The correlation between habit in watching english movies, vocabulary mastery, and listening skill (A Correlational Study of the Second Semester Students of English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University

Oleh :
Yulinda Septianing Putri - K2209096 - Fak. KIP

This study is to investigate whether there is a correlation between: (1) habit in watching English movies and listening skill; (2) vocabulary mastery and listening skill; (3) habit in watching English movies and vocabulary mastery toward listening skill. This correlational study used 35 students of the second semester students of English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University in the academic year 2012/ 2013 chosen based on one step cluster random sampling. Questionnaire was used to collect the data of habit in watching English movies while tests were used to collect the data of vocabulary mastery and listening skill. Simple Correlation and Multiple Regression Correlation were used to analyze the data. The results show that there is a positive correlation between habit in watching English movies, vocabulary mastery, and listening skill, both partially and simultaneously. It means that the improvement of the students’ habit in watching English movies and their vocabulary mastery will likely be followed by the improvement of their listening skill. Key words: habit in watching English movies, vocabulary mastery, listening skill