RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION AND STUDENTS’
SPEAKING ABILITY
A Research Paper
Submitted to the Department of English Education of the Faculty of Language and
Literature Education of Indonesia University of Education as a Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirement for Sarjana Pendidikan Degree
By
Farah Sahirah Zahra
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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE EDUCATION
UPI
BANDUNG
STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION
I hereby certify that this research paper entitled “Relationship between Students’ Motivation and Students’ Speaking Ability” is truly my own work. I am fully aware that I have quoted statements from many sources. All the statements that I quoted are properly acknowledged in this paper.
Bandung, 2016
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillahirabbil’alaamin, Praise and great gratitude to Allah SWT, the almighty that bestowed me with love, guidance, and opportunity to finish this research paper. My gratitude also comes to
those people who had given me the support, advice and critics. First and foremost to my supervisor
Pupung Purnawarman, MSc. Ed., Ph.D. and Iyen Nurlaelawati, M.Pd who had guide me and
support me. Thank you for spending your time to read and revise my research paper again and
again. My research paper would not have been done without your help. To all lecturers that had
taught me throughout the years I spend in Indonesia University of Education, I would like to thank
you for all the knowledge you gave.
To my beloved parents, Dadang Suhendar and Qiqi Yuliati Zaqiah, who always support
me financially and emotionally. Thank you for the boundless amount of love, the effort you took to
make my future bright, and the hardship you face in raising me. I am so blessed to be the daughter
of such amazing parents. I hope someday I can be the amazing daughter that will always put a
smile on your face. My brother, Azmi, thank you for all the tough love you gave to me. To my
sister in law, Regina, thank you for being my friend and for giving me such a handsome and cute
nephew. To my silly sisters, Aisya and Salma, thank you for always remind me to work on my
research paper.
My dearest friend, Adinda Ratna Ayu, Bintang Permata Dewi, Dewi Rosiana, Elina
Rahmawati Halawa, Nisa Aghnia and Ria Dewi Rahayu. Thank you for taking me as I am. I am
glad to have all of you in the most important part of my life. Special gratitude to Bintang and Elina
who always there for me, day and night, hot and cold, sad and happy. Thank you for listening to
my complaint, my hardship, and thank you for being patience to my mistakes and always there for
me when I need your help.
Last but not least, to the people whose name I could not mention, I am so grateful for all
