A STUDY OF GRAMMAR MASTERY AND GUESSING MEANING WORD IN READING COMPREHENSION

The purpose of this study is to determine the extent grammar knowledge contributes to achieve reading comprehension and how grammar knowledge works through guessing unknown word in reading comprehension. The setting of the study and all eleventh grade (IPA&IPS) which consist 61 students divided into two classes are the subject of the study because the reasonable matters why this research need to be conducted. There are such as; students assume that some vocabularies is not well-known in reading narrative text, teaching grammar is not exclusive, lack of vocabulary is still the highest range, there is no trick applied to solve the problem at all, and English score for national examination is still below average. To gain specific information about students’ academic performance in grammar mastery and guessing meaning word while the second data is about information of the way they encourage their grammar mastery in guessing meaning word. To gain specific information about students’ academic performance in grammar mastery and guessing meaning word, the researcher uses TOEFL test appropriated and to get the data how the students encourage their grammar mastery to guess meaning word, the researcher uses questioner. The interview is designed to break down the way the students use their grammar mastery in guessing meaning word in five questions with W-H question. Based on the result of the study, researcher has some conclusions. a) There is positive and modest correlation between students’ grammar mastery and guessing meaning word. b) Grammar mastery contributes in 9% toward guessing meaning word. c) The null hypothesis was accepted that grammar mastery does not have significant contribution to promote guessing meaning word. d) Students applied the knowledge of part of speech and content to guess meaning word. e) Students think both grammar mastery and vocabularies should be given proportionally. Somehow, there are still many points need to be observed future