Factors Affecting Students’ Motivation to Learn English at SMA Negeri 1 Soppeng

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out what factors influence students’ motivation to learn English. This research took place at SMA Negeri 1 SOPPENG. The participants of this study were students of SMA Negeri 1 SOPPENG in class X.3. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method with the aim of sampling techniques to select participants. This research instrument is a questionnaire and interviews. Based on the results of the questionnaire, the researcher found data on students who liked and did not like learning English. Based on the results of the interviews, the researcher found data about what factors influenced the students' motivation to learn English. Furthermore, the researchers concluded that there were several internal and external factors that influenced students' motivation to learn English at SMA Negeri 1 Soppeng. The researcher found that there were two factors, namely positive factors and negative factors, which came from within the student and from outside the student. For factors from within students, there are two positives, namely to facilitate communication and also to facilitate entry into tertiary institutions, while for negative factors there are also two factors, namely, English is a difficult lesson and also from how students feel while studying. For external factors, there are two factors, namely family environmental factors and school environmental factors.