Open AccessENGLISH LEARNING MOTIVATION OF NON-ENGLISH STUDENTS OF STMIK HANDAYANI MAKASSAR
Author(s) -
Agus Rahmat,
Muhammad Nasiruddin Sainu,
Sukardi Weda
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
leksema
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2527-807X
pISSN - 2527-8088
DOI - 10.22515/ljbs.v1i2.180
Subject(s) - mathematics education , expectancy theory , goal theory , motivation to learn , psychology , intrinsic motivation , self determination theory , pedagogy , social psychology , autonomy , political science , law
This study describes (1) motivation in learning English, (2) influential factors in learning English, (3) influential motivation, and (4) ways to maintain and improve motivation to learn English. This study used descriptive qualitative design. The subjects of the study were 20 EFL students sitting in semester I of STMIK Handayani Makassar in 2016. Self report was used to collect data on motivation and interview was to explore in-depth features of motivation. The results show: (1) all 20 subjects were motivated in learning English; (2) factors affecting motivation include internal factors, i.e. goal setting, expectancy, self confidence and external factors, i.e. lecturer, classroom environment, activities, materials, the relevance, and feedback; (3) dominan influential motivation is instrumental motivation, and (4) to maintain and improve students’ motivation, English lecturers should use English in students’ proficiency, adaptable materials, comfortable classroom, communicative, creative, patient, enthusiastic, relax and friendly-smiling.