FACTORS INFLUENCING THE MOTIVATION OF THE STUDENTS FROM THAILAND IN CHOOSING ENGLISH DEPARTMENT IN UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
| Main Author: | KUMALASARI, FARADILA |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2015
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| Online Access: |
http://eprints.umm.ac.id/21926/1/jiptummpp-gdl-faradilaku-41176-1-pendahul-n.pdf http://eprints.umm.ac.id/21926/2/jiptummpp-gdl-faradilaku-41176-2-babi.pdf http://eprints.umm.ac.id/21926/ |
Daftar Isi:
- Motivation is the forces that energizes and directs a person to do something or to determine a choice. In choosing study program motivation is very important and needed by the students, because it will influence the result of the study. Different motivation that students have will give different result in studying English. This study was intended to describe the factor that motivate the students from Thailand, and what is the most dominant factor that motivates the students from Thailand in choosing English Department in University of Muhammadiyah Malang. This study used quantitative research design. The subject of the study were sixteen students from Thailand in English Department in University of Muhammadiyah Malang. To collect the data, the researcher used Likert Scale Questionnaire. The result of this research found that there were 13 factors which represented extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Seven factors were intrinsic motivation they are: self-esteem, self-actualization, self-determination, self-efficacy, attribution, engaged participation in learning communities and maintaining identity through participation in activities of group. Six factors were extrinsic motivation they are: reinforcement, rewards, punishment, incentives, social relationship and classroom climate. Based on the result of the study found that the mean score obtained by the students in intrinsic factors was 74.40 while the mean score of extrinsic factors was 68.68. Thus, it can be concluded that the studentsÂ’ intrinsic motivation was higher or more dominant than their extrinsic motivation.