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2.1.4.2 The role of Motivation in Language Learning

Motivation has important role in language learning Vela Vara, 2009. This claims supported by Karaoglu 2011 which also states that, “motivation plays a significant role in the process of learning a language”. Furthermore, motivation has a role in second language acquisition. Krashen as cited by Richards and Rodgers 2001 believe that motivation helps the students receive more knowledge in second language acquisition. He states that, “learners with high motivation generally do better” p. 183. In other word, motivation and language learning is two aspects which is cannot be separated in determining success. In addition, most of the teachers believe that motivation has important role in determining students’ success in achieving the goal Dornyei, 2001. It is supported by Brown 1994 as citied by Klein 2013 state that, “numerous studies have provided statistical evidence that indicates motivation is a predictor of language learning success” p.73. Thus, it gives evidence that motivation has important role in a language learning success. Schunk, Pintrich, and Meece 2008 believe “motivation can affect both new learning and the performance of previously learned skill, strategies, and behaviors” p. 5. It means that the role of motivation in language learning can affect how the students determine the learning strategies which also affect their behavior. In addition, the important point between motivation and language learning is that motivation gives strong relation to learning and performance. In other word, the behavior related to what the students do and learn gives effect on their motivation Pintrich Schunk, 1995 as cited by Schunk, 2008. The 20 example can be seen when the students are motivated to learn, they will join the teaching learning process enthusiastically and they believe that the activities will help them in learning process and they will prepare the material as well as possible. In contrast, the students who are unmotivated they tend to be inattentive during the teaching learning process and have unprepared material.

2.1.5 The Indicators of Assessing Students’ Motivation in Teaching Learning

Process The important role related to motivation in language learning is how to assess motivation. It is important since that this research concerns on improving students’ motivation. According to Schunk, Pintrich, and Meece 2008 there are four indicators which links to the students’ motivation; choice of tasks or interest, effort, and persistence. Keith as cited by Schunk, Pintrich, and Meece 2008 describe choice of task or interest brings the important role for students, “when the students have a choice, what they choose to do indicate where their motivation lays ” p. 11. Schunk, Pintrich, and Meece 2008 also support the relation of choice of task with motivation is, “selection of a task under free-choice conditions indicates motivation to perform the task ” p. 11. Therefore, the task that the students chose indicates their interest. The second indicator is effort. Schunk, Pintrich, and Meece 2008 believe, “high effort especially on difficult task is indicative of motivation” p.