AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY AT THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 5 NATAR IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2023/2024

SILVIA, ANISA PUTRI (2024) AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY AT THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 5 NATAR IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2023/2024. Diploma thesis, UIN RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Vocabulary is one of the components of mastering English as a foreign language. Before students study English skills, they should learn about vocabulary as the first step. Learning vocabulary is difficult for students, especially in Indonesia where English is learned as a foreign language and English is not used in daily communication. So, it is more difficult to learn English vocabulary. As a result, the vocabulary mastery of students is still low. This research only focused on analyzing the students’ difficulty in learning vocabulary. Based on the preliminary research, showed that the students still faced difficulties in learning vocabulary namely not knowing the meaning of words, not knowing how to pronounce words, and the written words and how to pronounce the words are not the same. This research only focused on students' difficulties in learning vocabulary and factors that cause students' difficulties in learning vocabulary. Therefore, this research is about students’ difficulty in learning vocabulary in the eighth grade of SMP Negeri 5 Natar in the academic year of 2023/2024. Descriptive qualitative research design was employed in this research. Purposive sampling was used in this research. The eighth grade of E was taken as a sample because they had lower scores in vocabulary than other classes. The research sample consisted of 30 students, 16 male students, and 14 female students. The researcher used questionnaires and interviews to collect the data. The questionnaire was used to find out students’ difficulties in learning vocabulary and the interview was used to find out the factors that cause students’ difficulties in learning vocabulary. The three major phases of data analysis are data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing. After analyzing the data, the results of the questionnaire showed that there were three difficulties for students in learning vocabulary. The difficulty faced by the students in learning vocabulary was the pronunciation, grammar, and meaning. Based on the students’ interviews, there are three difficulties factors in learning vocabulary. The difficulty factors faced by the students in learning vocabulary was students reluctant to open dictionaries, students less motivation, students have difficulty concentrating. Keywords: Analysis, Descriptive Qualitative Research, Learning Vocabulary, Students Difficulties

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