The influence of teacher’s motivation to students’ speaking ability at SMP Negeri 5 Batang Angkola

This research discussed about the influence of teacher’s motivation to students’ speaking ability. This research intended to know whether there was the influence of teacher’s motivation to students’ speaking ability at eigth grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Batang Angkola. The research was conducted by quantitative method. The population of the research in this occasion was eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Batang Angkola, the total of population is 31 students. Then, the sample of this research was all of population as sample being the subject was less than 100. Next, this research used test as instrument, test was divided to students’ speaking ability. To analysis the data, the writer used formulation of analysis product moment. After calculating the data, there was an influence of teacher’s motivation to students’ speaking ability. It could be seen from r count > r table (0.30 > 0.20). So, the hypothesis was received. It meant there was influence of teacher’s motivation to students’ speaking abilty. The last, the result regression of research was Y= a + b X, Y = a + b X = 70.85+ 0.117 X. It meant there was influence of teacher’s motivation to students’ speaking ability