The Effect of Motivation, Concentration and Vocabulary Mastery on Students’ Listening Skill in Japanese Classroom

Merri Silvia Basri, Zainal Rafli, Fathiaty Murtadho

2019

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate whether there is direct correlation between learning motivation, concentration and vocabulary variables and listening comprehension skill in Japanese language. The research was conducted at Riau University to students majoring in Japanese language. The research makes use of path analysis. Data collection was carried out by using three instruments and one Japanese listening comprehension test; (1) test instrument of learning motivation, (2) test instrument of learning concentration, and (3) test instrument of vocabulary acquisition or mastery and Japanese listening comprehension test. As the sampling technique used was total sampling, population in this study was the whole 52 fourth semester students at Riau University. The hipothesis test shows -0.311 for correlation coefficient between learning motivation and listening comprehension skill, 0,309 for correlation coefficient between concentration and listening comprehension skill, 0.281 for correlation coefficient between vocabulary mastery and listening comprehension skill, 0.287 for correlation coefficient between learning motivation and vocablary mastery. Whereas correlation coefficient between concentration and vocabulary is 0.410, and correlation coefficient between motivation and concentration is 0.451. The findings can be used as theoretical basis to do another research at Japanese Language Department throughout Indonesia. The findings can also be used as a refrence to develop similar resarch in another place, especially when it has similar problems and conditions.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Basri M., Rafli Z. and Murtadho F. (2019). The Effect of Motivation, Concentration and Vocabulary Mastery on Students’ Listening Skill in Japanese Classroom.In Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Language and Society - Volume 1: ICELS, ISBN 978-989-758-405-3, pages 307-317. DOI: 10.5220/0008998203070317

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icels19,
author={Merri Silvia Basri and Zainal Rafli and Fathiaty Murtadho},
title={The Effect of Motivation, Concentration and Vocabulary Mastery on Students’ Listening Skill in Japanese Classroom},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Language and Society - Volume 1: ICELS,},
year={2019},
pages={307-317},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008998203070317},
isbn={978-989-758-405-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Language and Society - Volume 1: ICELS,
TI - The Effect of Motivation, Concentration and Vocabulary Mastery on Students’ Listening Skill in Japanese Classroom
SN - 978-989-758-405-3
AU - Basri M.
AU - Rafli Z.
AU - Murtadho F.
PY - 2019
SP - 307
EP - 317
DO - 10.5220/0008998203070317