The Relation Between University Students’ English Vocabulary Size and Bilingual (English-Indonesian) Interaction in EFL Class

Arfandy Eka Prastika(1*), Kisman Salija(2), Muhammad Basri(3),

(1) Universitas Negeri Makassar
(2) Universitas Negeri Makassar
(3) Universitas Negeri Makassar
(*) Corresponding Author



Abstract


This research aimed to find out the relation between students’ vocabulary size with their bilingual interaction ability in EFL class, at once with their perception towards bilingual interaction itself. This research was conducted in post-graduation program of State University of Makassar with 5 of its students as subjects. The result of this research showed that students’ vocabulary size have direct impact towards their ability in EFL class’ bilingual interaction aspects which are self-motivation, self-confidence, range of conversation, and word choice. This research concluded that vocabulary size have impact towards students’ bilingual interaction process in EFL class.

Keywords


Vocabulary size; Bilingual interaction; student; EFL class

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