STUDENTS’ INTENSITY OF USING ENGLISH 
DICTIONARIES RELATED TO THEIR 
VOCABULARY MASTERY 
(A Correlational Study at Second Semester Students of English 
Education Department at State Islamic University of Sunan 
Gunung Djati – Bandung) 
12102040 
LIA MULIAWATI – PENDIDIKAN 49 
BAHASA INGGRIS
BACKGROUND OF THE RESEARCH 
Students have limited vocabulary 
The difficulties in determining part of speech 
Students difficult to understand the meaning and usage 
of word 
Nation (2003) states the students who are learning vocabulary need to know at 
least 2000 words in English to use a English Dictionaries provided in the packs 
containing course material because they find them difficult to understand.
Grand Theory 
Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (third 
edition), intensity is the strength of something which can 
be measured. 
Vocabulary is knowledge of words and word meaning. 
Leahr et.al (2004:5)
Research Methodology 
Methodology 
(Sudjana) 
Research 
Setting 
Research 
subjects 
Type of data Technique of 
collecting data 
Descriptive 
method 
Second 
semester 
students’of 
English 
Education 
Department. 
Population: 131 
students 
Quantitative 
data 
Questionnare 
(20 items) 
Correlational 
study 
at State Islamic 
University of 
Sunan Gunung 
Djati Bandung 
Sample: taken 
20 percent to 
get sample. it 
have calculated 
and the result is 
14 students. 
Yamanie in 
Rachmat 
(2012:82).Rand 
om sample. 
Statistic Test 
(20 items)
Research Questions 
1. What is the students’ intensity of using English 
dictionaries at English Education Department of 
UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung? 
2. What is the students’ vocabulary mastery at English 
education department of UIN Sunan Gunung Djati 
Bandung? 
3. How significant is the relation between the students’ 
intensity of using English dictionaries and the 
students’ vocabulary mastery?
Research Finding 
Students’ intensity of using English dictionaries score result 
(Questionnaire) 
No Motivation Statements 
Answer 
SA A U D SD Total Int. 
1 
Ketika saya menggunakan kamus 
saya merasa lebih percaya diri 
dalam menulis dengan benar. 
15 52 15 0 0 82 78% 
2 
Saya mampu mengingat arti yang 
sudah saya cari dikamus. 
20 56 9 0 0 85 69% 
3 
Ketika saya membaca dengan 
teliti kosakata yang ada dikamus, 
dengan mudah saya memahami 
kosakata tersebut. 
15 52 15 0 0 82 78%
No The Length Activity Statements 
Answer 
Total Int. 
SA A U D SD 
4 
Saya dapat meluangkan waktu 
untuk menggunakan kamus sehari 
lebih dari 3 kali dalam sehari. 
25 56 6 0 0 87 82.% 
5 
Saya dapat menemukan kata yang 
saya cari didalam kamus kurang 
dari 1 menit. 
20 56 9 0 0 85 80% 
6 
Saya dapat menghabiskan waktu 
dengan menggunakan kamus lebih 
dari 10 menit dalam sehari. 
15 52 15 0 0 82 78% 
No Frequency Activity Statements 
Answer 
Total Int. 
SA A U D SD 
7 
Saya cukup sering memastikan 
tulisan saya (alfabetikal) dengan 
mencari jawabannya dikamus. 
10 56 15 0 0 81 77% 
8 
Seringnya menggunakan kamus 
membuat perubahan yang lebih 
baik dalam penambahan kosakata 
saya. 
15 52 15 0 0 82 78% 
9 
Saya sering menggunaka kamus 
dijam belajar maupun diluar jam 
belajar 
15 52 15 0 0 82 78%
No Persistence Statements 
Answer 
Total Int. 
SA A U D SD 
10 
Saya berkeinginan untuk bisa 
menguasai seluruh kosakata 
yang ada pada kamus. 
20 56 9 0 0 85 80% 
11 
Saya berkeinginan untuk fasih 
mengucapkan kosakata dengan 
benar melalui kamus yang saya 
baca. 
