THE CORRELATION BETWEEN MOTIVATION AND STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS AT INTERNATIONAL CLASS PROGRAM (ICP) OF IAIN SALATIGA

Abstract

This study is to find a correlation between motivation and students’ speaking skills in the English Education Department at the International Class Program of IAIN Salatiga. The methodology of the research was quantitative research, especially correlation studies. The techniques of collecting data are questionnaires to find out students’ motivation and documentation techniques to find out the speaking skills of the students.

The writer finds 1) The students’ motivation of the English Education Department at International Class Program (ICP) IAIN Salatiga. It shows that there are 5 students or about 17.2% have high motivation level, 20 students or 69.0% have a medium motivation level, and 4 students or 13.8% have a low motivation level. It shows that the subject as an educated group has stable motivation. 2) The student’s speaking skills of the English Education Department at International Class Program (ICP) IAIN Salatiga. It shows that all students in this research have a GPA of more than 3.50. They are 4 students who have a 3.75 speaking score and 25 students have a 4.00 speaking score, so all students have a “Cumlaude” predicate. It shows that the students have high speaking skills in English. 3) There is no significant correlation between motivation and students’ speaking skills in the English Education Department at the International Class Program (ICP) of IAIN Salatiga. It is proved by the Sig value that shows 0.284 > 0.05 and t count 0.206> t table 0.00/0.20 where t count is no correlation.

Keywords: Correlation, Psychological factors, Students’, Motivation, speaking skills.