Demotivational Factors In English Language Learning Among Indonesian Senior High School Students

Authors

  • Devy N.A. Fahilah Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi Author
  • Leroy Holman Siahaan Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi Author
  • Syamsi Edi Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi Author

Keywords:

demotivation, English learning, Indonesian EFL, case study

Abstract

English is presently an imperative ability in Indonesia for scholarly accomplishment and worldwide openings. Still, numerous understudies battle to remain propelled when learning English. In spite of the fact that inspiration has been broadly examined, there’s less inquire about on what causes understudies to lose inspiration in Indonesian EFL settings. This study looks at the most reasons understudies at Fadhilah Edu Center, Cibitung, feel demotivated in learning English. The investigate utilized a subjective case ponder, gathering information from 12 senior tall school understudies and 4 instructors through surveys, interviews, and 16 classroom perceptions. The examination found four primary sources of demotivation: educator components like tedious instructing and small input; learner variables such as moo certainty and uneasiness; regulation issues like exam-focused educational program and constrained assets; and material challenges, counting troublesome or unimportant writings. The foremost critical variables were exam weight, educating strategies, and moo self-confidence. The comes about appear that demotivation comes from both individual and broader instructive components. To address this, the think about proposes utilizing more intelligently, student-centered educating, giving steady input, altering the educational modules, and advertising more chances for genuine English utilize

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Published

2026-01-14