THE USE OF ENGLISH DICTIONARIES BY THE STUDENTS (A Descriptive Study at English Education Department of Muria Kudus University)
By: ANISSATUL KHOIRO 201232094
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY 2016
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THE USE OF ENGLISH DICTIONARIES BY THE STUDENTS (A Descriptive Study at English Education Department of Muria Kudus University)
SKRIPSI Presented to the University of Muria Kudus in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program in the Department of English Education
By: ANISSATUL KHOIRO 201232094
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY 2016
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION MOTTO: The formulas of success are hard work and never give up.
DEDICATION: This skripsi is dedicated to: Her beloved parents who always pray her everyday Her family who always give support Her beloved friends Everybody who supports her
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT First of all, the writer thanks to Allah SWT, The King of Universe, The Most Gracious and The Most Merciful God who always gives blessing, strength so the writer be able to complete this skripsi. Secondly, the writer does not forget to say Sholawat and Salam to the most glorious human in the world and hereafter, Muhammad SAW, the true hero and idol. Thirdly, the writer realizes that she would not be able to finish her skripsi without any guidance, advice, suggestion and encouragement from many people. Through this occasion, the writer would like to express her gratitude and thanks to: 1. Dr. Drs. SlametUtomo, M.Pd as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University. 2. DiahKurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd as the Head of English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University. 3. Drs. Muh. Syafei, M.Pd as the first advisor who has guided with best guidance, best support to the writer in finishing this skripsi. 4. Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd as the second advisor who also gave corrections, contributive criticisms and assistances during completing this skripsi. 5. All of the lecturers of English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
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6. The writer’s parents, brother, and the entire families who always give love and care, support and motivation to the writer. 7. The writer’s friends and all people that cannot be mentioned one by one for any help they have given. The writer realizes that her skripsi is not perfect. There are still many mistakes make elsewhere. Therefore, the writer happily receives any constructive criticism and suggestion, and the writer hopes that it will be useful for those especially who are in the field of education.
Kudus, August 2016 The Writer,
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ABSTRACT Khoiro, Anissatul. 2016. The Use of English Dictionaries by the Students (A Descriptive Study at English Education Department of Muria Kudus University). Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (1) Drs. Muh. Syafei, M.Pd (2) Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd Key words: Engliah dictionary, types of dictionary Dictionary is an indispensable tool for learning a foreign language. Different types of dictionarieshelp language learners find the meanings of unknown words, guide them to form accurate sentences, and provide them with tips on word usage in the appropriate context and sometimes also help to pronounce the word and also correct spelling of a word. The objectives of this research are: 1) To find out the types of dictionaries usedby the fourt semester Students of English Education Department, 2) To know the purposes of using dictionaryby the fourth semester students of English Education Department of Muria Kudus University and 3) To know the names of dictionaries used by the fourth semester students of English Education Department of Muria Kudus University. The kind of this research is descriptive qualitative research. The writer uses the result of questionnaire as the data that taken from the fourth semester students of English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University. The result of this research showed that:1)35% of the students use online dictionary and 11% of the students use multilingual dictionary, 2) 70% of the students use the dictionary to find the meaning of words, 50% of the students use the dictionary to check the spelling of words, 58% of students use the dictionary to translate from Indonesian into English or English into Indonesian and 11% of the students use the dictionary to see some examples of certain words and to find out the meaning of prefixes and suffixes, 3) 90% of the students have Oxford English Dictionary and 68% of the students use Google Translate. The writer suggests the English students to use monolingual dictionaries more often in learning process and they should know and understand how to use dictionary well and effectively. For the readers, this research can be used as reference for another research which is related to dictionary.
