The correlation between grammatical competence, vocabulary mastery, and translating skill (A Correlational Study in the Eleventh Grade of Students of SMA N 1 Wonosari in the 2013/2014 Academic Year)

Oleh :
Muhammad Hamam Abdurrohman - K2210053 - Fak. KIP

The objectives of this research are to find correlation between (1) grammatical competence and translating skill; (2) vocabulary mastery and translating skill; and (3) grammatical competence and vocabulary mastery simultaneously and translating skill. This research used correlational method. The study was carried out in May 2014 at SMA N 1 Wonosari. The population was all the second grade in the 2013/2014 academic year which consisted of eight classes with 320 students in total. The sample was 36 students in a single class. The sample was chosen with cluster random sampling technique. The instrument in collecting data was test. The test was used to collect data of students’ grammatical competence, vocabulary mastery, and translating skill. Simple Correlation and Multiple Regression Correlation was used to analyze the data. The result of data analysis shows that in the level of significance a = 0.05 (1) there is positive correlation between grammatical competence and translating skill (rx1y) = 0.54 > rt 0.329); (2) there is positive correlation between vocabulary mastery and translating skill (rx1y) = 0.407 > rt 0.329); (3) there is a positive correlation between grammatical competence, vocabulary mastery, and translating skill. (rx12y) = 0.629 > rt 0.329. The grammatical competence and vocabulary mastery simultaneously is significantly influences the translating skill (Fo = 10.82 > Ft 3.32). Based on the result of the study, it is found that there is a positive correlation between grammatical competence and translating skill. There is a positive correlation between vocabulary mastery and translating skill. There is a positive correlation between grammatical competence and vocabulary mastery simultaneously and translating skill of the eleventh grade students of SMA N 1 Wonosari in the 2013/2014 academic year. The result of this research also shows that grammatical competence and vocabulary mastery are important factors that give contribution to translating skill. Both grammatical competence and vocabulary contribute to translating skill at 45.59%. It is clear that both grammatical competence and vocabulary mastery are important factors that influence translating skill. Keywords: correlation, grammatical competence, vocabulary mastery, translating skill.