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Instrumental L2 learner wishes to
achieve goals utilizing L2 e.g., for a career
External power wants L2 learner to learn L2 e.g.,
corporation sends Japenese businessman to
U.S for language training
4. The Forms of Motivation
There are ten forms of motivation to stimulate student’s motivation as follows: a. Mark
Mark is important because it symbolized student’s learning activities. A good mark is usually a strong motivation to the students. It obtains the higher
motivation the student’s possess. b. Reward
Reward is useful to motivate students. However, it does not work for some students.
c. Competition Competition can trigger students to learn English in order to get a good result
in their study. They can realize their weakness and strength in English. d. Ego-Involvement
Ego-involvement makes the students realize how important their duty or their assignment is. They can do it well, they will be proud of it. It will make the
students motivated to do better.
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Usually, the students will study more when they will face a test. Knowing the result of the students’ study will be motivated to improve their study, in this
case their reading comprehension. g. Praise
Praise is one of an effective and positive reinforcement to motivate and improve students’ spirit, energy, and awareness in learning English.
h. Punishment Punishment can be effective to motivate the students if the teachers understand
the principles in giving it to their students. Besides, it can be said as a negative reinforcement if the teachers do not understand how to use it in order to
motivate and improve the students’ self-esteem. i. Interest
There are four things that can be done to evolve interest as follows: 1 Triggering needs
2 Relating interest to the students’ prior knowledge 3 Giving opportunities to obtain a good result
4 Applying a various teaching techniques j. Goals
If students understanding the goals clearly, they will be triggered to study continuously to achieve the goals, in this case, their English reading
comprehension Sardiman, 2011: 91.
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5. Learning Motivation in Foreign Language Education
