ANTASARI STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY BANJARMASIN 2017 A.D/1438 H

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS GRAMMAR AND LISTENING ABILITY OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE AT THE FOURTH SEMESTER OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS UIN ANTASARI BANJARMASIN THESIS BY FIRDHA HAYATI 1301240758 ANTASARI STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY BANJARMASIN 2017 A.D/1438 H

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS GRAMMAR AND LISTENING ABILITY OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE AT THE FOURTH SEMESTER OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS UIN ANTASARI BANJARMASIN THESIS Presented to Antasari State Islamic University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana in English Language Education by Firdha Hayati 1301240758 ANTASARI STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY BANJARMASIN FACULTY OF TARBIYAH AND TEACHERS TRAINING ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 2017 A.D/1438 H

STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY By signingthis form,i Name : Firdha!fuy*i SRN :1301240758 Certi$r, that the work in this thesis is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, original, except as acknowledge in the text, and has not been submitte4 either in whole or in parto for degree atthis university or any other university. If someday, it is proven as duplication, imitation, plagiarism or made by others partly or entirely, I understand that my thesis and academic title will be canceled due to the law. Baqi@asiq June 2017 r' rr Urlii naryati lv

APPROVAL This is to certis' that the sarjana's thesis of Firdha Hayati Reg. Number 1301240758 with the title THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS' GRAMMAR AND LISTEMNG ABILITY OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE AT THE FOURTH SEMESTER OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS UIN ANTASARI BANJARMASIN has been approved by the thesis advisor for further approval by the board Examiners. Banjarmasin, June 2017 Advisor I Advisor ll Dr. Ridha Fadillah. S.Pd.. M. Ed NrP. 19741 108200501 1006 Hj. Nur Laila Kadariyah. S. Ag.. M.Pd NIP. 19701 I I 81 996032001 Acknowledged by: of English Education Departrnent T * *,,27 2003122001

VALIDATION This is to certiff that the So$aru's thesis of Firdha Hayati with the title THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS' GRAMMAR A}{D LISTENING ABILITY OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE AT TIIE FOURTH SEMESTER OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STT}DENTS T,n{ AFITASARI BANJARMASIN has been approved by the board of examiners as the requirements for the degree of Sarjana in English Education:..., Chair Drs. H. Ahdi Makmur. M. Ag.. Ph.D 19540121 1 98203 1 003..., Member Dr. Ridha Fadillah. S. Pd.. M.Ed t9741108200501 1006 tu Member Hi. Nur Laila Kadariyah. S.Ae.. M.Pd t9t7011181996032001 Approved by Dean Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training Dr. Hidayat Ma'ruf M. Pd NrP. 19690730 199503 1 004

ABSTRACT Firdha Hayati. 2017. The Correlation between Students Grammar and Listening Ability of Simple Past Tense at the Fourth Semester of English Department Students UIN Antasari Banjarmasin. Thesis, English Education Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training. Advisors: (1) Dr. Ridha Fadillah, S. Pd, M.Ed, (II) Hj. Nur Laila Kadariyah, S. Ag, M. Pd Keywords: Grammar and Listening, Ability, Simple Past Tense This research is entitled The Correlation between Students Grammar and Listening Ability of Simple Past Tense at the Fourth Semester of English Department Students UIN Antasari Banjarmasin. The objective of this research are (1) to know the level of students Grammar ability on Simple Past Tense at the fourth semester of English Department students UIN Antasari Banjarmasin. (2) to know the level of students Listening ability of Simple Past Tense at the fourth semester of English Department students UIN Antasari Banjarmasin, and (3) to know whether there is a correlation between students Grammar and Listening ability of Simple Past Tense at the fourth semester of English Department UIN Antasari Banjarmasin. This research is a correlational research which the data is analyzed quantitatively. The population of the research is 160 students at the fourth semester of English Department students UIN Antasari Banjarmasin. Then, based on Isaac and Michael Table with 5% error degree, the number of sample in this research is 110 students. The instrument of collecting data is test which consists of Grammar and Listening test to measure students Grammar and Listening ability of Simple Past Tense. Furthermore, Pearson Product Moment formula is used in order to find the correlation between students Grammar and Listening ability of Simple Past Tense. The result of this research shows: (1) students Grammar ability of Simple Past Tense is in good category as the mean score of the Grammar test is 79.84. (2) students Listening ability of Simple Past Tense is in good category as the mean score of the Listening test is 72.22. (3) There is a significant, positive and strong correlation between Grammar and Listening ability of Simple Past Tense at the fourth semester of English Department students UIN Antasari Banjarmasin which is the value of r xy is 0.679 and it means H A is accepted. vii

