Influence of Reading Habits and Vocabulary Mastery toward Students’ English Speaking Skill

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to know and test the truth of the hypothesis regarding the influence of reading habits and vocabulary mastery toward students’ English-speaking skill. The research hypotheses tested included 1) The interactive effect of reading habits and vocabulary mastery on English speaking skill 2) The effect of reading habits on English speaking skill 3) The effect of vocabulary mastery on English speaking skill. The research was conducted by survey method. The population is the tenth grade students of Private Vocational High Schools in Sukabumi District, with total sample 60 students. The research instruments used were questionnaires, vocabulary mastery tests and mid test-score of students (PTS). Data analysis used regression analysis model. The statistic test used t-test. The results of testing the hypothesis are concluded as follows: There is a significant effect of reading habits and vocabulary mastery on English speaking skill, that is proved by Sig value 0,000 < 0,05 and F ₀= 9,487, reading habits and vocabulary mastery variables contribute to 25 %. 2)There is a significant effect of the reading habits on English speaking skill, that is proved by Sig. value  0,007 < 0,05 and t₀ = 2,810. The reading habit variable contributes to 3,45%. 3) There is a significant effect of mastery of vocabulary on English speaking skill, that is proved by Sig. value 0, 002 < 0,05 and t₀ = 3,291. Variable of vocabulary mastery contributes to 9,24 %.