Teacher Teaching method Motivational factors in English learning

their understanding of the materials. The number of the students was various among the classes. It was about 20 to 23 students in each class and 23 students were chosen to be the representative of the class. The 23 students came from different backgrounds, such as place of living or major in their senior high school, for example, science, language, and social program. This study used purposive sampling which set some criteria, such as the activeness of the students in the classroom, their interaction with the teachers and peers, the understanding of the materials which can be seen from their test result placement test. This study used random sampling without deciding any criteria to make them as participants. Instrument of data collection This study employed the questionnaire as the main instrument to answer the research question about stu dents’ motivational factors, specifically the external factors. The questionnaire was written in Indonesian and used open-ended and close-ended questions that were developed based on Harmer 1991. The participants could answer the 10 questions freely based on their experience. Besides, an interview was used to get more data from the participants by answering the questions in their mother tongue to ensure that they could reflect their experience deeply in giving the responses. The interview questions which were similar to the ones in the questionnaire were utilized to elaborate the answers of the students if they had additional opinion from the options of the questionnaire. In the interview, the students can also give their opinion or idea that might be the same or different with their friends in that group. The interview would be about approximately 30 minutes until 1 hour and took place in a quiet room. Data collection procedure The data was collected by asking the permission from the teacher in one of the IC classes to distribute the questionnaire. The participants may ask anything they did not understand from the questionnaire after the distribution. The time for the participants to fill in the questionnaire was approximately 30 minutes so they had enough time to think about the answers. After the data from the questionnaire was submitted and analyzed, the participants would be interviewed in form of groups, to get richer data according to their responses. The groups consist of 5-6 participants for each group. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. Data analysis procedure The data was analyzed according to the qualitative data procedure that identifying the participants experience in a study Creswell, 2003. In analyzing the data, each of the factors was described and supported by the participants responses that have been highlighted. The factors have been classified according to Harmer ’s 1991 prior to the data analysis. The data was interpreted and it might include some supporting personal ideas that also answering the research question. Finally, the dominant factors were summarized following the result of the data analysis. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION This section presents findings of the learners’ external motivational factors in learning Integrated English Course. The findings are discussed in order to answer the research question of “What are the students’ external factors in learning Integrated English Course IEC class? ?” in the Faculty of Health and Science. The factors are categorized based on