CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
Motivation in second language learning is a complex
phenomenon which can be defined in terms of two factors : learner’s
communicative needs and their attitudes toward the second language community.
If learners need to speak the second language in with range of social
situations or to fulfill professional ambitions, they will perceive the
communicative value of the second language and will there fore be motivated to
acquire proficiency in it. It means that when learning language the role of
motivation is very important since the students can not learn effectively with
less motivation.
Motivation is the dynamic force that energized behavior. It
is motivation that compel the child to act. The motivation is persistent since
they keep the child acting until he finds the satisfaction for him (Smith, 1958
: 185).
Motivation has function in studying suck as to motivate as
motor each activity, to know direction the goal that want to be reach, selecting
of action determine the goal want to be reached by throwing of useless
activity. From these its hereby are really important ways to know about
motivation to student. (Sadirman, 1992, p. 130)
There has been a great deal of research on the role of attitudes
and motivation in second language learning such a research that is hold in SMUN
1 Rantau academic year 2001-2002 by Suwazi with the title “ Correlation between
motivation in learning English and their achievement in reading comprehension
of the second grade students of SMUN 1 Rantau academic year 2001-2002”. It
shows that motivation is some kind of internal drive date and encourages
somebody to pursue a course of action. The result of the research shows that
motivation and the achievement of language skills has tight relationship.
The other research about motivation also held by Marwiyah
with the title “The correlation between motivation and vocabulary mastery at
SMPN 17 Banjarmasin academic year 2004-2005”, this research result describe
that between motivation and learning vocabulary or correlate want to another.
English is difficult lesson for student, certainly teacher,
parents and environment have to cooperate to make student realize and want to
study English as well. English is not easy lesson studied particularly student
at junior high school, because they feel English is not important. Moreover,
English at elementary school as addition of lesson in the curriculum. Beside on
psychology of human, person will not follow some lesson if that person does not
like, but if the person like of course will follow it. In teaching English, the
teacher should coopered with media, family and environment approaching of
student’s mentality, or invite student to share the problem in learning
English. Besides, teacher technique to approach the student interest to English
lesson through teaching by meaningful.
Since motivation is very important to make the students
interest in learning English so that the teacher’s way in motivating the
student can raise the students’ motivation. There are many ways of the
teacher’s way in motivating the students suck as, using stimulation,
discussion, question and answer activities, role plays, etc.
MTsN Sungai Tabuk is one of the junior high school that
provide English. In learning English the student of MTsN Sungai Tabuk is also
influence by the motivation. The researcher wants to held a research about the
way of the teacher in motivating the students in learning English in this place
since the student motivation are still less according to there English
achievement report. Motivation of student to study English is less, because of
the teacher, family, environment, and facilities which are not support English
lesson as well. Beside that MTsN is an Islamic school where almost all the subject
is about religion and the research wants to now the way of motivation in
learning English is used by the English teacher. Based on the explanation
above, the researcher wants to held a research with the title “A descriptive
study of the teacher’s way in motivating the students in learning English at
MTsN Sungai Tabuk academic year 2006-2007”
B. Identification and Formulation of the Problem
Motivation is very important to ensure of idea and the
strength to someone whose have lower of power from inside. Instead of being
encouraged build up some of thinking in mind to put concentration on the one
topic. Most students have been influenced by something when their motivation is
higher. According to pre-research that is done by the researcher student’s motivation
at MTsN Sungai Tabuk Kabupaten Gambut Banjarmasin, still less because many
influence from inside and outside, and the object of research is the influence
of student’s motivation, one of the them is the way of the teacher in
motivating the students in learning English.
This research is limited on student at MTsN Sungai Tabuk
Banjarmasin, the central of problem formulation namely: “How is the teacher’s
way in motivating the students in learning English at the second grade of MTsN
Sungai Tabuk?”.
C. Research Objective
The research objective is to know the teacher’s way in
motivating the students in learning English at MTsN Sungai Tabuk in academic
year 2006-2007.
