THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENT VOCABULARY MASTERY AND SPAEKING ABILITY AT SMP KERTANEGARA

Vocabulary is essential for successful second language use because, without vocabulary, one will be unable to use the structures and functions one may have learned for comprehensible communication. If speaking is done by more than one person, it will lead to a conversation or interaction.Based on the opinion of Wilson (983: 5), speaking is defined as the development of a relationship between the listener and the person speaking. The main purpose of speaking is to create communication with other people.Thisstudy focused on the correlationbetweenstudentsvocabularymasteryandspeaking abilityat SMP Kertanegara Malang. The objective of the study is to confirm that correlation between student vocabulary mastery and speaking ability at SMP Kertanegara Malang in the academic 2021/2022.This study usedquantitative method. The samples of this study were seventh grade SMP Kertanegara Malang.The instrument uses in this research is test. Formof in this instrument are divided in two parts: the first is vocabulary test.That consist of 2 test. In vocabulary test the researcher the improvement of the student’s vocabulary mastery that focus on verb and adjective. The second test is speaking test (dialongselft-introduction and introduction friend). In the speaking ability test the researcher found an increase in students' speaking ability which focused on pronunciation and fluency.This data is to determine about there is the correlation between students vocabulary mastery and speaking ability at seventh grade of SMP Kertanegara Malang. theresearcher found that two aspects that are vocabulary and speaking the students get the same level of rate score in vocabulary and speaking. Where, in vocabulary mastery, the student get a 48,25 score. Meanwhile, in speaking ability the students get 40,25 scores. It can be said the student's vocabulary mastery and speaking ability were low. theresearch concluded that the student’s vocabulary mastery is the most important thing in speaking ability because the student’s vocabulary mastery influences the student’s speaking ability,the research concluded that the student’s vocabulary mastery is the most important thing in speaking ability because the student’s vocabulary mastery influences the student’s speaking ability.   &nbsp