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This thesis is titled “The Correlation Between Reading Habit and Writing Ability of The Second Semester Students in English Department of Nusa Cendana University in The Academic Year 2023/2024.” The subject of this study was the second semester students of Nusa Cendana University. This research addressed two research questions: 1.What is the level of English reading habit in the second semester students at the English Department Nusa Cendana University?And is there any correlation between students’ reading habits and their writing ability? This study contained reading habit and writing ability. The aims of research were, (1)to investigate the English reading habits of the second semester students of the English Department of Nusa Cendana University. (2) to find out whether there is any correlation between students' reading habit and their writing ability. The research design used was quantitative method. The subject of this research was class C second semester students of English study program. The data of this research were collected by using questionnaire and test. In this study, the researcher collected the data from the questionnaires that shared to second semester students through google form. The questionnaires to find out the students’ reading habit. After got the result of questionnaires, the researcher took students’ writing scores from Essay Writing course. The results of the questionnaires and tests were analyzed and scored. The average reading habit score of second semester students’ in the English Department of Nusa Cendana University ranged from 54-85 which concluded as a high category of students’ reading habit. It can be concluded that 8 students have very high reading habits, 20 students have high reading habit, 10 students have middle reading habit, and none has low reading habit and very low reading habit. Most of the students confirmed that reading English is purposed to improve their writing skill as they think that reading English is supported their intensions. There result of correlation coefficient which shows that the correlation between students’ reading habit and writing ability is 0.898 (high correlation). Students who have a high English reading habit score get a high English writing score. We can say that students who have high English reading habit scores tend to have better understanding of language structures, vocabulary, writing styles. Key words: Correlation, Reading Habit, Writing Ability