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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

MAY 2015

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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

MAY 2015

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This thesis written by Anita Kusumawati was approved on may 2015:

By:

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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:

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of

University of Muhammadiyah Malang

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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.

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

Ketika anda tidak pernah melakukan kesalahan, itu artinya anda tidak pernah berani untuk

mencoba

(Unknown writer)

DEDICATION:

I dedicated this thesis to:

My beloved father and mother,

My beloved sister and brother

My beloved abah (Muhajir Aulia Sayuti )

My beloved LYLAS (Aulia, Musrina, Uly, Dewi)

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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,

encouragement and spirit of doing the best.

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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.

Key words: Students, Motivation, Learning English, SMP Muhammadiyah 4

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TABLE CONTENT

APPROVAL SHEET ..................................................................................... i

LEGALIZATION .......................................................................................... ii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION...................................................................... iv

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ............................................................................... v

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................. vii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study ...................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the problems .................................................................... 3

1.3 Significance of the study ...................................................................... 3

1.4 Purpose of the study ............................................................................. 3

1.5 Scope and limitation ............................................................................ 4

1.6 Definition of key terms ........................................................................ 4

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Motivation ............................................................................................. 5

2.2 Theory of motivation .............................................................................. 5

2.2.1 Behavioral theory .......................................................................... 6

2.2.2 Humanistic theory ......................................................................... 6

2.2.3 Cognitive theory ............................................................................ 7

2.2.4 Socio-cultural theory ..................................................................... 7

2.3 The kinds of motivation.......................................................................... 7

2.3.1 Intrinsic ......................................................................................... 8

2.3.1 Extrinsic ........................................................................................ 8

2.4 Factors influencing motivation .............................................................. 9

2.4.1 Factors influencing intrinsic motivation ...................................... 9

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2.4.1.1 Selfesteem ....................................................................... 9

2.4.1.2 Self-fulfillment ................................................................ 10

2.4.1.3 Self-determination .......................................................... 10

2.4.1.4 Beliefs ............................................................................. 10

2.4.1.5 Attribution for success and failure .................................. 11

2.4.1.6 Expectation ..................................................................... 11

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

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research design ...................................................................................... 17

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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

APPENDIX ..................................................................................................... 31

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