STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION OF LEARNING ENGLISH AT TEUKU UMAR UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This paper investigated the students’ motivation from non-English majors at Teuku Umar University. This research sought to determine the type and level of motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) of learners in learning English. The data were collected from students in the engineering faculty and the social and political sciences faculty. Seventy participants who had taken an English course were selected. The instrument used was open-ended questionnaires, and quantitative data were applied. The data from the questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS. Based on the comparison of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, students were found to be extrinsically motivated to learn English. The results of this study showed that most Teuku Umar University students learning English were influenced by extrinsic motivation.