15 52 15 0 0 82 78% 
12 
Dengan menggunakan kamus 
saya berharap dapat 
meningkatkan keterampilan 
dalam berbahasa yang benar 
15 64 6 0 0 85 80% 
No Attitude Statements 
Answer 
Total Int. 
SA A U D SD 
13 
Saya menggunakan kamus 
karena kamus sangat membantu 
saya dalam pembelajaran 
sehingga saya belajar dengan 
baik. 
5 64 9 2 0 80 76% 
14 
Saya tidak sekedar mencari 
kosakata dikamus melainkan 
juga belajar memahami. 
15 56 12 0 0 83 78% 
15 
Kamus merupakan alat utama 
yang paling membantu dalam 
mencari kosakata yang saya 
butuhkan. 
35 40 12 0 0 87 82%
No Interest Statements 
Answer 
Total Int. 
SA A U D SD 
16 
Saya menggunakan kamus 
karena kamus merupaka sumber 
yang berguna dan terpercaya. 
25 56 6 0 0 87 82% 
17 
Hal yang menarik menggunakan 
kamus tidak hanya sekedar 
mencari arti, tetapi banyak hal 
pula yang disajikan kamus untuk 
dipelajari. 
10 56 15 0 0 81 77% 
18 
Saya suka menggunakan kamus 
untuk lebih akurat dalam 
mencari kata yang yang saya 
tidak ketahui daripada bertanya 
dengan teman. 
5 64 12 0 0 81 77% 
No Activity Statements 
Answer 
Total Int. 
SA A U D SD 
19 
Ketika saya menemukan 
kesulitan untuk memahami 
makna saya selalu menggunakan 
kamus dalam aktivitas belajar. 
25 56 6 0 0 87 82% 
20 
Setiap saya belajar dengan 
menggunakan kamus saya dapat 
peningkatan dalam belajar 
(kosakata) 
20 60 6 0 0 86 81%
Variable X of Students Score (Students Intensity of Using English 
Dictionaries) 
STUDENT 
NUMBER (SN) 
SCORE 
SN01 94 
SN02 63 
SN03 83 
SN04 81 
SN05 76 
SN06 84 
SN07 80 
SN08 84 
SN09 80 
SN10 92 
SN11 81 
SN12 80 
SN13 84 
SN14 66 
SN15 83 
SN16 82 
SN17 61 
SN18 91 
SN19 65 
SN20 82 
SN21 80
Students’ vocabulary mastery score result (Vocabulary test) 
No. Item 
Question 
Word 
(Noun) 
Score Total score 
item 
5 4 3 2 1 questions 
1 Amulet 25 48 12 0 0 85 
2 Disease 25 52 9 0 0 86 
3 Healer 15 52 6 0 0 82 
20 Enemy 20 48 15 0 0 83 
No. Item 
Question 
Word 
(Pronoun) 
Score Total score 
item 
5 4 3 2 1 questions 
14 He 20 48 15 0 0 83 
5 Themselves 25 52 9 0 0 86 
No. Item 
Question 
Word (Verb) 
Score Total score 
item 
5 4 3 2 1 questions 
6 Persuade 20 48 15 0 0 83 
7 Create 20 48 15 0 0 83 
10 Participate 30 48 9 0 0 87 
18 Fascinated 25 48 12 0 0 85
No. Item 
Question 
Word 
(adjective) 
Score Total 
score item 
5 4 3 2 1 questions 
4 Supernatural 30 52 6 0 0 88 
11 Psychological 70 24 3 0 0 97 
13 Typical 20 48 15 0 0 83 
16 Natural 35 44 9 0 0 85 
No. Item 
Question 
Word 
(adverb) 
Score Total score 
item 
5 4 3 2 1 questions 
9 Probably 40 44 6 0 0 90 
12 Medically 30 52 6 0 0 88 
19 Socially 20 52 12 0 0 84
Variable X of Students’ Score (Students Intensity of Using English 
Dictionaries) 
STUDENT 
NUMBER (SN) 
SCORE 
SN01 97 
SN02 65 
SN03 83 
SN04 83 
SN05 78 
SN06 84 
SN07 81 
SN08 84 
SN09 81 
SN10 96 
SN11 81 