D. Significance
a. Implication
- The result of the research is expected to give
contribution to the theory of the teacher’s way in motivating the students in
learning English.
b. Aplication
- For teacher, the result of this research is useful for the
teacher, parent and environment how to motivate of students’ interest in
studying English.
- For student, to at information of knowledge about how to
motivate interest self in order to like English.
E. Working Theory
Mc.Donald’s opinion which taken by Wasty Soemanto in
psikologi Pendidikan mentioned : (1986, p. 73)
Motivasi itu sebagai perubahan tenaga di dalam diri atau
pribadi seseorang yang di tandai oleh dorongan efektif dan reaksi-reaksi dalam
usaha mencapai tujuan. Definisi ini berisi 3 hal yaitu: motivasi dimulai dari
suatu perubahan tenaga dalam diri seseorang, motivasi itu ditandai oleh dorongan
efektif, motivasi ditandai oleh reaksi mencapai tujuan.
Motivation is very important to learn English as if for
student at junior high school, because many of them do not like with English
lesson. Certainly to measure of the influence of motivation particular, it will
use variable that can support of data of the factors the influence from
effective and insist of from students.
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FOUNDATION
A. Motive and Motivation
Motive is a stimulus and encouragement to create behavior.
Beside that, there are some definitions of motive and motivation given by some
experts.
According to Woodworth (1982:17), “a motive is a set
predisposes the individual of certain activities and for seeking certain
goals”. While according to Fransen (1982: 18), “motive is internal conditions
that arouse sustain direct and determine the intensity of learning effort, and
also define the set satisfying or unsatisfying consequences of goal”. Tadjab
(1994:101) states “Motive adalah daya penggerak dalam diri seseorang untuk
melaksanakan aktivitas-aktivitas tertentu demi mencapai suatu tujuan tertentu”.
Hilgard in Pasaribu (1982:18) defines motivation as a
general term characterizing the needs, aspirations, purposes of the organism as
these initiate or regulated need satisfying or goal seeking behavior”. Donald
(in Pasaribu 1982:19) gives the definition of motivation as an energy change
with the person characterized by effective arousal and anticipatory goal
reaction. And according to Martin (in Tadjib 1994:2), “Motivasi adalah suatu
tenaga atau faktor yang terdapat dalam diri manusia yang menimbulkan,
mengarahkan dan mengorganisasikan tingkah laku”.
From the definitions above, it can be concluded that
motivation is a situation inside of human that causes someone does activities
to reach a goal.
B. Types of Motivation
According to A. Tabrani (1992:72) there are four types of
motivation, namely:
a. Competition
It is divided into two, they are: achievement competition
and competition to other people. In achievement competition, the students must
know the result that is achieved and then attempt to increase the result.
Meanwhile in competition to other people, the students learn and compare the
result achieved with other students.
b. Clear goal
Motivation encourages the students to achieve the goal. If
the goal is clear and useful for the students, the students will attempt to
achieve that goal.
c. Close to the goal
If the students see that the goal is far, they will be lazy
to achieve and increase the goal. On the contrary, the students will be
motivated to reach the goal if it is close to the students.
d. Interest
Interest influences a process of achievement to a
motivation. If someone is not interested in something, she/he will not do any
activity. But if someone has interest in learning she/he will learn
enthusiastically. Someone’ interest to learn something can be seen from her/his
desire to study.
The students who have interest in learning English will feel
enjoy and give full attention when they follow the lesson. By knowing this, the
teacher needs to attempt to raise students’ interest based on students’
behavior and achievement. The students have put interest to the lesson
indicated by their behavior. For example: if they give full attention, enjoy
and feel happy in the class, and they will achieve good achievement.
C. Ways of Creating Learning Motivation
According to Sardiman (1991:91) there are 10 ways to raise
motivation in learning activity at school, namely:
a. Give score
Score is a symbol of value in learning activity. The scores
are the strongest motivation for students.
b. Prize
Prize is a motivation arousal too, but it is not always like
that. For a work, perhaps it is not interesting for someone who is not
interested in it.
c. Competition
Competition is used as an instrument of motivation to
encourage students’ learning. The individual or group competition can increase
students’ achievement.
d. Ego-Involvement
Ego-Involvement is meant to raise consciousness to students.
