THE CORRELATION STUDY BETWEEN THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS’ SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND THEIR SPEAKING ABILITY AT SMKN 10 PADANG
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The purpose of this research was to find a correlation between the first year students’ socioeconomic status and their speaking ability at SMKN 10 Padang. The design of this research is correlational research. The population of this research was the first year students SMKN 10 Padang. The proportional sampling technique was used to seleet sample consisting of 32 students. The data were using socioeconomic status questionnaire and speaking test. Based on data analysis, there was a positive correlation between the first year students’ socioeconomic status and their speaking ability at SMKN 10 Padang. It can be seen from the result of the data analysis that the value of 𝑟𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 of this research was 0,51, while the value of 𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 with the level significance 0,05 and the degree of freedom (df = n - 2) was 0,36. It means that the 𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 was higher than 𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 (0,51 > 0,36). Finally based on the finding, it can be concluded that the alternative hypothesis of this research stating that there was a significant correlation between first year students’ socioeconomic status and their speaking ability at SMKN 10 Padang was accepted. The teachers are suggested to take into account students' socioeconomic backgrounds when instructing English speaking skills. Students are suggested to practice to improve their speaking skills and never give up in a situation in which their parents cannot provide the learning facilities that they need. Key Terms: Socioeconomic Status, Speaking Ability,Referensi
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