Detail Cantuman

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. However, students should improve the
way of study, use perfectly time, and had good habit to read English book. In
writing, students are very suggested to read a book. In order the students familiar
with conversational English language support.