THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENT’S MOTIVATION AND THEIR SPEAKING PERFORMANCE AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMKN 3 TERBANGGI BESAR

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out the correlation between student’s motivation and their speaking performance in the eleventh grade of SMKN 3 Terbanggi Besar, and to find out the reason why students have low motivation and low speaking performance. This research used a quantitative approach in a correlational design. This research instrument used a questionnaire of students’ motivation and speaking performance to measure the correlation between student’s motivation and their speaking performance and interviewee to find out the reason why students have low motivation and low speaking performance. This Research shows that there is a correlation between student’s motivation and their speaking performance in average correlation. It was proof of the Pearson Product moment correlation with a score of 0.421. The Spearman rank coefficient shows that there is a positive correlation between two variables which means the Hypothesis alternative is accepted. Besides, the follow-up to students who have low motivation and low speaking performance found that the students have low motivation because they find it hard to understand the material. After all, the teacher teaches English, limits the facilities to learn English, influenced by friends and they do not like speaking English because the limited of vocabulary and do not know how to pronounce sentences or words.