Abstract:
There are many factors that can determine the success of foreign language
learning. Some of them are attitudes and motivation. The objectives of this study are
1) to describe students’ attitude towards their English teacher, 2) to describe
students’ motivation in learning English 3) to find out whether or not there is any
positive and significant influence between students’ attitude towards their English
teacher and students’ motivation in learning English of the eighth grade students of
27th State Junior High School of Purworejo in the academic year 2012/2013.
The sample is 60 students from 187students. The data are collected through
questionnaires. Students’ attitudes toward their English teacher and students’
motivation in learning English are described by descriptive analysis. Meanwhile, the
influence is analyzed by simple regression analysis.
From the descriptive analysis, it is found that students’ attitudes toward their
English teacher is fair with the greatest precentage 45% and students’ motivation in
learning English is fair with the greatest precentage 55%. Futhermore, from the
simple regression analysis, it is found that the coefficient of students’ attitudes
toward their English teacher (independent variable) is positive. It means that the
influence of independent variable is positive. It is also found that the significant
value of independent variable is less than 0.05, means that there is significant
influence of students’ attitudes toward their English teacher on students’ motivation
in learning English. Therefore, based on the result of analysis, the writer concludes
that students’ attitudes toward their English teacher has positive and significant
influence on students’ motivation in learning English. This conclusion is also
supported by the statement of the students that they feel different atmosphere when
taught by different teacher, particulary English teacher. Therefore, it is suggested that
English teacher should has positive attitudes toward the students in order to improve
students’ motivation in learning English.