ABSTRAK Firdha Hayati. 2017. Korelasi antara Kemampuan Tata Bahasa dan Menyimak Mahasiswa Semester Empat Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris UIN Antasari Banjarmasin terhadap Simple Past Tense. Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan. Dosen Pembimbing: (1) Dr. Ridha Fadillah, S. Pd, M.Ed, (II) Hj. Nur Laila Kadariyah, S. Ag, M. Pd Keywords: Tata Bahasa dan Menyimak, Kemampuan, Simple Past Tense Skripsi ini berjudul Korelasi antara Kemampuan Tata Bahasa dan Menyimak Mahasiswa Semester Empat Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris UIN Antasari Banjarmasin terhadap Simple Past Tense. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (1) untuk mengetahui tingkat kemampuan Tata Bahasa mahasiswa semester empat Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris UIN Antasari Banjarmasin terhadap Simple Past Tense. (2) untuk mengetahui tingkat kemampuan Menyimak mahasiswa semester empat Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris UIN Antasari Banjarmasin terhadap Simple Past Tense. (3) untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat korelasi antara kemampuan Tata Bahasa dan Menyimak mahasiswa semester empat Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris UIN Antasari Banjarmasin terhadap Simple Past Tense. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian korelasi yang mana data penelitian ini dianalisis secara kuantitatif. Populasi penelitian ini berjumlah 160 mahasiswa pendidikan bahasa Inggris semester empat UIN Antasari Banjarmasin. Kemudian, berdasarkan tabel Isaac dan Michael dengan tingkat kesalahan sebesar 5%, jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini sebanyak 110 mahasiswa. Instrumen pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini adalah tes, yang terdiri dari tes Tata Bahasa dan Menyimak. Selanjutnya, rumus Pearson product moment digunakan untuk mencari korelasi antara kemampuan Tata Bahasa dan Menyimak mahasiswa terhadap Simple Past Tense. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) kemampuan Tata Bahasa mahasiswa terhadap Simple Past Tense dikategorikan bagus dikarenakan nilai rata-rata tes Tata Bahasa mahasiswa ialah 79.84. (2) kemampuan Menyimak mahasiswa terhadap Simple Past tense dikategorikan bagus dikarenakan nilai ratarata tes Menyimak mahasiswa ialah 72.22. (3) Terdapat korelasi yang signifikan, positif dan kuat antara kemampuan Tata Bahasa dan Menyimak mahasiswa semester empat Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris UIN Antasari Banjarmasin terhadap Simple Past Tense dimana nilai r xy ialah 0.679 dan H A diterima. viii

MOTTO BE THANKED FOR WHAT YOU VE GOT ix

DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to: My greatest parents and siblings, who always pray, love, support me for success in my life. People who always support and motivate me every time. x

