Investigating the Relationship

(Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Saadat)

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Abstract

Many studies in first language research have found high correlation between good writers and good readers and have viewed reading and writing as mutually reinforcing interactive processes. On the other hand, only a few studies have investigated the connection between reading and writing in second language contexts. These studies have concluded that second language input plays a significant role in developing literacy skills in the second language, i.e., reading input affects the development of writing and reading abilities and/or writing input affects the development of reading and writing abilities. This study has investigated the relationship between reading and writing abilities in an advanced second language learning situation at King Faisal University and found that reading and writing form important relations with each other. They are mutually interactive skills and share many cognitive processes and ways of learning. The study concludes with the important implication that reading and writing are to be taught together in advanced academic preparation.
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