THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE STUDENTS’ RESULT OF ENGLISH NATIONAL EXAMINATION AND THEIR MOTIVATION TO LEARN ENGLISH TOWARD THEIR ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

YOSHINTA, AULIA HASANAH and Khairul, Harha and Adzanil, Prima Septy (2016) THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE STUDENTS’ RESULT OF ENGLISH NATIONAL EXAMINATION AND THEIR MOTIVATION TO LEARN ENGLISH TOWARD THEIR ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

This research was aimed to find out the correlation between students’ English National Examination and their motivation to learn English toward their English Proficiency at English Department of Bung Hatta University. The number of population members was 36 students. The researcher took sample by using total sampling technique. The sample selected was the first year students at English Department of Bung Hatta University. The researcher gathered the data by using documentary study on the students’ academic background or their English National Examination and their English Proficiency, and questionnaire to find out students’ motivation. To analyze, the data the researcher used the Pearson Product Moment Formula and Multiple Correlation Formula. The result of analyzing data descriptively demonstrated that students’ English National Examination was moderate, students’ motivation to learn English was moderate, and students’ English Proficiency was moderate. It also revealed that the value of coefficient correlation between English Nasional Examination and their English Proficiency was 0.47 and rtable was 0.329 (α 0.05, df n-2 (34)), the value of coefficient correlation between students’ motivation and their English Proficiency was 0.89 and rtable was 0.329 (α 0.05, df n-2 (34)), and the value of coefficient correlation between students’ English National Examination and their motivation to learn English toward their English Proficiency was 0.90 and f- counted was 70.342, value of f- table was 3.27 (α 0.05, (df=n-k-1 (34)), value of f- table was 3.27. Learning from the result, it can be concluded that there was significant possitive correlation between students’ English National Examination and English Proficiency, there was significant possitive correlation between students’ motivation to learn English and their English Proficiency, and there was significant possitive correlation between students’ English Proficiency and their motivation to learn English toward their English Proficiency at English Department of Bung Hatta University. It can be interpreted that if students’ English National Examination was good, and their motivation to learn English was good, their English Proficiency was good too. Because of that, teachers should consider these both aspects in teaching and learning process.

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