STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF VOCABULARY IN READING AT THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MUHAMMADIYAH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GOMBONG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

Abstract

This research is qualitative research. Research problems: (1) how far is the students’ understanding of vocabulary in reading of the seventh grade student of Muhammadiyah Junior high School in Gombong? (2) What problem happens in understanding vocabulary in reading of the seventh grade students of Muhammadiyah Junior High School in Gombong? The aims of this research are: (1) To know how far the students’ understanding of vocabulary in reading at the seventh grade students of Muhammadiyah Junior High School in Gombong., (2) To explain the problem in understanding vocabulary in reading. In this research, the researcher chooses qualitative research method as the method of the research or uses descriptive methods. The population in this research is in seventh grade students’ is 162. The researcher takes 29 students. The researcher uses purposive sampling in taking the sample. The result of the study showed that the students’ ability in understanding vocabulary in reading text classified into fair category, the mean score of the students is 65.51. Then, some difficulties faced by the students in doing the test are: the students still have difficulties in finding the meaning from the context, finding antonym, and finding synonym from context of the reading text.

Key Words: Understanding, Vocabulary, and Reading