Abdullah, Badaruddin, Sarlin, Ahmad Arkam Ramadhani, Sunarlia Limbong
This study aims to investigate the use of morphological analysis strategy in enhancing the student’s vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension. The research was experimented in the English Department at Universitas Muhammadiyah Parepare, with a total sample of 28 students. This study was pre-experiment research with a pretest-posttest design. The result of this study indicated that: (1) in teaching vocabulary through vocabulary analysis strategy, there are significant differences between the mean score of the pre-test (58.57) and the mean score of the post-test (84.28). Besides that, the result of the t-test calculation shows that the t-test value (7.75) is higher than the t-table value (2.052) at a significance level 0.05 from df = 27. (2) In teaching reading comprehension through vocabulary analysis strategy, there are also significant differences between the mean score of the pre-test (54.64) and the mean score of the post-test (80.51). In addition, the result of the t-test calculation shows that the t-test value (9.75) is higher than the t-table value (2.052) at the significance level 0.05 from df = 27. Thus, the student’s vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension significantly improve after they are taught using the morphological analysis strategy. © 2023, Slovenska Vzdelavacia Obstaravacia. All rights reserved.
Faculty of Language and Literature Universitas Negeri Makassar, Jalan Dg. Tata Parangtambung, Makassar, 90422, Indonesia; Faculty of Teacher Taraining and Education Muhammadiyah University, Parepare Jl. Jenderal Ahmad Yani KM 6, Parepare, Indonesia; Department of English Education Boarding School IMMIM Makassar, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10 Tamalanrea, Makassar, Indonesia; Nautics Department Merchant Marine Polytechnic of Makassar, Jl Tentara Pelajar No 173, Makassar, Indonesia
