THE STUDENT MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Abstract

Language is a tool that every human being uses to communicate on a daily basis. The most spoken language is English. So the purpose of this study is to find out the motivation of students in learning English. As a very popular foreign language, there are some reasons why students learn English. This research uses qualitative research methods. This data was collected by conducting interviews and questionnaires conducted in the 3rd grade smpi Darudda’wah Kubu Raya.

From the results of interviews to, the researchers found that students of 3rd grade SMPI Darudda’wah have a very high motivation to learn English, that is, to be able to communicate. Communication is something that is relevant to human life, such as education, employment, technology and so on. And the findings are reinforced by the results of the racket shared to all students of 3rd grade SMPI Darudda’wah. In this racket, the researchers divided motivation into two extrinsic and intrinsic motivations. In the study, 3rd class students of SMPI DARUDDA’wah have the highest motivation is extrinsical motivation that is to learn English as a second language and to be able to communicate with other people from all over the world. English is the most spoken language and English is one of the most popular languages in the world.THE