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ABSTRAK Khoiro, Anissatul. 2016. Penggunaan Kamus Bahasa Inggris oleh Mahasiswa (Sebuah Studi Deskriptif pada Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Muria Kudus). Skripsi. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Muria Kudus. (1) Drs. Muh. Syafei, M.Pd (2) Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd Kata kunci: kamus bahasa inggris, jenis-jenis kamus Kamus adalah sebuah alat yang sangat diperlukan untuk belajar bahasa asing. Berbagai jenis kamus membantu pelajar bahasa menemukan makna dari kata yang tidak diketahui, membimbing mereka untuk membentuk kalimat yang tepat, and menyediakan mereka dengan petunjuk kata yang digunakan dalam konteks yang tepat dan kadang-kadang juga membantu untuk melafalkan kata dan juga membenarkan ejaan kata. Tujuan dari penelitian yaitu: 1) Untuk menemukan jenis kamus yang digunakan oleh mahasiswa semester empat Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, 2) untuk mengetahui tujuan menggunakan kamus oleh mahasiswa semester empat Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Muria Kudus, dan 3) Untuk mengetahui nama-nama kamus yang digunakan oleh mahasiswa semester empat Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. Jenis dari penelitian ini yaitu penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Penulis menggunakan hasil dari kuesioner sebagai data yang diambil dari mahasiswa semester empat Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Muria Kudus yang sebagai sumber data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: 1) 35% dari mahasiswa menggunakan kamus online dan 11% dari mahasiswa menggunakan kamus berbagai bahasa, 2) 70% dari mahasiswa menggunakan kamus untuk menemukan makna kata, 50% dari mahasiswa menggunakan kamus untuk mengecek ejaan kata, 58% dari mahasiswa menggunakan kamus untuk menterjemahkan dari Bahasa Indonesia ke Bahasa Inggris atau dari Bahasa Inggris ke Bahasa Indonesia dan 11% dari mahasiswa menggunakan kamus untuk melihat contoh penggunaan kata yang tepat dan untuk menentukan makna awalan dan akhiran, 3) 90% dari mahasiswa mempunyai kamus Inggris Oxfor dan 68% dari mahasiswa menggunakan Goggle Translate. Penulis menyarankan bagi mahasiswa pendidikan bahasa inggris untuk menggunakan kamus satu bahasa lebih sering dalam proses belajar dan mereka seharusnya tahu dan paham bagaimana menggunakan kamus yang baik dan efektif. Untuk pembaca, penelitian ini bisa digunakan sebagai referensi untuk penelitian lainnya yang terkait dengan kamus.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page COVER .............................................................................................................. i LOGO................................................................................................................. ii TITLE ................................................................................................................ iii MOTTO AND DEDICATION......................................................................... iv ADVISORS’ APPROVAL ............................................................................... v EXAMINERS’APPROVAL............................................................................. vi ACKNOWLEDGMENT .................................................................................. vii ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................... ix ABSTRAK ......................................................................................................... x TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................. xi LIST OF TABLE .............................................................................................. xiv LIST OF APPENDICES .................................................................................. xv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Research ......................................................................... 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem .............................................................................. 4 1.3 Objective of the Research ............................................................................ 5 1.4 Significance of the Research ........................................................................ 5 1.5 Scope of the Research .................................................................................. 6 1.6 Operational Definition .................................................................................. 6
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CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Dictionary .................................................................................................... 7 2.1.1 Types of Dictionary ................................................................................... 8 2.1.1.1 Types of Dictionary Based on the Volume ............................................ 10 2.1.1.2 Types of Dictionary Based on the Language Used ................................. 16 2.1.1.3 Specialized Dictionary ............................................................................ 19 2.1.2 Functions of Dictionary ............................................................................. 22 2.2 Lexicography ................................................................................................ 23 2.3 Encyclopedia ................................................................................................. 25 2.4 English Language Learners ........................................................................... 26 2.5 Previous Research ......................................................................................... 27 2.6 Theoretical Framework ................................................................................. 29
CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH 3.1 Research Design ............................................................................................ 30 3.2 Data and Data Source.................................................................................... 31 3.3 Data Collection ............................................................................................. 31 3.4 Data Analysis ................................................................................................ 32
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING 4.1 Types of Dictionaries Used ........................................................................... 34 4.2 Purpose of Using Dictionaries ...................................................................... 36 xii
4.3 The Names of Dictionaries Used by the Students......................................... 38
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION 5.1 Types of Dictionaries Used ........................................................................... 40 5.2 Purpose of Using Dictionaries ...................................................................... 42 5.3 The Names of Dictionaries Used by the Students......................................... 45
CHAPTER YI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 6.1 Conclusion .................................................................................................... 46 6.2 Suggestion ..................................................................................................... 47
REFERENCES .................................................................................................. 48 APPENDICES ................................................................................................... 50 STATEMENT SHEET CURRICULUM VITAE
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LIST OF TABLE
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3.4 The Framework of the Percentage Interpretation ......................................... 33 4.1 Types of Dictionaries Used by the Students ................................................. 34 4.2 The Purposes of Using Dictionaries by the Students ................................... 36 4.3 The Names of Dictionaries Used by the Students ........................................ 38
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix
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1. Questionnaire Form ........................................................................................ 50 2. The Result from Questionnaire of the Types of Dictionaries Used by the Students .......................................................................................................... 52 3. The Result from Questionnaire of the Purpose of Using Dictionaries ........... 52 4. The Result from Questionnaire of the Names of Dictionaries Used by the Students .......................................................................................................... 54
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