MOTIVASI DALAM USAHA MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN WICARA BAHASA INGGRIS MAHASISWA JURUSAN NON-BAHASA INGGRIS UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA 2001/2002

Abstract

This study aims at finding: (1) the correlation between motivation and students’ achievement in speaking skill; (2) the extent of the correlation; and (3) the contribution of motivation to the achievement. The study is a survey and takes the sample of 100 students by means of proportional random sampling technique. The data-collecting methods include questionnaire and speaking test; and the collected data are analyzed statistically by means of correlation and regression techniques. The outcome of the study is as follows: (1) there is a significant positive correlation between motivation and students’ achievement in English-speaking skill; (2) the extent of the correlation of the two variables is r = 0.529; and (3) the contribution of motivation to the achievement is 27.98%. It implies that motivation represents a predictor to the students’ achievement in speaking skill.