A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS’ SELF LEARNING STRATEGY AND THEIR MOTIVATION TOWARD THEIR ABILITY TO COMPREHEND ENGLISH POEM AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

FRISKA, LORENZA and Khairul, Harha and Adzanil, Prima Septy (2016) A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS’ SELF LEARNING STRATEGY AND THEIR MOTIVATION TOWARD THEIR ABILITY TO COMPREHEND ENGLISH POEM 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’ self learning strategy and their motivation toward their ability to comprehend English poem at English Department of Bung Hatta University. The hypothesis of this research was that if there was a significant correlation between self learning strategy and their motivation toward their ability to comprehend English poem at English Department of Bung Hatta University. The number of population was 54 students. They were distributed into two classes; A and B. The researcher took 30 students as sample by using simple random sampling technique. The researcher gathered the data by using two questionnaires to measure students’ self learning strategy and motivation, and essay test to measure students’ ability to comprehend English poem. To analyze the data the researcher used the Person Product Moment Formula and Multiple Correlation Formula. After analyzing the data, the researcher found that, first the value of coefficient correlation between students’ self learning strategy and their ability to comprehend English poem was positive (rcounted0.78 >rtable 0.36). Second, the value of coefficient correlation between students’ motivation and their ability to comprehend English poem was positive (rcounted0.86>rtable 0.36). Third, the value of coefficient of correlation between students’ self learning strategy and their motivation toward their ability to comprehend English poem was positive (fcounted214.92 >ftable3.34) α 0.05 and the degree of freedom (df) n-k-1 (27). Therefore, the relationship between three variables, between students’ self learning strategy and their motivation toward their ability to comprehend English poem was significant. It means that the alternative hypothesis stating “there is a significant correlation between students’ self learning strategy and their motivation toward their ability to comprehend English poem at English Department of Bung Hatta University” was accepted.Learning from the result, there was a significant correlation between students’ self learning strategy and their motivation toward their ability to comprehend English poem at English Department of Bung Hatta University. It can be concluded that students’ self learning strategy and their motivation can influence their ability to comprehend English poem.

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