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A STUDY ON STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 4 MALANG
THESIS
BY
ANITA KUSUMAWATI
201010100311097
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
A STUDY ON STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 4 MALANG
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet on of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
BY
ANITA KUSUMAWATI
201010100311097
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
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This thesis written by Anita Kusumawati was approved on may 2015:
This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of the faculty of teacher training and education of university of muhammadiyah malang
and accepted as one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
On may 2015
Approved by:
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ORIGINALITY DECLARATION
The undersigned;
Name : Anita Kusumawati
Student ID Number : 201010100311097
Program of Study : English Department
Faculty : Faculty of Teaching Training and Education
I declare that the work presented in this thesis was carried out by myself and does not
incorporate without acknowledgment any material previously submitted for a degree or diploma
in any university. To the best of my knowledge this thesis does not contain any material
previously published or written by another person except where due references made in text.
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
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DEDICATION:
I dedicated this thesis to:
My beloved father and mother,
My beloved sister and brother
My beloved abah (Muhajir Aulia Sayuti )
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
First, praise to Allah for all the glory in guiding the researcher through hard day in
finishing this thesis. Next, my greeting goes to Rasullullah Muhammad SAW, who is the best
leader in the world and also the best messengers to convince.
Second, I also dedicated great appreciation and gratitude to Drs. Estu Widodo, M.Hum
and Dr. Hartono, M.Pd who have patiently spend their valuable time to guide, give suggestion
and correct this thesis, so that I can finish it on time.
Next, my sincere gratitude and appreciation are also extended to the teachers, students
and headmaster at SMP Muhammadiyah 4 Malang, who had given me the opportunity to
conduct the research.
Finally, the special thanks are given to my beloved parents, all of friends LYLAS (Aul,
Musrina, Uly, Dewi ) and the special one to Muhajir Aulia Sayuti who gave much love,
A STUDY ON STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT
SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 4 MALANG Abstract
Motivation is one of the important factors that influence learning. Motivation is needed by the students’ in learning process because it is a strong willingness of people that supports the students’ to do something that they like and to facilitate them in accepting the lesson. Therefore the researcher wants to investigate: (1) the students’ motivation in learning English (2) kinds of students’ motivation which is dominant in learning English (3) the teacher ways in motivating her students’ to learn English.
This study used mixed method as the appropriate way to describe and give information about the students’ motivation in learning English. The subjects of this research were English teacher and students of 8th grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 4 Malang. The instruments used by the researcher were structured questionnaire and unstructured interview.
The result of this study showed that out of 23 students under investigation, one student (4.35%) gets very high motivation, twelve students (52.17%) get high motivation, nine students (39.13%) get average motivation, one student (4.35%) gets low motivation and there is no student gets very low motivation. Meanwhile, the dominant kind of students’ motivation in learning English is extrinsic motivation. Then, the teacher ways in motivating students: (1) preparing the good material that will be taught (2) using many kinds of media (3) working together with the students and rewarding the students, and (4) giving recognizing by compliment or comment to the students who do exercise correctly.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Motivation ... 5
2.4.1.1 Selfesteem ... 9
2.4.1.7 Participation in learning communities ... 11
2.4.1.8 Maintaining identity trough in activities of group ... 12
2.4.2 Factors influencing extrinsic motivation ... 12
2.4.2.1 Reinforcement ... 12
2.4.2.2 Rewards ... 12
2.4.2.3 Incentives ... 13
2.4.2.4 Punishment ... 13
2.5 Teaching strategy for motivating the students ... 13
2.5.1 Become competent model ... 13
2.5.2 Create an atmosphere of challenge ... 14
2.5.3 Communicate about expectation ... 14
2.5.4 Encourage students’ intrinsic motivation ... 14
2.5.5 Work with the students set goals ... 15
2.5.6 Select learning task ... 15
2.5.7 Use technology effectively ... 15
2.5.8 Fulfill basic requirement ... 15
2.5.9 Build confident and positive expectation ... 16
2.5.10 Show the value of learning ... 16
2.5.11 Help students stay focus on the task. ... 16
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3.2 Population research ... 18
3.3 Research instrument ... 18
3.3.1 Questionnaire ... 18
3.3.2 Interview ... 19
3.4 Data collection ... 19
3.5 Data analysis ... 20
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS 1.1 Research findings ... 22
4.4.1 The students’ motivation in learning English ... 22
4.4.2 The factors which influence the students’ motivation in learning English ... 23
4.4.3 The teachers’ way in motivating the students to learn English .. 24
1.2 Discussions ... 25
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1 Conclusions ... 27
5.2 Suggestions ... 28
REFERENCE ... 29
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
Chapter I of this research present such topics as: background of study, statement of the
problems, purposes of the study, significance of the study, scope and limitation, definition of the
key terms. Each section is presented as follows.
