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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE MASTERY AND THEIR ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE
TEXT AT THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE EIGHTH GRADE OF
SMPN 1 KARYA PENGGAWA PESISIR BARAT IN
2016/2017 ACADEMIC YEAR
A Thesis
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of
The Requirement for S1-Degree
By
EVI FITRIA
NPM. 1211040102
Study Program : English Education
Advisor : Bambang Irfani, M. Pd
Co-Advisor : Nunun Indrasari, M.Pd
TARBIYAH AND TEACHER TRAINING FACULTY
THE STATE INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC STUDIES
RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG
2016
ABSTRACT
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
MASTERY AND THEIR ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT
THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE EIGHTH GRADE OF SMPN 1 KARYA
PENGGAWA PESISIR BARAT IN 2016/2017 ACADEMIC YEAR
By:
Evi Fitria
In this research, the writer focused on the correlation between students’ simple
present tense mastery and their ability in writing descriptive text. The objective of
this research was to know whether there was a correlation between students’ simple
present tense mastery and their ability in writing descriptive text at the first semester
of the eighth grade of SMPN 1 Karya Penggawa Pesisir Barat in 2016/2017 academic
year. There were two variables in this research, the independent variable, students’
simple present tense mastery (X) and dependent variable, students’ ability in writing
descriptive text (Y).
This is a correlation research. It is used to know the correlation between students’
simple present tense mastery and their ability in writing descriptive text. In taking the
sample of the research, cluster random sampling was applied. The population of the
research was taken from the students of eighth grade at SMPN 1 Karya Penggawa
Pesisir Barat in 2016/2017 academic year. The sample of the research was taken 30
students from 121 population. In collecting the data of this research, the writer used
objective test that were multiple choices consisted of 40 items test and writing
descriptive text test. In this research, SPSS was used to compute Rank Spearmans’
formula.
After doing the hypothetical testing, the result demonstrated that there was positive
correlation between students’ simple present tense mastery and their ability in writing
descriptive text. Based on the data analysis computed by using SPSS, it was obtained
that Sig = 0,001 and α = 0.05. It means that H is accepted because Sig < α = 0.05.
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Based on this research, it was suggested that to have a good ability in writing
descriptive text, students should have a good mastery of simple present tense.
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DECLARATION

Hereby, I state this thesis entitled “The Correlation between Students’ Simple Present
Tense Mastery and their Ability in Writing Descriptive Text at the First Semester of
the Eighth Grade of SMPN 1 Karya Penggawa Pesisir Barat in 2016/2017 Academic
Year” is completely my own work, I am fully aware that I have quoted some
statement and theories from various sources and they are properly acknowledged in
the text.

Bandar Lampung, 20 October 2016
Declared by,

Evi Fitria
NPM. 12110401012
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MOTTO

“Say : Nun. By pen and what they inscribe, you are not [ O Muhammad ] by the favor
of your lord a madman. And indeed for you is a reward uninterrupted. And indeed
you are of a great moral character.”1

1 Ayatal-quran.net/2016/08/surah-al-qalam-the-cave-terjemah-bahasa-inggris, Retrieved on
October 25th, 2016
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DEDICATION

I would like to dedicate this thesis for all my beloved people:
1. My beloved parents, Mr. Mat Halim and Mrs. Mursyidah who have already
prayed and supported for my success, and advised me all the time.
2. My beloved brothers, Ilham Aripin, Rizki Sanjaya, and Pegi Ramadan who
always motivate me to succeed.
3. My beloved Almamater IAIN Raden Intan Lampung.
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CURRICULUM VITAE

The writer’s name is Evi Fitria. She was born in Way Sindi on September 15th, 1995.
She is the first child of Mr. Mat Halim and Mrs. Mursyidah. She has three brothers.
She lives at Jalan Lintas Bengkulu Kelurahan Way Sindi, Kecamatan Karya
Penggawa, Pesisir Barat.
The writer began her study in Elementary School at SDN 1 Way Sindi Pesisir Barat
in 2000 and graduated in 2006. She continued her study in Junior High School at
SMPN 1 Karya Penggawa Pesisir Barat and Graduated in 2009. After that, she
continued her study to MAN 1 Krui Pesisir Barat and graduated in 2012. After
finishing her study in MAN, she decided to study in English Education Program of
Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of State Institute of Islamic Studies Raden
Intan Lampung.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, all praise be to Allah, the most merciful, the most beneficent, for His
blessing and mercy given to the writer during her study and in completing this final
project. Then, the best wishes and salutation be upon the great messenger prophet
Muhammad S.A.W
This thesis presented to the English Education study program of IAIN Raden Intan
Lampung. The primary aim of writng this thesis is to fulfill a part of students’ task in
partial fulfillment of the requirement to obtain S1-degree.
For that reason, the writer would like to thank the following people for their ideas,
time and guidance for this thesis:
1. Dr. H. Chairul Anwar, M.Pd, the Dean of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher
Training and his staff who have given and opportunity and the help for the
writer when on going the study until the accomplishment of this thesis.
2. Meisuri, M.Pd, the Chairwoman of English Education Study Program of IAIN
Raden Intan Lampung who has given help to complete this thesis.
3. Bambang Irfani, M.Pd, the advisor who patiently guided the writer until the
completion of this thesis.
4. Nunun Indrasari, M.Pd, the co-advisor has guided the writer a lot until the
finishing of this thesis.
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5. All lecturers of English Department of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty
who have taught the writer since the first of her study.
6. Markoni S.Pd the headmaster of SMPN 1 Karya Penggawa Pesisir Barat,
Melda Wati S.Pd, the English teacher, all administration staff and the eighth
grade students of SMPN 1 Karya Penggawa Pesisir Barat for allowing her to
carry out the research in their institution.
7. Her beloved father, Mr. Mat Halim and mother, Mrs. Mursyidah, as well as
her beloved brother for their support, love, and everything that she cannot tell
all in words.
8. Her beloved friends, especially friends in class D who gave greately
contribution toward the completion of this thesis.
Finally, the writer is fully aware that there are still a lot of weaknesses in this thesis.
For this, the writer truthfully expects criticism and suggestion from the readers to
enchance the quality of the thesis.

Bandar Lampung, 20 October 2016
The Writer

Evi Fitria
NPM. 1211040102
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