Abstract
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR LEVEL OF SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS AND THEIR WRITING SKILL
In this study, it is aimed to investigate the predictive effect of the level of vocabulary and grammar on the writing skills of seventh grade students. This study, which was conducted according to the relational survey model, was applied on 515 seventh grade students from six different schools in Diyarbakır province in the spring term of 2016-2017 academic year.
In the research, Vocabulary Achievement Test, Grammar Achievement Test and Narrative Text Completion Form developed by the researcher were used as data collection tool. In order to evaluate the students' written expressions, Narrative Text Rubric developed by the researcher was used. The research data were analyzed by TAP and SPSS 21.0 statistical package programs.
According to the results of the correlation and regression analysis, vocabulary and grammar variables affect the writing skill in a positive, moderate and significant way.
Keywords
Vocabulary, grammar, writing skill.