1.1 Background of Study
Learning English consists of four skills; they are reading, writing, listening and speaking.
The success of learning English can be affected by the students’ motivation because motivation
is the key to all learning. According to Santrock (2011:438), “Motivation is something that
energizes, directs, and sustains behavior”. Motivation is needed by the students’ in learning
process because it is energy that supports the students’ to do something that they like and to
facilitate them in accepting the lesson. Therefore, motivation is an important aspect in teaching
and learning process. By having good motivation in learning English, students’ will be easy to do
their activities well in the classroom, to access and transfer information.
The explanation of motivation include both inside and outside of the students’. These are
called intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. According to Santrock (2011:441), “Intrinsic motivation
involves the internal motivation to do something for one’s own sake, for example, a student may
study hard for a test because she enjoys the content of the course. Extrinsic motivation is often
influenced by external incentives such us reward and punishment. For example, a student may
study hard for a test in order to obtain a good grade in the course”.
There are at least two studies that have been done in the field of motivation in learning
Learning at Taiwan Technical University. He found that English learning anxiety had a little
effect on English learning motivation for the different levels of language proficiency groups,
especially for learners in the intermediate group. In general, extrinsic motivation plays an
important role in English learning motivation to English-majoring students, whereas intrinsic
motivation plays a significant part in English learning motivation to non-English-majoring
students’. Secondly, Rehman (2014) investigated the role of motivation in learning English
language for Pakistani learners. He found that the percentage of extrinsic motivation was higher
(70%) than that of intrinsic motivation (24%).
Based on the explanation above, the writer knows that motivation is important in learning
English. Therefore, the writer intends to conduct the research on students’ motivation in learning
English at SMP Muhammadiyah 4 Malang. The reason for choosing this research is that the
writer believes that motivation is important to support the success in learning English, the writer
wants to know the kind of students motivation which is dominant in learning English , and the
way teachers motivate their students’ to learn English
SMP Muhammadiyah 4 Malang is chosen because of three reasons. Firstly, the writer did
teaching practice (PPL) there for two months; so the writer is familiar with the teachers and
students’, and it makes easier for the writer in conducting research. Secondly, she knows the
situation and condition in the classroom in which most of the students’ have less of spirit while
teaching learning process. Thirdly, she knows that the students’ SMP Muhammadiyah 4 Malang
still have difficulties in learning English.
1.2 Statement of the Problems
Based on the background of study, the writer formulates the problems as follows:
2. What kind of students’ motivation is dominant in learning English at SMP
Muhammadiyah 4 Malang?
3. How does the teacher motivate her students’ to learn English at SMP Muhammadiyah 4
Malang?
1.3 Purposes of the Study
This purpose of study is related to the problems above. The purpose of this study is stated
as follows:
1. To get information about the students’ motivation in learning English at SMP
Muhammadiyah 4 Malang.
2. To know kind of students’ motivation which dominant in learning English at SMP
Muhammadiyah 4 Malang
3. To know the way teacher motivates her students’ to learn English at SMP Muhammadiyah 4
Malang.
1.4 Significance of the Study
The finding of the study is expected to give more information about students’ motivation
in learning English. This information will be useful for the school principal in achieving the
success of the teaching learning activities in this school, especially English subject.
The result of the study is also expected to provide feedback to English teachers,
especially at SMP Muhammadiyah 4 Malang and generally for English teachers in other schools
to increase students' motivation in order to improve learning achievement.
1.5 Scope and Limitation of the Study
This study focuses on the students’ motivation, the kind of students’ motivation which
This study is limited to the eight grade students and one English teacher at SMP Muhammadiyah
4 Malang.
1.6 Definition of the Key Terms
To avoid misunderstanding, some key terms in this study are explained as follows:
Learning is relatively permanent change in behavioral tendency and is the result of reinforced
practice (Brown 2000: 7).
Motivation is something that energizes, directs, and sustains behavior (Santrock 2011:438).
Intrinsic motivation is the natural tendency to seek out and conquer challenges as we pursue
personal interests and exercise capabilities (Woolfolk 2004:388).
Extrinsic motivation is motivation created by external factors such as rewards and punishment