THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION AND THEIR SPEECH ABILITY AT THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

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Abstract

This research was aimed at finding out correlation between the third year students’ motivation and their speech ability at the English Department of Bung Hatta University. The design of this research was correlation. The number of population members was 112 students. The researcher used cluster random sampling technique. The researcher took 30 students as the sample. In collecting the data, the researcher used questionnaire and speech test. In real test, for questionnaire the researcher gave 20 questions including intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. There were 10 questions about intrinsic motivation and 10 questions about extrinsic motivation. For speech test the researcher asked the students to deliver speech based on their ideas in five minutes. To analyze the data based on the result of questionnaire and speech test, the researcher counted the total score of students’ questionnaire on motivation. The researcher counted the average score of students’ speech. The researcher found out the correlation between students’ motivation and their speech ability. Based on testing hypothesis, it can be concluded that there is correlation between the third year students’ motivation and their speech ability was significant (.79). In  the level of significant and df was 36. The correlation coefficient of questionnaire and speech test was significant (.79). Refering to th conclusions, the researcher gives suggestion to both the teachers/lecturers and the students at English Department of Bung Hatta University. For teachers/lecturers, the researcher suggests to give much motivation in teaching speech to the students. For students, the researcher suggests the students to imrove their motivation in speech. In order that they can improve their speech ability.

Key words: Correlation, Student’s motivation, speech, ability.