Open AccessThe Relationship between Vocabulary Mastery and Reading Performance
Author(s) -
Yani Adyawardhani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jurnal bahasa inggris terapan/jurnal bahasa inggris terapan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2721-2890
pISSN - 2477-3352
DOI - 10.35313/jbit.v3i2.1261
Subject(s) - vocabulary , reading (process) , positive correlation , psychology , correlation , mathematics education , computer science , linguistics , mathematics , medicine , philosophy , geometry
This study investigates the relationship between students’ vocabulary knowledge and their reading performance. It aims at finding out whether vocabulary knowledge correlates with reading performance. The data was taken from final semester examination marks of Vocabulary 2 and Reading 2 subjects of 30 second semester students studying English, which was analyzed using Pearson correlation formula. The result shows that there is a slight correlation between the two subjects. Some possible causes of this result and some other educational implications are also discussed. Keywords: reading and vocabulary; the relationship between vocabulary and reading; vocabulary; reading