The Ability of The 5th-Semester English Students of UMI in The Use of Adjacency Pairs

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the students' ability to use adjacency pairs. The method of this study used quantitative research. The instrument used to collect the data was a test administered to the students on adjacency pairs, which were arranged on paper. The population of this research was the students at the University of Methodist Indonesia. The sample was taken from fifth-semester students in the Letters faculty, comprising 56 students. The result showed that the students' ability in using adjacency pairs was divided into 5 levels, namely: Excellent level, which was achieved by 19 students, then followed by Good level with frequency 11 students, Average level with frequency 14 students, Poor level with frequency 10 students, and Fail level with frequency 2 students. The students' average correct answers across the four types of adjacency pairs were 71.07% for request, 75.00% for command, 65.35% for offer, and 67.85% for assess. The writer found that some students understand how to choose the right answer, while others are confused about how to do so. It can be concluded that most fifth-semester students were able to use adjacency pairs in dialogue texts.