scores of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 42

4.2 the Graph of Test Scores of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 45

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page

1. Syllabus of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................................................................. 59

2. the Test of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ................. 106

3. the Key Answer of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ...... 108

4. the Answer Sheet of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 109

5. the Test of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................. 110

6. the Answer Sheet of the Ability of Writing Recount Text Test of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 111

7. the Try Out Score of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 112

8. the Calculation of Try Out Test of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 113

9. the Reliability of Try Out Test of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 115

10. the Score of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................. 117

11. the Calculation of the Mastery of Irregular Verbs Test of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....... 118

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12. the Score of the Ability of Writing Recount Text Test of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ....... 120

13. the Calculation of the Ability of Writing Recount Text Test of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ........................................................................................... 121

14. the Index Correlation between the Mastery of Irregular Verbs and the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .................................... 123

15. the rtable of Correlation Product Moment .............................................. 125

16. Keterangan Selesai Bimbingan ............................................................ 129

17. Permohonan ujian Skripsi ................................................................... 130

18. Lembar Konsultasi .............................................................................. 131

19. Surat Ijin Penelitian ............................................................................ 132

20. Surat Keterangan Setelah Penelitian ....................................................