benefits for other researchers who are willing to conduct further research about writing cohesion.
F. Definition of Terms
In understanding the research, there are several related terms to be defined in order to avoid misunderstanding.
1. Contribution
In English Dictionary for Advanced Learners 2001: 329, it is stated that “if you make a contribution to something, you do something to help make it
successful or to produce it.” The term “contribution” being used in this research means the influence of reading habits of English texts in helping the students to
produce a good writing assignment.
2. Reading Habit
According to Hornby 1974: 699, to read means to “gain the knowledge from book as the source.” However, reading activity does not only support
comprehension of the texts, but also facilitates writing process preparation. In relation to writing, Lopes, 1991: 42 clarifies that reading is “the one that involves
both the extraction and the supplying of information.” Therefore, reading is used more frequent ly to provide the students with information in Writing classes.
Habit Hornby, 1974: 385 is “one’s settled practice.” Activities which are done frequently will finally create a habit. In this way, reading activity which is
conducted frequently will also create a habit of reading. Durrell 1940: 10-13 argues that good reading habits can be achieved by some supporting approaches.
Reading habit to be discussed through this research is reading activity which is repeatedly accomplished by the students in terms of motivation to read, the types
of reading texts, and reading strategies.
3. Cohesion
Cohesive devices hold an important role of understanding the texts by a reader. As the basic meaning, “cohesion means a tendency to stick together”
Hornby, 1974: 161. On this basis, it can be inferred that a cohesive writing is characterized by the usage of cohesive devices which relate one sentence to others
in order to produce a good paragraph. Mei- yun 1993: 12 says that cohesion makes links between one part of the text and another. The links are necessary for
the readers to interpret the text. Such a study refers to the term of cohesion to textual markers of the continuous ideas in sentences in creating a readable writing.
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