By applying it,
the students will feel the importance of the task and
receive it as challenge.
e. Give test
The students will be diligent to learn if they know that
there will be a test. Therefore, giving a test is an instrument of motivation
too.
f. To know the result
By knowing the result of task, if there is a progress, it
can encourage students to study diligently.
g. Praise
If there is a student successful in finishing their task
well in learning, the teacher needs to give praise. It is a kind of positive
reinforcement and motivation.
h. Punishment
Punishment is a negative reinforcement. But if it is given
exactly and prudently the punishment will be a tool of motivation.
i. Desire to learn
It means that there is an element of consciousness to study.
j. Interest
A motivation rises because there is a need. An interest is a
tool of principal communication. The process of learning will run well if there
is an interest.
Similar to Sardiman, Djapri Basri (1989:12) proposes 12 ways
to give students motivation to learn, they are:
a. Create learning situation that is enjoyable
The situation of learning must be enjoyable. The enjoyable
situation can arouse students’ learning motivation.
b. Give prize
Giving prize to clever students can be motivation for
students themselves and other students. It will encourage students to get good
score.
c. Give praise
If there is a student who is successful in doing task well,
it needs to be given praise. Because it is a positive reinforcement and can
raise desire of student to study.
d. Competition
Competition is needed too, because it can raise achievement
for individual
e. Cooperation
In learning activity, cooperation can raise the students’
interest in learning group. The cooperation can give encouragement to learn and
help the students who is less clever.
f. Inform students there will be a test
The student will be more diligent to study if they know that
there will be a test. This is useful to increase their achievement.
g. Ego-Involvement
The students’ behavior can appear in tasks that they have
done if the students feel the importance of tasks and receive it as challenge.
So, they will do that task diligently.
h. To arrange the students’ seat variously
The arrangement of students’ seat will create the harmony of
learning situation. The teacher and students do not feel bored to use and
occupy that class.
i. Use various method in teaching to fit the material
By using various methods in teaching to fit the material,
the role of students in learning can be increased.
j. To give comment to students’ work
Beside giving score, comment about mistake that have been
made by students in learning is also important to encourage students to learn,
such as “very good work”, “next time will be better”, “actually you are able to
do the task, but it is still less accurate.
k. To give comment to students’ work
For the students who make mistake, lazy and bad behavior in
learning activity, the warning can be a tool to correct behavior. Example: The
student who makes noise in the class.
l. Punishment as tool of education
Punishment can be used if the other way is not effective. It
may be done if it can change the students’ behavior.
Based on the opinions above, it can be concluded that the
teacher in raising learning motivation need to encourage students’ spirit and
release burden. Therefore, the goal of teaching and learning activity can be
achieved optimally.
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHOD
A. Research Location
The research location is at MTsN Sungai Tabuk. It is Located
on Jl. Kali Martapura, Desa Pembatangan RT. 2 Kecamatan Sungai Tabuk Banjar
regency.
B. Research Design
The design of this study is descriptive qualitative where
the researcher tries to describe about the teacher’s ways in motivating the
students in learning English at MTsN Sungai Tabuk Banjar regency.
C. The Procedure of Data Collection
1. Data Source
The data are the teacher’s ways in motivating the students
in learning English. The sources of data are the English teacher and the
students of the second grade of MTsN Sungai Tabuk Banjar regency.
2. Research Instrument
Research instrument is questionnaire. There are two
questionnaires. The first questionnaire is given to the teacher to know the
teacher’s ways of motivating students in learning English. The second
questionnaire is given to the students to know to what extent their motivation
toward the English lesson as the impact of the teacher’s ways to arouse the
students’ motivation.
