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THE EFFECT OF GOOGLE TRANSLATE APPLICATION ON THE 8TH GRADERS VOCABULARY MASTERY IN SMPN 2 LARANGAN
Key Words: Google Translate , Vocabulary Mastery
Language is a tool of communication and social control. Without language
we cannot communicate, and express our feeling. Since English is used as a tool of
communication between nation in the world, we must master it well. In education
in Indonesia, English subjects are also considered important. However, students
consider English subject to be difficult and boring, because English is very different
from Indonesian in terms of structure, pronunciation, and vocabulary system.
Vocabulary is one of the important aspects in learning English. in todays digital era,
there are many application that are used for learning in education, as a application
google translate which can used as media learning for students. Google translate is
a application that can hone students vocabulary skill. And it can be a solution for
students whose vocabulary still a weak.
The purpose of this research, to find out whether there is a different between
students those use application google translate and not using it on the 8th graders
vocabulary mastery in SMPN 2 Larangan. In this research , the researcher used a
quantitative design. While kind of this research is Quasi-Experimental design. To
collect the data, researcher used pre-test and post-test score, and documentation by
taking the pictures during the research.
The results of this research found that the effect of application google
translate on the vocabulary mastery of 8th graders students at SMPN 2 Larangan
had an effect on students vocabulary mastery. The researcher state that the null
hypothesis is rejected and the alternative hypothesis is accepted. It is proven from
the results of the t-value higher than t-table. T-table in the 5% significance level is
0,256 with degree of freedom is 57. However, the t-value of this research is 9,722.
In this research, the results of data analysis, t-value higher than t-table in
significant level. It’s mean that alternative hypothesis that state there is a better
different by using application google translate on the 8th graders vocabulary mastery
in SMPN 2 Larangan. So the alternative hypothesis (Ha) used by the researcher is
accepted in this research.
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