An Analysis of Students’ Motivation Toward English Learning As Second Language Among Students In Pritchard English Academy (PEACE)

Abstract

This research aimed at investigating the students' motivation in English learning as a second language. The method used was a survey by randomly asking the students in Pritchard English Academy (PEACE) to fill out a questionnaire which adapted from Attitude Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) designed by R.C. Gardner. The questionnaire was administered to a group of 30 students who come from intermediate until advanced level. The data were analyzed by using SPPS program. It was used to find out mean score and standard deviation. The main findings show that the students are relative "highly" motivated and found to be slightly more "instrumentally" motivated to learn English. This reveals that instrumental motivation is a significant factor among this group of students learning English. Based on this study's findings, some relevant and useful motivational learning implications are recommended for enhancement and improvement of the students' motivation. Keywords Motivation IntroductionForeign language teaching, especially English in Indonesia is still far from successful. The students' English proficiency which formally has been studying since elementary school level is still considered as inadequate. It is proven by the findings, such as the students' score in a daily test at school or even national exam are still unsatisfactory. The low frequency of the usage of English among students is also a common thing in this country. It is caused by the feeling of anxiety and less of confident to communicate using English. Based on those problems, it is a must for the teacher to improve the quality of teaching English becomes effective and more efficient for the students.There are many types of research and theories discussed teaching and learning English in Indonesia. Most of them argue that there are some factors affect the success in teaching English. Those factors are a teacher, students, curriculum, teaching material, and learning facilities. Students are one of the important factors. They learn English because of the motivation that they have. The students' motivation will influence their success in learning. One research related to motivation shows that students' motivation has an important role in carrying the students becomes a success in English.There are two kinds of motivation in learning English as a second language as proposed by Gardner and Lambert (1972), namely integrative and instrumental motivation. Integrative motivation means the desire to learn a language in order to communicate with people from another culture who speak that language, while Instrumental motivation refers to the desire to learn a language because it would fulfill certain positive goals, such as getting a job, passing an examination, etc.The research was done by Marlina (2007) which related to students' motivation in learning English as the second language found that most of the students learn English because they want to get a better job, as they know English is an international language. This motivation refers to instrumental mot...

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