3. Technique of Collecting Data
The data were collected through observation, questionnaire
and interview. The techniques were applied to investigate the teacher’s ways in
motivating the students in learning English.
a. Observation
Observation is used to get the data about how the teacher’s
way in motivating the students in learning English.
b. Questionnaire
Questionnaire is used to complete the data gained through
observation. In the questionnaire, there are ten questions that should be
answered by the teacher. There are two questionnaires. The first questionnaire
is given to the teacher to know the teacher’s ways of motivating students in
learning English. The second questionnaire is given to the students to know to
what extent their motivation toward the English lesson as the impact of the
teacher’s ways to arouse the students’ motivation.
c. Interview
This interview was used to complete the data gained through
observation and questionnaires. The interview is addressed to the English
teacher about his ways in motivating the students in learning English.
4. Research Population
The Subject of the study is the English teacher and all
students in the second grade at MTsN Sungai Tabuk Banjar regency academic year
2006-2007. There are two classes of the second grade, II A consist of 24
students and II B consist 23 students, since the number of subject is less them
100 person so that all the subjects were taken as the sample, that is 47
students.
D. Technique of Data Analysis
All the collected data were analyzed qualitatively. The
result of questionnaire and interview were analyzed into three steps, editing,
interpreting and making conclusion. From the conclusion, it can be got about
the description of the teacher’s way in motivating the students in learning
English at the second grade of MTsN Sungai Tabuk Banjar regency academic year
2006-2007.
CHAPTER IV
THE RESULT OF RESEARCH
A. General
The research is done to know the teacher’s ways in
motivating the students in learning English. The subject of the research is the
English teacher and all the students in the second grade of MTsN Sungai Tabuk
Banjar regency academic year 2006-2007. Since the number of the subject is less
than 100, all the subjects were taken as the samples (47 students). The design
of this study is descriptive where the researcher tries to describe about the
teacher’s ways in motivating the students in learning English. The techniques
of collecting the data were observation, questionnaire, and interview.
All the collected data were analyzed qualitatively. The
result of observation, questionnaire, and interview were analyzed into there
steps; data editing, data interpreting, and conclusion drawing. From the conclusion,
it can be got about the description of the teacher’s ways in motivating the
students of the second grade of MTsN Sungai Tabuk Banjar regency academic year
2006 – 2007 in learning English.
B. The Result of Research
1. The Result of Observation
The result of observation shows that in teaching English the
teacher motivate the students by giving score, giving advice, giving
homework/exercises, giving praise, and giving punishment. The teacher gave
score, advice, and exercises in the while activities, the teacher also gave
praise toward the student when they can answer the teacher’s questions. The
teacher gave home works to the students in the post-activities. Punishment is
given to the students who come late to the class when English teaching and learning
process is taking place.
2. The Result of the Questionnaire to the teacher
The result of the questionnaire given to the teacher can be
seen in the following table:
Table of Questionnaire to the Teacher
No. Pertanyaan Selalu Kadang-kadang Jarang Tidak pernah
1 Apakah Bapak menerapkan metode mengajar yang bervariasi
dalam menyajikan pelajaran?
√
2. Apakah Bapak memberikan informasi lebih dulu kepada siswa
apabila akan dilaksanakan ulangan (test)?
√
3. Apakah Bapak memberikan score pada hasil pekerjaan siswa?
√
4. Apakah Bapak memberikan pujian (praise) ketika siswa
dapat menjawab pertanyaan dengan benar?
√
5. Apakah Bapak memberikan hadiah (prize) kepada siswa yang
mendapatkan score tertinggi dalam menjawab pertanyaan?
√
6. Apakah Bapak memberikan bimbingan (advice) ketika siswa
mendapatkan masalah/kesulitan dalam belajar Bahasa Inggris?
√
7. Apakah Bapak menerapkan kegiatan kompetisi
(competition)dalam belajar Bahasa Inggris?
√
8. Apakah Bapak menerapkan metode kerja kelompok (group
work) dalam kegiatan pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris?
√
9. Apakah Bapak mengatur tempat (arrange student’s seat)
duduk siswa yang bervariasi dalam proses belajar mengajar Bahasa Inggris?
