HUBUNGAN ANTARA READING HABIT DAN READING COMPREHENSION MAHASISWA JURUSAN TEKNIK MESIN TAHUN AJARAN 2015/2016

Abstract

The research aims to investigate the correlation between the reading habit and the reading comprehension of mechanical
engineering students of Politeknik Negeri Ujung Pandang. Reading as one of the skills in learning English is considered
as important as other skills in mastering English. It is assumed that the data gathered from this study will give insight to
the English lecturers of Politeknik Negeri Ujung Pandang about the reading habit and reading comprehension of the
students. The participants of the research are D3 mechanical engineering study program students for 2015/2016
academic year. The method used is descriptive quantitative. To get the data regarding to the reading habit, a survey
questionnaire called Adult Survey Reading Attitude (ASRA) from M Cecil Smith (1991) was used with a little
alteration. While data for reading comprehension, a reading text from a book titled Longman Introductory Course for the
TOEFL Test: The Paper Test written by Phillips and Deborah (2004) was used. The reading text and the questionnaire
were distributed to 49 participants from two classes. The study revealed that there is a positive correlation between the
reading habit and the reading comprehension of the students.