Teachers’ Motivational Strategies In An English Classroom In An Islamic Junior High School

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify English teacher's motivational strategies in an Islamic junior high school in Madura. A qualitative method with an interview as the data collecting technique was used to describe motivational strategies used by the teacher in his English classroom. A teacher whose teaching experience was more than three years participated in this study. His three years’ experience was expected to reflect his expertise with ample knowledge in teaching. An audio-recorded interview was used to collect the data, which then transcribed verbatim using voice typing. A thematic analysis was then applied to analyze the data based on Dörnyei's theory of motivation (2008). The result of the study showed that teacher used five of the six Dörnyei's theory of motivation (2008). Teacher is expected to increase student learning motivation, it is expected that teachers have a friendly attitude, empathize, adapt and accept all the unique characteristics of students. The teacher must be good at creating a fun learning atmosphere by choosing the right learning method along with giving various assignments. In addition, it is necessary for teachers to provide motivating feedback to students.