PERSPECTIVES OF INDONESIAN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ON READING PROFICIENCY AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

Patrick Adtya Pratama Sinom; Ouda Teda Ena

doi:10.24127/pj.v12i1.5690

PERSPECTIVES OF INDONESIAN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ON READING PROFICIENCY AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

Patrick Adtya Pratama Sinom^(1*), Ouda Teda Ena⁽²⁾,

(1) Sanata Dharma University
(2) Sanata Dharma University
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

The transformation of the world had brought communication into a complex system. This research focused on understanding communication from the perspective of reading proficiency and communicative competence. To be more specific, this research aimed to find a correlational between reading proficiency and communicative competence in English as L2. This research was conducted at a private university in Yogyakarta. Thirty students participated in this research. The survey design by employing a questionnaire was unutilized to collect the data. The quantitative method with the correlational study was employed to analyze the data collected. The result indicated that there is a strong connection between reading proficiency and communicative competence. Thus, reading proficiency and communicative competence are connected.

Keywords

reading proficiency; communicative competence; language learning; correlational study

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