academic year 20112012. The result of the research showed that 1 there is a positive correlation between student’s translation ability and their
comprehension, 2 there is a positive correlation between students’ habit of
watching movies and their reading comprehension, 3 there is a positive correlation between student’s translation ability and student’s habit of
watching movies and students’ reading comprehension. The result of this
research was almost the same to the writer research. The relationship between researches to the writer’ research is the use of reading comprehension as the
variable. 3. The research was done by W Setianing Budi Chandra Wati, student of
Education Department, Sebelas Maret University. The title is “A
Correlational Study on Student’s Translation Ability, Reading Habit, and
Reading Comprehension of the tenth student’s of SMUN I Kebakramat academic year 2008
—2009”. This research used correlation product moment test. The result of this research showed that there is a positive correlation
between 1 students’ translation ability and student’s reading comprehension, 2 reading habit and student’s comprehension. 3
Translation ability, reading habit and reading comprehension. The relationship between this research and the wri
ter’ research is on the reading habit and reading comprehension as variables; however the writer focuses
only on reading habit and reading comprehension.
D. Thinking Framework
Reading is considered as a tool to gain comprehensive information and knowledge from all aspect. It is by reading; the students can achieve not only
academic success but also a good chance to open up the world. Now, reading remains the most needed skill by the students. Most of reading instructions in
classrooms consist of activities require comprehension skill. One condition to maximize reading comprehension is by reading abundantly as a forming of habit.
Reading habit and reading comprehension both are interrelated. Habits for reading are viewed as a significant effect on the succ
essfulness of student’s
reading comprehension, while comprehension itself is the result of a good reading habit process. Thus reading habit helps the student to maximize their ability in
gaining academic purpose. To support, in their book S. V. Kiester Kiester state, “It has long been recognized that in the process of learning, the reading habits of
the students play an important role in their academic performance.”
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Similarly, R. Ames and J.Archer add that “Good students are not born but are made by constant
and deliberate practice of good reading habits, for which there is no substitute.”
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In the same way, Gilbert and Rollick suggested “Good reading habits to significantly enhance academics performance of the pupils.”
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Trough reading habit the students will have a high confidence in learning English. Students who are having a good reading habit demonstrate a positive
relationship in their academic performance.
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In linguistic aspect, they will accustom to see word positioning precisely, understand the complexness of
structure and sentence effectively. Thus reading habits will help the students to link many sources of the English reading material. Simultaneously, students who
are engage in reading habit in their childhood will have a better knowledge and information rather than those who are not.
In addition, by implementing reading habit as daily routine, the student’s
vocabulary knowledge and linguistic aspect will automatically improved. They will receive only trough the practice of reading habit. Most of the times, reading
habits provide plenty of benefits especially in the national final examination. Students’ reading habit will automatically help them to comprehend the English
text material. The students who posit reading as their habitual activity will force their selves to acquire a new material in English reading task without any
obstacles.
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Shabir Ahmad Rana and Rukhsana Kausar, Comparison of Study Habit and Academic Performance of Pakistani British and White British Students, Pakistan Journal of Social and
Clinical Pshychology, Vol. 9, 2011, p. 21.
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Ibid.
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Ibid., p. 22.
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Haslinda Husaini and Rafidah Abdul Aziz, “The Roles of School Resource Center in
Nurturing Reading Habits and Attitude among Secondary School Students”, CONSAL General Conference, Malaysia, 28
th
May —31
st
May 2012, p. 2.
Therefore, there seems no doubt that students’ good reading habit
contribute to their reading comprehension. It is important to prove the relationship between students reading habit and their reading comprehension.
E. Hypothesis
Based on the theoretical and conceptual framework, the hypotheses can be formulated as follows: there is any relationship
between students’ reading habit
and their reading comprehension.