SN12 80 
SN13 84 
SN14 69 
SN15 88 
SN16 87 
SN17 63 
SN18 92 
SN19 67 
SN20 93 
SN21 81
The technique measure of instruments research 
The result validity test and reliability test of variable X 
VARIABLE - 
X (Students’ 
intensity of 
Using 
dictionaries) 
Item of 
Question 
naire 
r count 
r table 
α=0,05 
n=21 
Status 
1 0,93 0.43 Valid 
2 0,71 0.43 Valid 
3 0,93 0.43 Valid 
4 0,61 0.43 Valid 
5 0,71 0.43 Valid 
6 0,93 0.43 Valid 
7 0,88 0.43 Valid 
8 0,93 0.43 Valid 
9 0,93 0.43 Valid 
10 0.71 0.43 Valid 
11 0,93 0.43 Valid 
12 0.53 0.43 Valid 
13 0.84 0.43 Valid 
14 0.62 0.43 Valid 
15 0.55 0.43 Valid 
16 0.49 0.43 Valid 
17 0.90 0.43 Valid 
18 0.88 0.43 Valid 
19 0.59 0.43 Valid 
20 0.50 0.43 Valid 
r value of reliable > r table = 
Reliable 
r value of reliable < r table = 
Unreliable 
r = 0.95 > 0.43 
It means, the instrument 
statement items of variable X 
on this research is reliable.
The result validity test and reliability test of variable Y 
VARIABLE 
- Y 
(Vocabular 
y Mastery) 
Item 
number 
of 
question 
r count r tabel 
α=0,05 
n=21 
Status 
1 0.55 0.43 Valid 
2 0.59 0.43 Valid 
3 0.86 0.43 Valid 
4 0.63 0.43 Valid 
5 0.70 0.43 Valid 
6 0,91 0.43 Valid 
7 0,91 0.43 Valid 
8 0,80 0.43 Valid 
9 0,54 0.43 Valid 
10 0.65 0.43 Valid 
11 0,57 0.43 Valid 
12 0.52 0.43 Valid 
13 0.85 0.43 Valid 
14 0.85 0.43 Valid 
15 0.71 0.43 Valid 
16 0.67 0.43 Valid 
17 0.71 0.43 Valid 
18 0.79 0.43 Valid 
19 0.64 0.43 Valid 
20 0.90 0.43 Valid 
r value of reliable > r table = 
Reliable 
r value of reliable < r table = 
Unreliable 
r = 0.94 > 0.43 
It means, the instrument 
statement items of variable X on 
this research is reliable.
Analysing Correlation between Sub Variable X and 
Sub variable Y 
Sub variable X and Y 
Coefficient interval 
(r count ) 
Level of 
relationship 
Motivation and Vocabulary 
Mastery 
0.91 Very strong 
The Length Activity and 
Vocabulary Mastery 
0.86 Very strong 
Frecuency Activity and 
Vocabulary Mastery 
0.89 Very strong 
Persistence and 
Vocabulary Mastery 
0.86 Very strong 
Attitude and Vocabulary 
Mastery 
0.85 Very strong 
Interest and Vocabulary 
Mastery 
0.87 Very strong 
Activity and Vocabulary 
Mastery 
0.82 Very strong
Intensity of Using English Dictionaries and 
Vocabulary Mastery 
Correlation test /r 
count test (r xy) 
Significance Test (t 
count test) 
Coefficient of determinant 
(KP) 
r xy = 0.96 
It means, this research 
has a positive 
correlation in very 
strong relationship level 
t = 14.81 > 2.042 
Thus, H1 accepted if t 
count > t table : it means 
the more intense they 
use English 
dictionaries the more 
vocabulary they 
master. 
KP= 92.16% 
It means the students’ intensity 
of using English dictionaries 
contributed to vocabulary 
mastery is 92.16. and the 
remaining 7.84% is determined 
by other variables.
