Definition of Motivation Source of Motivation

2.2.2.1 Definition of Motivation

Motivation is a way to make someone enthusiastic for doing something. In this case, someone is students. They need motivation to enhance the teaching and learning process. It is supported by Brophy 2004: 4 who states that, “Student motivation i s rooted in students‟ subjective experiences, especially those connected to their willingness to engage in lessons and learning activites and their reasons for doing so”. He also stated that motivation can be derived from the students‟ interest while they are learning. The willingness which makes them understanding the text is the desire from the students. Without the motivation, there is no will to learn for students. Giving motivation can be done teacher in the classroom. Harmer 2015: 51 argued that motivation is the wishes of people have the best outcome for their achievement. There are two types of motivation, extrinsic and intrinsic. The extrinsic motivation is influenced by some outside factors like: the need to pass an exam, the hope of financial reward, or the future travel. Furthermore, the intrinsic motivation is affected by the desire of the students. The examples of the intrinsic motivation are the students feel enjoy the learning process, the students want to learn seriously to get the high score, etc. The teacher must have the different strategies to improve the students‟ motivation. It is expected to make students‟ achievement in writing better texts. Motivation is important for them to write the texts.

2.2.2.2 Source of Motivation

Motivation can be possessed wherever students are. Harmer said that the students acquire motivation with the some condition. They can be from: 1 The society we live in: the condition of school environment brings students motivation, is there good or bad? It determines studen ts‟ motivation continues or not. 2 Significant others: it looks from the culture around students‟ life. The students‟ attitude also can be influenced for their success. 3 The teacher: the factor has the important role of students‟ motivation. Enthusiasm of learning English is dependent with the teacher atmosphere in classroom. 4 The method: the effective method affect for students‟ motivation in learning English. Every student wants to learn enjoy and interesting. How teacher apply the appropriate method to make their students have the enjoyment condition of learning English. If students have the positive motivation, it will influence for students‟ achievement.

2.2.2.3 Strategies for Increasing Motivation