The Correlation Between Reading Habits and Vocabulary Knowledge of Pre-Service English Teachers

Abstract

This study aims to find out the correlation between reading habits and vocabulary knowledge of pre-service English teachers. The population of the research were the students of English Education Program at Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur in Academic Year 2022/2023. Using simple random sampling technique, 41 students were selected as samples. This study employed a quantitative approach with correlation analysis. The data of two dimensions of vocabulary were gathered by using Vocabulary Level Test (VLT) and Word Associate Test (WAT). The data of students reading habits was collected by using a questionnaire. The data of this study was analyzed by Pearson Product Moment Correlation using IBM SPSS Statistic 27. From the data analyzed, the results showed that both value of correlation coefficient were 0.644 and 0.580 respectively which were higher than alpha value (0.05). Therefore, there is no correlation between reading habits and vocabulary knowledge.