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT بسما هلل ا لرحمن الر حيم ا لحمد اهلل ر ب العا لمين. الصالةوالسالم على اشرف اآلنبياء والمرسلين سيدناومولنامحمدوعلى اله وصحبه أجمعين امابعد. Praise to be Allah the Almighty who has been giving me guidance till the writer finished this thesis entitled The Correlation between Students Grammar and Listening Ability of Simple Past Tense at the Fourth Semester of English Department Students UIN Antasari Banjarmasin. Peace and salutation always be upon Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H and all his friends who struggle for Allah. The writer would like to express appreciation and gratitude to 1. Dr. Hidayat Ma ruf, M.Pd as the dean of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training of Antasari State Islamic University and all his staffs for help in the administrative matters. 2. Nani Hizriani, MA, as the head of English Department for the assistance and motivation. 3. My thesis advisor, Dr.Ridha Fadhillah, S. Pd, M.Ed as the first advisor and Hj. Nur Laila Kadariyah, S. Ag, M.Pd, as the second advisor for the advices, suggestions and corrections. 4. My academic advisor, Dr. Saifuddin Ahmad Husin, MA for the guidance and encouragement. 5. All lecturers and assistants in Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training for the priceless knowledge. xi

6. All of the fourth semester students of English Department UIN Antasari Banjarmasin who have been as the samples of this thesis. 7. All of the fourth semester students of English Department UNISKA Banjarmasin who have been as the samples in trying out the test of this thesis. 8. All of my friends who always help and give me motivation to finish this thesis. Finally, the writer hopes that this research will be useful for the next researchers. The writer admits that this research paper is not perfect yet. Therefore, suggestion will be expected to make it better. Banjarmasin, Ramadhan 1439 H June, 2017 A.D The Writer xii

CONTENTS Page COVER PAGE... LOGO PAGE... TITLE PAGE... STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY... APPROVAL... VALIDATION... ABSTRACT... ABSTRAK... MOTTO... DEDICATION... ACKNOWLEDGMENT... CONTENTS... LIST OF TABLES... LIST OF APPENDICES... i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x xi xiii xv xvi CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER II INTRODUCTION A. Background of Study... 1 B. Research Question... 7 C. Objectives of Study... 7 D. Significances of Study... 8 E. Hypothesis... 9 F. Definition of Key Terms... 10 THEORETICAL REVIEW A. Definition of Grammar... 12 B. Definition of Simple Past Tense... 14 C. Definition of Listening... 18 CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD A. Research Design... 24 B. Research Setting... 25 C. Research Variable... 25 D. Population and Sample... 26 E. Research Instrument... 29 F. Techniques of Collecting Data... 30 G. Data Analysis... 33 H. Design of Measurement... 37 CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION A. Findings... 38 xiii

B. Discussion... 40 CHAPTER V CLOSURE A. Conclusion... 49 B. Suggestions... 50 REFERENCES APPENDICES CURRICULUM VITAE xiv

List of Tables Table 3.1 Number of the fourth semester students of English Department UIN Antasari Table 3.2 Isaac Michael Sample Table Table 3.3 Grammar Test Description Table 3.4 Listening Test Description Table 3.5 Criteria of Reliability Table 3.6 Interpretation of r Product Moment Table 3.7 Table of Categorization Table 4.1 Reliability of Grammar and ListeningTest Table 4.2 Means and Standard Deviation for Grammar and Listening Test Table 4.3 Correlation between Students Grammar and Listening Ability xv

List of Appendices Appendix 1. List of Translation Appendix 2. Questions of Grammar Test Appendix 3. Answer key of Grammar Test Appendix 4. Questions of Listening Test Appendix 5. Answer key of Listening Test Appendix 6. The Result of Grammar Test Score and Listening Test Score Appendix 7. Frequency Distribution Table of Student s Grammar Test Score Appendix 8. Frequency Distribution Table of Student s Listening Test Score Appendix 9. The Result of Grammar Test Score (X) and Listening Test Score (Y) by Categorization criteria Appendix 10. The Result of Reliability Test Appendix 11. The Result of Validity Test Appendix 12. The Result of Means, Standard Deviation and Correlation of Grammar and Listening Test Appendix 13. Table of Product Moment Appendix 14. Surat Keterangan Telah Melakukan Seminar Appendix 15. Surat Perubahan Judul Skripsi Appendix 16. Surat Izin Riset Appendix 17. Surat Telah Melakukan Riset Appendix 18. Catatan Konsultasi Bimbingan Skripsi xvi