√
10. Apakah Bapak memberikan punishment kepada siswa yang
berprilaku kurang baik dalam proses pembelajaran (membuat keributan)?
√
The table shows that the English teacher always applies
various methods in presenting the instructional materials, give scores to the
students’ works, and give praise when the students can answer questions
correctly. The teacher sometimes informs the students when he wants to give a
test, give prize to the excellent students, applying group works in presenting
the lesson, and give punishment to the bad behavior students in the teaching
and learning process. The teacher is rarely arrange the students’ seat
variously and never applies competition to the students.
4. The Result of Interview
The result of interview gives explanation that 85 % of the
students at the second grade of MTsN Sungai Tabuk like English lesson. Their
achievement in learning English is quite good with the score category around 6
– 8 (minimal standardization). If there is a student got lower achievement, it
is because of some factors such as less attention when English teaching and
learning process is taking place, lazy for asking questions, often left their
books at home, the presence is less than standardization, have low
intelligence, and uncomprehending about the lesson. The teacher said that
motivation influence the students’ achievement in learning English. He stressed
that the students should pray first before studying English and the teacher
said that he always motivates his students, if the students got bad scores, he
always gives remedial for them.
From the observation, questionnaire, and interview, it can
be found the fact that the teacher’s ways in motivating the students in
learning is quite good and make the students able to achieve a quite good score.
C. Discussion
The result of observation, questionnaire and interview
explain that the English teacher at MTsN Sungai Tabuk Banjar regency does some
ways in motivating the students in learning English. The ways are: (1) giving
score, (2) giving advice, (3) giving homework exercises, (4) giving praise, and
(5) giving punishment
The teacher always gives praise if there is a student who
can answer the questions from the teacher. It really helps the teacher to
motivate them in learning English since the students feel valuable and get
attention from the teacher. This is in line with what Sardiman (1991) says
about types and ways to praise motivation in learning activity at school, one
of them is the praise which is the kind of positive reinforcement and motivation.
The teacher also gives advice to the students. If the
students make mistakes in answering the exercises or oral questions, the
teacher gave the students advice how to get the correct answer.
From the questionnaire and interview, it can be got that the
students’ motivation in learning English at the second grade of MTsN Sungai
Tabuk is quite high and the student achievement is also quite high in learning
English.
Although the students’ motivation is quite high, most of
them learn at night before the English exam. The teacher should motivate the
students to prepare perfectly the lesson before they have English examination.
The teacher also can give prize if any of the students can get high score.
Since motivation has some function as Sardiman (1986) explanation that the
motivation function are ; push the human to act, determine direction of action,
select the action, and pusher of effort and achieving the achievement.
In short, the ways the teacher motivate the students in
learning English quite good and still in line with what the expert says about
how to motivate the students ‘attention in learning English, so that the
students’ achievement can be increased.
CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
A. Conclusion
Based on the description in chapter IV, it can be concluded
that the English teacher of MTsN Sungai Tabuk Banjar regency applied some ways
in motivating the student in learning English. The ways that the teacher
applied are giving score, giving advice, giving homework, giving praise; and
giving punishment. Besides that, the English teacher always applied various
methods in presenting the instructional materials, gave scores to the students’
works, and gave praise when the students could answer questions correctly. The
teacher sometimes informed the students when he wanted to give a test, gave
prize to the excellent students, applied group works in presenting the lesson,
and gave punishment to the bad behavior students in the teaching and learning
process. The teacher rarely arranged the students’ seat variously and never
applied competition to the students.
B. Suggestions
Based on the conclusion above, some suggestions are
addressed to the English teacher of MTsN Sungai Tabuk Banjar regency in
particular and the English teachers of junior high school in general.
1. The teacher should keep motivating the students to learn
English.
2. The teacher should keep using various methods in teaching
to provide the material, such as using game since it will increase the role of
the students.
3. The teacher can give prize if any of the students can get
high score.
4. The teacher should create competition of feeling among
the students to increase students’ motivation in learning English.
5. The teacher can vary the teaching material, in order that
the students are more attracted toward the English lesson.
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