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| dc.description.abstract | This study aims at identifying to what extent students’ journal becomes an
appropriate way to enhance the students’ motivation in learning English. Based on the
preliminary findings, it was found that most of the eighth grade students of a junior high
school in Surakarta, Central Java had low motivation in learning English. The data were
collected by using observations, interviews, questionnaires, photograph, notes and
document analysis. The research findings indicated that students’ journal enhanced
students’ motivation in learning English. The improvement included showing appropriate
behavior, such as most the fact that students paid attention to the teacher’s explanation
and they involved actively in learning process. | id_ID |
