This study attempted to find out the motivation of learning English and to analyze the correlation
between gender, age, semester of study, the length of English course, overseas experiences,
access of Internet, partner to speak English, place of speaking English, characteristic of
motivation and the motivation. The study was conducted with 90 students from English and non-
English departments of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia in Jakarta using a survey
method. For this purpose, 90 sets of questionnaires were administered to three departments,
namely Economics, Psychology, and English at Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia in
Jakarta. The questionnaire consisted of 28 items which were divided into two categories:
demographic profile and student’s motivation. The results of the study showed that there was no
correlation between gender, age, semester of study, the length of English course, overseas
experiences, access of Internet, partner to speak English, place of speaking English,
characteristic of motivation and the motivation. The findings also revealed that the students of
Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia in Jakarta were personally motivated rather than
integratively or instrumentally motivated. |