THE CORRELATION BETWEEN ENGLISH GRAMMAR COMPETENCE AND SPEAKING SKILL OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1 TELUK KUANTAN

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The main focus of this research was to find out whether there was a
significant correlation between English grammar competence and speaking skill
of the eleventh grade students at senior high school 1 Teluk Kuantan. The writer
formulated the problems into two research questions that would be answered by
using quantitative research, that is; 1) Is there any correlation between students’
grammar competence and their speaking skill of the eleventh grade students at
Senior High School 1 Teluk Kuantan? and 2)Which component of speaking skill
is the most correlated to students’ English grammar competence? This research
had two variables, grammar competence as an independent variable and students’
speaking skill as a dependent variable. This research was a correlational study.
The subject of this research was the eleventh-grade students at Senior High
School 1 Teluk Kuantan. The writer selected 30 students of a class from total
nine classes by using cluster random sampling technique. In collecting the data,
the writer used multiple choice test and speaking test. The technique of analyzing
data was Pearson Product Moment and it was eased by using SPSS 23.0 program.
Based on the data analysis, the writer concluded that there is a correlation between
English grammar competence and speaking skill of the eleventh grade students at
senior high school 1 Teluk Kuantan. It was considered from sig. (2-tailed) = 0.000
that was longer than ? (0.05). It means that Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected.
From the research findings, it showed that there was a correlation between
English grammar competence and speaking skill of the eleventh grade students at
senior high school 1 Teluk Kuantan.

Keywords: English Grammar Competence, Speaking Skill.

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