Conclusion 
1. The students’ intensity of using English dictionaries in their 
learning English can be drawn from the result of the students’ 
answer in questionnaire are: (1) they almost often using English 
dictionaries into their learning activities (2) By using dictionaries 
made increase their vocabulary knowledge (3) they have good 
motivations to use English dictionaries it is showed that their 
intensity of using English dictionary from in the strong - very strong 
level. 
2. The result of students’ vocabulary mastery can be drawn from 
their answer in vocabulary tests are: (1) based on the result of 
question they have answered completely (2) their vocabulary 
knowledge showed from the result. 
3. The students’ intensity of using English dictionaries related to 
their vocabulary mastery in this research has positive correlation. 
The obtained results that t count > t table or 14.91 > 2.042. In briefly. 
The hypothesis stated previously is accepted.
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  • 1.
    STUDENTS’ INTENSITY OFUSING ENGLISH DICTIONARIES RELATED TO THEIR VOCABULARY MASTERY (A Correlational Study at Second Semester Students of English Education Department at State Islamic University of Sunan Gunung Djati – Bandung) 12102040 LIA MULIAWATI – PENDIDIKAN 49 BAHASA INGGRIS
  • 2.
    BACKGROUND OF THERESEARCH Students have limited vocabulary The difficulties in determining part of speech Students difficult to understand the meaning and usage of word Nation (2003) states the students who are learning vocabulary need to know at least 2000 words in English to use a English Dictionaries provided in the packs containing course material because they find them difficult to understand.
  • 3.
    Grand Theory CambridgeAdvanced Learner’s Dictionary (third edition), intensity is the strength of something which can be measured. Vocabulary is knowledge of words and word meaning. Leahr et.al (2004:5)
  • 4.
    Research Methodology Methodology (Sudjana) Research Setting Research subjects Type of data Technique of collecting data Descriptive method Second semester students’of English Education Department. Population: 131 students Quantitative data Questionnare (20 items) Correlational study at State Islamic University of Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung Sample: taken 20 percent to get sample. it have calculated and the result is 14 students. Yamanie in Rachmat (2012:82).Rand om sample. Statistic Test (20 items)
  • 5.
    Research Questions 1.What is the students’ intensity of using English dictionaries at English Education Department of UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung? 2. What is the students’ vocabulary mastery at English education department of UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung? 3. How significant is the relation between the students’ intensity of using English dictionaries and the students’ vocabulary mastery?
  • 6.
    Research Finding Students’intensity of using English dictionaries score result (Questionnaire) No Motivation Statements Answer SA A U D SD Total Int. 1 Ketika saya menggunakan kamus saya merasa lebih percaya diri dalam menulis dengan benar. 15 52 15 0 0 82 78% 2 Saya mampu mengingat arti yang sudah saya cari dikamus. 20 56 9 0 0 85 69% 3 Ketika saya membaca dengan teliti kosakata yang ada dikamus, dengan mudah saya memahami kosakata tersebut. 15 52 15 0 0 82 78%
  • 7.
    No The LengthActivity Statements Answer Total Int. SA A U D SD 4 Saya dapat meluangkan waktu untuk menggunakan kamus sehari lebih dari 3 kali dalam sehari. 25 56 6 0 0 87 82.% 5 Saya dapat menemukan kata yang saya cari didalam kamus kurang dari 1 menit. 20 56 9 0 0 85 80% 6 Saya dapat menghabiskan waktu dengan menggunakan kamus lebih dari 10 menit dalam sehari. 15 52 15 0 0 82 78% No Frequency Activity Statements Answer Total Int. SA A U D SD 7 Saya cukup sering memastikan tulisan saya (alfabetikal) dengan mencari jawabannya dikamus. 10 56 15 0 0 81 77% 8 Seringnya menggunakan kamus membuat perubahan yang lebih baik dalam penambahan kosakata saya. 15 52 15 0 0 82 78% 9 Saya sering menggunaka kamus dijam belajar maupun diluar jam belajar 15 52 15 0 0 82 78%
  • 8.
