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AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN STUDYING

TRANSLATION AS ELECTIVE STUDY

THESIS

By:

Halingga Mega Paramitha

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTEMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2019

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN STUDYING

TRANSLATION AS ELECTIVE STUDY

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THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana

Degree in English Language Education

By:

Halingga Mega Paramitha

201510100311187

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTEMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2019

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MOTTO AND DEDICATIONS

MOTTO:

“Just do it”

“Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it!

Life is a game, play it! Life is love, enjoy it!”

(Sathya Sai Baba)

DEDICATION:

This thesis is dedicated to my beloved parents that are

My Father Sugiarto Sugeng and My Mother Siska Mery

And my only one sister Halingga Mega paramadina.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Alhamdulillahirobil’alamin my praise is gratefully only dedicated to Allah SWT.

For His Almighty and Merciful guides and blesses, the writer can finish this thesis.

Sholawat and Salam are always given to the our prophet Muhammad SAW. The writer

realizes that this thesis will never get the success without any help from other people.

Therefore, the writer would like to give sincere gratitude to:

1. Dr. Estu Widodo and M. Hum Masyhud, S.Pd., M. Pd as my advisors for

my thesis that always gives me advices, suggestions, guidance, critics,

and correction in completing this thesis.

2. The writer’s beloved family, my father Sugiarto Sugeng, mother Siska

Mery, and my only one sister Halingga Mega Paramadina. Thanks to

support and pray that always gives in finishing my study.

3. My beloved friends from H class especially who always besides me in

many condition.

Finally, the writer truly realizes that this thesis still needs constructive critics

and suggestions from the readers in order to be perfect and useful for the readers,

especially for English Department students.

Malang, 22 October 2019

Halingga Mega Paramitha

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL . ................................................................................................ iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATIONS……………………………………..…….. iv

DEDICATION ................................................................................................ v

AUTHOR’S DECLARATIONS OF ORIGINALITY…………….………vi

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................... viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... ix

TABLE OF TABLE ...................................................................................... x

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of study ....................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the problem ............................................................... 3

1.3 Objective of study .......................................................................... 3

1.4 Significance of study ...................................................................... 4

1.5 Scope and limitation ....................................................................... 4

1.6 Definition of the key terms ........................................................... 4

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Motivation ...................................................................................... 6

2.1.1 Perspectives On Motivation ................................................ 6

2.1.2 Types of Motivation ........................................................... 8

2.1.3 The Characteristic of students are motivated. ..................... 11

2.2 Translation ...................................................................................... 12

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

3.1 Research Design ............................................................................. 13

3.2 Research Subject/Object ................................................................. 14

3.3 Data Collection ............................................................................... 14

3.3.1 Technique & instruments ................................................ 14

3.3.2 Procedure ......................................................................... 16

3.4 Data analysis ................................................................................... 16

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

1.1 Finding……………………………………………………………. 17

4.1.1 Students’ Motivation in Studying Translation. ................ 18

4.1.1.1 Intrinsic Motivation ............................................... 19

4.1.1.2 Extrinsic Motivation ............................................... 21

4.1.2 The Most Predominant Between Intrinsic And

Extrinsic Motivation ......................................................... 23

1.2 Discussion ...................................................................................... 24

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusion ...................................................................................... 27

5.1 Suggestions ................................................................................... 27

REFERENCES

APPENDIX

1. The data of respondents………………………………………………32

2. the result data from SPSS…………………………………………….35

3. the result of Questionnaire …………………………………………...36

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LIST OF TABLE

Table 1 Gender of Respondents ...................................................................... 17

Table 2 Age of Respondents ........................................................................... 18

Table 3 Intrinsic Motivation ........................................................................... 19

Table 4 Extrinsic Motivation .......................................................................... 21

Table 5 The Comparison Between Intrinsic And Extrinsic Motivation .......... 23

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