Abstract :

The purpose of this research is (1) to determine the influence of reading habits and vocabulary mastery on the English writing ability of high school students in East Lampung Regency. (2) to determine the influence of reading habits on the English writing ability of high school students in East Lampung Regency, (3) to determine the influence of vocabulary mastery on the English writing ability of high school students in East Lampung Regency. This study is a survey conducted in high schools in East Lampung Regency during the academic year 2020/2021. The sample consisted of 85 randomly selected students from several public high schools in East Lampung Regency. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, validity tests, reliability tests, and multiple regression analysis. The research results indicate that (1) There is a significant combined influence of reading habits and vocabulary mastery on the English writing ability of high school students in East Lampung Regency. This is evidenced by the obtained significance value (Sig.) of 0.000 < 0.05 and the computed F-value of 14.573. (2) There is a significant influence of reading habits on the English writing ability of high school students in East Lampung Regency. This is evidenced by the obtained Sig. value of 0.000 < 0.05 and the computed t-value of 3.779. (3) There is a significant influence of vocabulary mastery on the English writing ability of high school students in East Lampung Regency. This is evidenced by the obtained Sig. value of 0.008 < 0.05 and the computed t-value of 2.705.

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Keywords :

Reading Habits, Vocabulary Mastery, Writing Ability

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