A Correlation Analysis Between Reading and Writing Skills of 6th Semester English Departmetn Students Bunda Mulia University

Abstract

This study aims to find out the correlation between reading and writing skill by calculating the final scores for related subjects of 6th semester English Department students of Bunda Mulia University and then analyzing the influence or impact of one subject to another, in this case we choose the advanced level of reading and writing subject Extensive Reading and Writing 3. Furthermore, this research used a method of quantitative design by conducted with an interview face-to-face to gain the data and get 10 respondents. The data itself is analyzed using a SPSS 16.0 software. The result showed that there is a correlation between a reading skill and also the writing skill among the students of English Department in 6th semester. The reading skill can bring a good impact to the students writing skill in English language. By knowing the correlation, this research can give educational information that all the skills in English language can related each other and can give a good opportunity to improve the language skill itself.

Keywords: English Language, Reading Skill, Writing Skill