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EFL Learners’ Motivation in Using English in CMC: A case on Facebook
Fenty Natalia

ABSTRACT
Motivation has an influence on language learning. In other words, language learning
and motivation are related issues and cannot be separated. As technology advances
and CMC (Computer Mediated Communication) is now a common practice. When
people communicate in social media, such as Facebook, it is an example of CMC.
Therefore, it was interesting to see the connection between CMC and learners’
motivation.This study was conducted to investigate the types of motivation that EFL
learners employed when communicating using English on Facebook. The data were
collected from 8 students of Satya Wacana Christian University that used English on
Facebook. The instruments used for data collections were observations and
interviews. The participants were observed to find out about their use of English on
Facebook, and later they were interviewed for their motives to use English on
Facebook. This study revealed that both types of motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic
(Harmer, 2007), played a great role in the learners’ use of English in their Facebook
posts. Interestingly, the result also shows that almost all participants said that
Facebook could be a medium for learning, where they could practice their English. In
other words, the students used English on Facebook, not only for social purposes, but
also for educational purposes.

Key words: motivation, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, computer-mediated

communication (CMC), Facebook, EFL learners