THE INFLUENCE OF STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THEIR ENGLISH TEACHER ON STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF 27th STATE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF PURWOREJO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

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.