English Department Petra Christian University Jl. Siwalankerto 121-131 Surabaya 60236 Phone: 031-2983066 Email: katakita@petra.ac.id Website: https://katakita.petra.ac.id/
THE MOTIVATION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND SCIENCE STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH
Vionatha Lengkong(1*), Henny PS Wijaya(2),
(1) English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia (2) English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author
Abstract
This is a quantitative study which examined the influence of background of the study (Social Science and Science) in students’ motivation to learn English. Social Science was represented by Faculty of Economy while Science was represented by Faculty of Industrial Technology. Data collection was done by using survey technique in which 100 respondents from each background of study filled in the questionnaires which were handed to them. Theory used in this study is Socio-Educational Model by Gardner (2005). The result of this study showed that there is no significant difference between Social Science and Science students in learning English. It can be concluded that in Indonesia, background of the study does not have a significant influence in determining students’ motivation to learn English.
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