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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This chapter presents conclusions and suggestions of this study
.
The conclusions are gained through the analyses of the questionnaire results and
interview results administered by the researcher
.
Meanwhile, the suggestions contain some suggestions for future researchers who take interest in the field of
motivation and attitudes towards learning English, English teachers at SMK N Depok 1 Sleman, and ESLEFL curriculum and instruction designers
.
A. Conclusions
The research aims to answer the two research questions stated in the first chapter of the thesis
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The two research questions are: Are the students of SMK N 1 Depok motivated instrumentally or integratively towards learning English?
What are the attitudes of the 1
st
grade students of SMK N 1 Depok towards learning English? In order to answer these questions, the researcher distributed
questionnaires and conducted an interview to gather the data from the participants
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1. The results of the questionnaire
The researcher adapted Gardner’s AttitudeMotivation Test Battery
AMTB to gain the data from participants
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As explained in Chapter 3, the questionnaire consisted of three domains: degree of instrumentality, degree of
integrativeness, and attitudes towards learning English
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46 The results of the questionnaire shows that the students of SMK N 1
Depok demonstrated greater emphasis on instrumental reasons for learning English language because of utilitarian to get a job easily and academic to carry
tasks more efficiently, school requirements, and to further their education needs
.
Meanwhile, most of the first grade students of SMK N 1 Depok are integrativelly motivated in learning English for their needs of communication with English
speakers
,
while rest of them learned English because of an entity view of ability, the situation where they can look smart among their friends
.
In reference to the students’ attitudes towards learning English, the results show that the first grade students of SMK N 1 Depok had positive attitudes
towards learning the English language
.
In this domain, the students’ attitudes demonstrated great emphasis only on the cognitive and affective component
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2. The results of the interview
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