ESP Students' Demotivation In Learning English: A Study Of An Islamic Education Study Program
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In learning English, motivation is an important factor that can support the success of the English language learning. This research aims to explore the factors that demotivate students in learning English, involving 37 students of Islamic education. Employing a descriptive design with both quantitative and qualitative data, this study indicated that the factors causing student demotivation in learning English came from both internal and external factors. The internal factors were such as students' lack of motivation to learn English which led to a lack of improvement and practice, difficulty in studying English, and their low self-determination and self-confidence which affected their proficiency. For external factors, this study indicated that teacher-related factors significantly influence student motivation, including ineffective teaching styles and methods and lack of attention to students' personal needs by teachers. Internal factors are also related to the learning environment, where students feel demotivated due to a lack of learning facilities, limited interaction, and boring classmates.
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Arroyyani, R., Setianingsih, I. S., & Sari, D. M. (2024). ESP Students’ Demotivation In Learning English: A Study Of An Islamic Education Study Program. Journal on Education, 7(1), 1056-1065. https://doi.org/10.31004/joe.v7i1.6619
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Kholid, I., & Supriyadi, S. (2019). Students Instrumental Motivation: An Investigating toward English Learning of Students in Islamic Higher Education. Tadris: Jurnal Keguruan Dan Ilmu Tarbiyah, 4(1), 51–62. https://doi.org/10.24042/tadris.v4i1.3752
Kikuchi, K., & Sakai, H. (2009). Japanese Learners’ Demotivation to Study English: A Survey Study.
Kim, T.-Y., & Kim, Y. (2016). EFL learning demotivation in the Korean context: Similarities and differences across school levels. English Language & Literature Teaching, 22(1), 135–156.
Kim, T.-Y., Kim, Y., & Kim, J.-Y. (2018). A Qualitative Inquiry on EFL Learning Demotivation and Resilience: A Study of Primary and Secondary EFL Students in South Korea. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 27(1), 55–64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-017-0365-y
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Li, C., & Zhou, T. (2017). A Questionnaire-based Study on Chinese University Students’ Demotivation to Learn English. English Language Teaching, 10(3), 128. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v10n3p128
Masruddin, M., & Zuljalal Al Hamdany, M. (2023). Students’ Motivation in Learning English in Islamic Higher Education. FOSTER: Journal of English Language Teaching, 4(4), 199–207. https://doi.org/10.24256/foster-jelt.v4i4.147
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Nirana, S., Ekatina, M., Oktalia, D., Dharma, N. S., & Wardani, R. P. K. (2017, May 16). Motivating and Demotivating Factors in Learning English in an Islamic Junior High School. The 1st International Conference on Language Teaching and Education (ICoLTE). 21st Century of Education, What Works?, Magister Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Jambi.
Nkrumah, B. (2021). Demotivating factors of learning second foreign language: The case of Chinese language learners in Ghana. Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Learning, 6(2), PRESS. https://doi.org/10.18196/ftl.v6i2.10815
Pretty, T. (2019). Pretty Demotivation in a Chinese language classroom.pdf. International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Educational Research (IJMCER), 1(6), 01–10.
Quadir, M. (2017). Let Us Listen to Our Students: An Analysis of Demotivation to Study English in Bangladesh.
Rao, V. C. S. (2018). The Use of English Language in Research. Journal for Research Scholars and Professionals of English Language Teaching, 2(8).
Sakai, H., & Kikuchi, K. (2009). An analysis of demotivators in the EFL classroom. System, 37(1), 57–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2008.09.005
Shinhye Kim. (2015). Demotivation and L2 Motivational Self of Korean College Students. English Teaching, 70(1), 29–55. https://doi.org/10.15858/engtea.70.1.201503.29
Shofiya, A., & Mubarok, V. I. (2023). EFL STUDENTS’ DEMOTIVATION: A PORTRAIT OF TEACHING ENGLISH IN AN ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL. Jurnal Bahasa Lingua Scientia, 15(2), 441–457. https://doi.org/10.21274/ls.2023.15.2.441-457
Syah, M. N. S. (2015). ENGLISH EDUCATION FOR ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IN INDONESIA: STATUS AND CHALLENGE. 3(2).
Trang, T. T. T., & Baldauf Jr, R. B. (2007). Demotivation: Understanding Resistance to English Language Learning – The Case of Vietnamese Students. The Journal of Asia TEFL, 4, 79–105.
Unal, K., & Yanpar Yelken, T. (2016). Turkish Students’ Demotivation to Study English: A Scale Development / Demotiviranost turskih učenika za učenje engleskoga jezika: razvijanje mjerne skale. Croatian Journal of Education - Hrvatski Časopis Za Odgoj i Obrazovanje, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v18i3.1661
Vakilifard, A., Ebadi, S., Zamani, M., & Sadeghi, B. (2020). Investigating demotivating factors in foreign language learners: The case of non-Iranian Persian language learners. Cogent Education, 7(1), 1690232. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2019.1690232
Wathoni, H., Wadi, A., Harianto, H., Sulaiman, Ab. A., & Jaelani, S. (2022). Demotivation Factors in Using English as Daily Communication in EFL School: Case Study of EFL Learners. Educatio, 16(2), 145–155. https://doi.org/10.29408/edc.v16i2.4472