VOCABULARY, SENTENCE STRUCTURE, AND FICTION WRITING: A CORRELATION FOR EFL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
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https://doi.org/10.52657/js.v9i1.2119Keywords:
EFL, Fiction, Vocabulary, Sentence Structure, WritingAbstract
This study's aim is to determine the relationship between vocabulary mastery, sentence structure knowledge, and fiction writing skill of the Junior High School students in learning English as a foreign language (EFL). A quantitative method using correlational research design was employed in this investigation. The research data were collected from vocabulary test, sentence structure test, and fiction writing test. The results shows that there is correlation between vocabulary and fiction writing, there is correlation between sentence structure and fiction writing, and there is correlation between vocabulary, sentence structure, and fiction writing.References
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