Language learning strategies in genders’ perspective and their correlation towards TOEFL score achievement of English Department at IAIN Palangka Raya

Ayu, Nindy (2017) Language learning strategies in genders’ perspective and their correlation towards TOEFL score achievement of English Department at IAIN Palangka Raya. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Palangka Raya.

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Abstract

This research was aimed at finding the language learning strategies dominantly applied by male and female students of English study program academic year 2014/2015, then describing them in genders’ perspective. Also, this research was aimed at knowing the correlation between language learning strategies and TOEFL score achievement.

This research was mixed method research with triangulation design convergence model. To collect the data, some instruments were used, such as, (1) questionnaire, (2) interview, and (3) documentation. To analyze the data, some techniques were used, as follow, (1) data reduction, (2) data display, (3) data transformation, (4) data correlation, (5) data consolidation, and (6) data integration. The population of this research was 51 students who enrolled in TOEFL training.

The results showed that: (1) Cognitive strategy is the strategy dominantly applied by both male and female in learning the target language. (2) Indirect strategies included as the strategies which were generally used both by male and female students (3) The calculation revealed that rxy was higher than rtable (0.253 > 0.232). As the result, Ha stating that there was correlation between language learning strategies and TOEFL score was accepted and Ho stating there was no correlation between language learning strategies and TOEFL score was rejected. Based on the calculation, language learning strategies gave 6.4% contribution to TOEFL score. So, it can be said that there was positive weak correlation between language learning strategies and TOEFL score. It indicated that language learning strategies were only fractional factors in determining TOEFL score.

ABSTRAK

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan strategi belajar bahasa yang sering diterapkan oleh mahasiswa laki-laki dan perempuan prodi bahasa inggris tahun angkatan 2014/2015, lalu mendeskripsikan strategi belajar bahasa yang diterapkan tersebut dalam sudut pandang gender. Selanjutnya, penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara strategi belajar bahasa dengan skor TOEFL.

Penelitian ini menggunakan metode gabungan dengan desain triangulasi model konvergensi. Untuk mengumpulkan data, penulis menggunakan beberapa instrumen, antara lain, (1) angket, (2) wawancara, dan (3) dokumentasi. Dalam menganalisis data, penulis menggunakan beberapa teknik, yaitu, (1) data reduction, (2) data display, (3) data transformation, (4) data correlation, (5) data consolidation, and (6) data integration. Adapun populasi dari penelitian ini yaitu 51 mahasiswa pendidikan bahasa Inggris yang terdaftar dalam pelatihan TOEFL.

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, (1) Cognitive strategies merupakan strategi yang sering digunakan oleh mahasiswa laki-laki dan mahasiswa perempuan dalam proses pembelajaran bahasa target. (2) Indirect strategies merupakan strategy yang umumnya digunakan oleh mahasiswa laki-laki dan mahasiswa perempuan. (3) Hasil perhitungan korelasi menunjukkan bahwa rxy > rtabel (0.253>0.232). Sehingga Ha yang menyatakan bahwa adanya korelasi antara strategi belajar bahasa dan hasil TOEFL skor diterima dan Ho yang menyatakan bahwa tidak ada korelasi antara strategi belajar bahasa dan hasil TOEFL skor ditolak. Berdasarkan perhitungan, strategi belajar bahasa memberikan kontribusi sebesar 6.4% terhadap skor TOEFL. Sehingga, ada hubungan positif dengan tingkat hubungan lemah antara strategi belajar bahasa dan hasil TOEFL skor.

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