A STUDY ON STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 4 MALANG

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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