The Correlation between Students’ Reading habit and Students’ Writing Ability at Tenth Grade of SMK Bina Karya Kabupaten Tangerang in Academic Year 2019/2020

Authors

  • Furqon Nazali Universitas Islam Syekh Yusuf Tangerang
  • Agus Mulyana Universitas Islam Syekh Yusuf Tangerang

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https://doi.org/10.33592/foremost.v1i1.478

Abstract

Abstract

 

The purpose of this study is to know the correlation between students’ reading habit (X) and their writing ability in narrative text (Y) at eleventh grade of SMK Bina Karya Kab. Tangerang in academic year 2019/2020. There were 30 students taken as the sample of this study who were determined by using random sampling technique. The collected data were analyzed by using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and the instruments used were students’ writing test and questionnaire of students’ reading habit. Subsequently, the research finding indicated that there is low correlation between students’ reading habit and their writing ability in narrative text. It is considered that alternative hypothesis (Ha) in this research is rejected and the null hypothesis (Ho) which stated that there is correlation between students’ reading habit and their writing is accepted. In conclusion, the result of hypothesis test between students’ reading habit and writing ability in narrative text of the eleventh grade at SMK Bina Karya Kab. Tangerang shows a positive correlation. There is low correlation between students’ reading habit and their writing ability in narrative text at SMK Bina Karya Kab. Tangerang with r-coef=0,213.

Keywords: correlation study, narrative text, reading habit, writing ability

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2020-02-20

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Nazali, F., & Mulyana, A. (2020). The Correlation between Students’ Reading habit and Students’ Writing Ability at Tenth Grade of SMK Bina Karya Kabupaten Tangerang in Academic Year 2019/2020. Foremost Journal (Foreign Language Models, Studies, and Research Publication), 1(1), 20–26. https://doi.org/10.33592/foremost.v1i1.478

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