THE CORRELATION BETWEEN VOCABULARY SIZE AND TOEFL SCORE OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF RIAU
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Abstract:The aims of this research were to find out the correlation between
students’ vocabulary size and students’ TOEFL score. This was a quantitative research
with 39 students as a sample. This research used the Vocabulary Size Test to measure
the student vocabulary size. This research got the students’ TOEFL score from the UPT
Bahasa University of Riau. The result showed that the average of students’ vocabulary
sizewas8,215 and the average of students’ TOEFL score is422,1. Thecorrelation
value of students’ vocabulary size and students’ TOEFL score is 0,707. It means there
is a significant correlation between students’ vocabulary size and students’ TOEFL
score and it is categorized as “Strong Correlation” because of the correlation value of
students’ vocabulary size and students’ TOEFL score are between 0,60 –0,80.
Key Words: Correlation, Vocabulary Size, TOEFL Score.
students’ vocabulary size and students’ TOEFL score. This was a quantitative research
with 39 students as a sample. This research used the Vocabulary Size Test to measure
the student vocabulary size. This research got the students’ TOEFL score from the UPT
Bahasa University of Riau. The result showed that the average of students’ vocabulary
sizewas8,215 and the average of students’ TOEFL score is422,1. Thecorrelation
value of students’ vocabulary size and students’ TOEFL score is 0,707. It means there
is a significant correlation between students’ vocabulary size and students’ TOEFL
score and it is categorized as “Strong Correlation” because of the correlation value of
students’ vocabulary size and students’ TOEFL score are between 0,60 –0,80.
Key Words: Correlation, Vocabulary Size, TOEFL Score.
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