    No Persistence Statements Answer Total Int. SA A U D SD 10 Saya berkeinginan untuk bisa menguasai seluruh kosakata yang ada pada kamus. 20 56 9 0 0 85 80% 11 Saya berkeinginan untuk fasih mengucapkan kosakata dengan benar melalui kamus yang saya baca. 15 52 15 0 0 82 78% 12 Dengan menggunakan kamus saya berharap dapat meningkatkan keterampilan dalam berbahasa yang benar 15 64 6 0 0 85 80% No Attitude Statements Answer Total Int. SA A U D SD 13 Saya menggunakan kamus karena kamus sangat membantu saya dalam pembelajaran sehingga saya belajar dengan baik. 5 64 9 2 0 80 76% 14 Saya tidak sekedar mencari kosakata dikamus melainkan juga belajar memahami. 15 56 12 0 0 83 78% 15 Kamus merupakan alat utama yang paling membantu dalam mencari kosakata yang saya butuhkan. 35 40 12 0 0 87 82%
  • 9.
    No Interest Statements Answer Total Int. SA A U D SD 16 Saya menggunakan kamus karena kamus merupaka sumber yang berguna dan terpercaya. 25 56 6 0 0 87 82% 17 Hal yang menarik menggunakan kamus tidak hanya sekedar mencari arti, tetapi banyak hal pula yang disajikan kamus untuk dipelajari. 10 56 15 0 0 81 77% 18 Saya suka menggunakan kamus untuk lebih akurat dalam mencari kata yang yang saya tidak ketahui daripada bertanya dengan teman. 5 64 12 0 0 81 77% No Activity Statements Answer Total Int. SA A U D SD 19 Ketika saya menemukan kesulitan untuk memahami makna saya selalu menggunakan kamus dalam aktivitas belajar. 25 56 6 0 0 87 82% 20 Setiap saya belajar dengan menggunakan kamus saya dapat peningkatan dalam belajar (kosakata) 20 60 6 0 0 86 81%
  • 10.
    Variable X ofStudents Score (Students Intensity of Using English Dictionaries) STUDENT NUMBER (SN) SCORE SN01 94 SN02 63 SN03 83 SN04 81 SN05 76 SN06 84 SN07 80 SN08 84 SN09 80 SN10 92 SN11 81 SN12 80 SN13 84 SN14 66 SN15 83 SN16 82 SN17 61 SN18 91 SN19 65 SN20 82 SN21 80
  • 11.
    Students’ vocabulary masteryscore result (Vocabulary test) No. Item Question Word (Noun) Score Total score item 5 4 3 2 1 questions 1 Amulet 25 48 12 0 0 85 2 Disease 25 52 9 0 0 86 3 Healer 15 52 6 0 0 82 20 Enemy 20 48 15 0 0 83 No. Item Question Word (Pronoun) Score Total score item 5 4 3 2 1 questions 14 He 20 48 15 0 0 83 5 Themselves 25 52 9 0 0 86 No. Item Question Word (Verb) Score Total score item 5 4 3 2 1 questions 6 Persuade 20 48 15 0 0 83 7 Create 20 48 15 0 0 83 10 Participate 30 48 9 0 0 87 18 Fascinated 25 48 12 0 0 85
  • 12.
    No. Item Question Word (adjective) Score Total score item 5 4 3 2 1 questions 4 Supernatural 30 52 6 0 0 88 11 Psychological 70 24 3 0 0 97 13 Typical 20 48 15 0 0 83 16 Natural 35 44 9 0 0 85 No. Item Question Word (adverb) Score Total score item 5 4 3 2 1 questions 9 Probably 40 44 6 0 0 90 12 Medically 30 52 6 0 0 88 19 Socially 20 52 12 0 0 84
  • 13.
    Variable X ofStudents’ Score (Students Intensity of Using English Dictionaries) STUDENT NUMBER (SN) SCORE SN01 97 SN02 65 SN03 83 SN04 83 SN05 78 SN06 84 SN07 81 SN08 84 SN09 81 SN10 96 SN11 81 SN12 80 SN13 84 SN14 69 SN15 88 SN16 87 SN17 63 SN18 92 SN19 67 SN20 93 SN21 81
  • 14.
