Language and Education Journal
Vol 6 No 2 (2021): Language and Education Journal

The correlation between students’ mastery of simple past tense and their ability in writing recount text

Lestari (Universitas Islam Ogan Komering Ilir Kayuagung)
Fitri Novia (Universitas Islam Ogan Komering Ilir Kayuagung)
Rachmanita (Universitas Islam Ogan Komering Ilir Kayuagung)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Dec 2021

Abstract

The goal of this study determined a relationship between students' knowledge of the simple past tense and their ability to create a recount text in tenth-grade pupils of SMA N 07 Ogan Ilir. The study's participants were all Tenth-Grade Students at SMA N 07 Ogan Ilir. A total of 86 students were present in the population. The sample consisted of 86 students who were chosen using a total sampling technique. This investigation was carried out using correlation research. The data was administered through simple past tense mastery test and writing recount text. Pearson Product Moment correlation was employed to analyze the data.The correlation coefficient, or r-obtained (0.325), was found higher than r-table (0.176), with a p-value of 0.0020.05. It meant that learners' grasp of the simple past tense and their ability to write recount texts were related. It is possible to conclude that students' knowledge of the simple past tense has a significant impact on their ability to write recount material.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LEJ

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

English Language Teaching English, Language Testing and Evaluation, ELT Material Development Translation in English Education, Linguistics Discourse Analysis in English Education, Analysis on English Literatures in English Education ...