AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH LEARNING MOTIVATION OF NINTH GRADE STUDENTS AT MTS MUSLIMAT NU PALANGKA RAYA

This study aims to determine the level of student’s motivation to learn English and the factors that influence student’s motivation to learn English. Student’s motivation in English learning activities is driven by extrinsic and intrinsic factors.
This study used a descriptive qualitative method, with data collected through observation, questionnaires, and interviews. The subjects were 29 students in class 9A. The students were given a questionnaire to find out their level of motivation. The results of the motivation degrees influenced by extrinsic and intrinsic factors were based on the criteria from Taherdoost (2019). At the same time, the researcher observed the classroom during learning and interviewed the students based on their degree of motivation to identify the factors that influenced their motivation.
The results showed that students had a moderate motivation to learn English. Extrinsic motivation, which was 3,48, was slightly higher than intrinsic motivation, which was 3,41, and both were categorized as a moderate degree of motivation. The factors that influence student motivation are goals and aspirations, learning ability, student’s condition, environmental condition and dynamic elements of learning. Lastly, the most dominant factors among them were environmental conditions and dynamic elements of learning as the extrinsic motivation factors. Based on the research results, it can be found that intrinsic and extrinsic factors can influence student’s motivation to learn English. However, external influences such as environmental conditions and dynamic elements of learning play a slightly more substantial role. These insights can encourage teachers and schools to create a supportive and engaging learning environment to increase motivation.