    The technique measureof instruments research The result validity test and reliability test of variable X VARIABLE - X (Students’ intensity of Using dictionaries) Item of Question naire r count r table α=0,05 n=21 Status 1 0,93 0.43 Valid 2 0,71 0.43 Valid 3 0,93 0.43 Valid 4 0,61 0.43 Valid 5 0,71 0.43 Valid 6 0,93 0.43 Valid 7 0,88 0.43 Valid 8 0,93 0.43 Valid 9 0,93 0.43 Valid 10 0.71 0.43 Valid 11 0,93 0.43 Valid 12 0.53 0.43 Valid 13 0.84 0.43 Valid 14 0.62 0.43 Valid 15 0.55 0.43 Valid 16 0.49 0.43 Valid 17 0.90 0.43 Valid 18 0.88 0.43 Valid 19 0.59 0.43 Valid 20 0.50 0.43 Valid r value of reliable > r table = Reliable r value of reliable < r table = Unreliable r = 0.95 > 0.43 It means, the instrument statement items of variable X on this research is reliable.
  • 15.
    The result validitytest and reliability test of variable Y VARIABLE - Y (Vocabular y Mastery) Item number of question r count r tabel α=0,05 n=21 Status 1 0.55 0.43 Valid 2 0.59 0.43 Valid 3 0.86 0.43 Valid 4 0.63 0.43 Valid 5 0.70 0.43 Valid 6 0,91 0.43 Valid 7 0,91 0.43 Valid 8 0,80 0.43 Valid 9 0,54 0.43 Valid 10 0.65 0.43 Valid 11 0,57 0.43 Valid 12 0.52 0.43 Valid 13 0.85 0.43 Valid 14 0.85 0.43 Valid 15 0.71 0.43 Valid 16 0.67 0.43 Valid 17 0.71 0.43 Valid 18 0.79 0.43 Valid 19 0.64 0.43 Valid 20 0.90 0.43 Valid r value of reliable > r table = Reliable r value of reliable < r table = Unreliable r = 0.94 > 0.43 It means, the instrument statement items of variable X on this research is reliable.
  • 16.
    Analysing Correlation betweenSub Variable X and Sub variable Y Sub variable X and Y Coefficient interval (r count ) Level of relationship Motivation and Vocabulary Mastery 0.91 Very strong The Length Activity and Vocabulary Mastery 0.86 Very strong Frecuency Activity and Vocabulary Mastery 0.89 Very strong Persistence and Vocabulary Mastery 0.86 Very strong Attitude and Vocabulary Mastery 0.85 Very strong Interest and Vocabulary Mastery 0.87 Very strong Activity and Vocabulary Mastery 0.82 Very strong
  • 17.
    Intensity of UsingEnglish Dictionaries and Vocabulary Mastery Correlation test /r count test (r xy) Significance Test (t count test) Coefficient of determinant (KP) r xy = 0.96 It means, this research has a positive correlation in very strong relationship level t = 14.81 > 2.042 Thus, H1 accepted if t count > t table : it means the more intense they use English dictionaries the more vocabulary they master. KP= 92.16% It means the students’ intensity of using English dictionaries contributed to vocabulary mastery is 92.16. and the remaining 7.84% is determined by other variables.
  • 18.
    Conclusion 1. Thestudents’ intensity of using English dictionaries in their learning English can be drawn from the result of the students’ answer in questionnaire are: (1) they almost often using English dictionaries into their learning activities (2) By using dictionaries made increase their vocabulary knowledge (3) they have good motivations to use English dictionaries it is showed that their intensity of using English dictionary from in the strong - very strong level. 2. The result of students’ vocabulary mastery can be drawn from their answer in vocabulary tests are: (1) based on the result of question they have answered completely (2) their vocabulary knowledge showed from the result. 3. The students’ intensity of using English dictionaries related to their vocabulary mastery in this research has positive correlation. The obtained results that t count > t table or 14.91 > 2.042. In briefly. The hypothesis stated previously is accepted.