ENGLISH TEACHER PERSONALITY TOWARD THE MOTIVATION IN ENGLISH LEARNING BY THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK KRISTEN MAKALE

Abstract

The objective of the research was to know the English Teacher Personality toward
Motivation in English Learning by the Eleventh Grade Students of SMK Kristen Makale.
In doing this researcher, the researcher used quantitative method. The population of this
research is the eleventh grade students of SMK Kristen Makale academic year 2016/2017
which consist of 86 students and divided into four classes. This research employs a
random sampling where the researcher took only 40 students as respondents. The
instrument that used by the researcher in collecting data is questionnaire. Based on the
data analysis, the researcher found that there are 12 items of English teacher personality
that motivated students they are: (1) English teacher that explain the material while
standing in front of the classroom, (2) Walking around in the classroom to watch his/her
students, (3) Explain the material put in between humor in the classroom, (4) Firm in
teaching, (5) Giving opportunity for students in expressing the students’ idea about the
topic, (6) On time to teach in classroom, (7) Evolving the material, (8) Answering directly
the students’ question about the material, (9) Making homework from the students’
question about the material, (10) saying you can do it! when students do the difficult
task, (11) Giving commendation to students when they get high school grade, and (12)
Giving spirit to the students when they get low school grade. Whereas, there are 8 items
of English teacher personality that unmotivated students they are: (1) English teacher that
explain the material while sitting on his/her chair, (2) Sitting on his/her chair while giving
the test, (3) Beginning the lesson to the main topic, (4) Coming late to teach in classroom,
(5) Absent and give students confidence to do exercises until the end of lesson, (6) absent
and give students confidence to discuss the material until the end of lesson, (7) Explain
the material based on the book, and (8) saying What do you have done so far is so good!
when student get low school grade.