THE CORRELATION BETWEEN LISTENING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA LENTERA HARAPAN TORAJA

Abstract

The objective of the research was found the significant correlation between listening
comprehension and vocabulary achievement of eleventh grade students of SMA
Lentera Harapan Toraja. It was expected that result of the research that can gave useful
contribution to English teaching, especially for English teachers, senior high school
students and the readers about correlation between listening comprehension and
vocabulary achievement. In this research, the writer used quantitative descriptive
method. The population ofthis research was the eleventh grade students of SMA
Lentera Harapan Toraja academic year 2015/2016. The number of population was 100
students. Its consist of four classes. The writer took 20 students as sample. They
selected by using random sampling which choose five students for every class. The
instrument used to took the data was written test. It was used to find out the students
comprehension in listening and to find out the students achievement in vocabulary.
Based on the result above, the researcher analyze the relationship used Pearson’s
Product Moment Formula to correlate both listening comprehension (variable x) and
vocabulary achievement (variable y). The result shows that is 0.561 and
is 0.444. And is 2.875 and is 2.101. It means that the alternative
hypothesis ( ) is accepted and the null hypothesis ( ) is rejected because r value
greater than r table and t count greater than t table. The result can be concluded that
there is positive and significant correlation between listening comprehension and
vocabulary achievement of the eleventh grade students of SMA Lentera Harapan
Toraja.