ABSTRACT
.(Sede, Exploring Students’ Motivation in Learning English Vocabulary at SMP
Negeri 25 Kabupaten Sorong (Supervised by Rezkiah Hartanti And Muhaiminah
Akib).
This Study Aimed to exploring students’ motivation in learning English
vocabulary at SMP Negeri 25 Kabupaten Sorong. The method of this study was
used quantitative. To collect the data in this study was used observation and
questioner, this study was used second grade as the the participants with total
number of the participants 30 students from class VII A and VII B.
the result of this study based on the students’ motivation in learning English.
Students in SMP 25 Kabupaten Sorong had high motivation as the table shows the
data from class A & B second grade, 20 students from 30 participants have high
score and 10 students from 30 participants have low score. The students’ motivation
to learning English their intrinsic motivation. were many factors that influence
intrinsic motivation such as; interest, attitude, need, aspiration and incentive.
The prove give the information that the students in SMP 25 Kabupaten Sorong
have intrinsic motivation. The students are motivated by the enjoyment of the
learning process itself or by their internal desire. The students want to learn English
because English lesson gives them pleasure and develops a particular skill. In
addition, the students learn English because they are interested with English and
want to improve their English language. The students learn English because they
like English and it is their desire.
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Key Words: Motivation, Vocabulary, Reading, Writing, Quantitative Method,
Observation, Questioner