SoCul: International Journal of Research in Social Cultural Issues
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): SoCul: International Journal of Research in Social Cultural Issues

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT’S MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH

Jervino Miraycle Daniel Umpung (Universitas Negeri Manado)
Nihta V. F. Liando (Universitas Negeri Manado)
Fivy Andries (Universitas Negeri Manado)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 May 2023

Abstract

Motivation is one of the keys to get achievement in learning. This study is designed to analyze students’ motivation in learning English. Specifically, this study focuses on finding out whether the students’ motivation is either integrative or instrumental. This study is conducted in the framework of mixed-method research in which the researcher used both qualitative and quantitative methods. SMP Berea Tondano is the location where the research is carried out. The data sources of this research are all the students at SMP Berea Tondano who lived at Etty Orphanage. To collect the data, the researchers uses a questionnaire consisting of 10 questions where 5 statements are to measure students’ integrative motivation and 5 questions for measuring their instrumental motivation. The data obtained are analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The findings reveal that the students have both integrative and instrumental motivation in learning English. This study further shows that students’ integrative motivation (with a mean score of 3.96) is higher than their instrumental motivation (with a mean score of 3.87). Motivation is an important part of the learning process. Because it affects the students’ attitudes, morals, and achievement in learning not just English but all the other subject.

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socul

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Subject

Arts Humanities Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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SoCul (ISSN:2798-4672 ) is a bimonthly journal aiming at facilitating and sharing the disseminations of research findings, elaboration of theories, methods, knowledge, social engineering and learning and outputs in terms of breakthroughs, innovations, best practices in terms of community service or ...