THE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH TEACHERS’ TEACHING STYLES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION AT SMA NEGERI 2 MAJENE

ABSTRACT The objectives of this research were to find out: (1) the teaching styles that are applied by the English teachers at SMA Negeri 2 Majene, and (2) the effects of the English teachers’ teaching styles on the students’ motivation at SMA Negeri 2 Majene. This research employed qualitative method. This research was conducted in SMA Negeri 2 Majene. In term of the research subject, the researcher used purposive random sampling technique. Therefore, the subject of this research consisted of two out of five English teachers and eight out of the four classes of students. In collecting the data, the researcher applied semi structured interview and observation to gain the information of the teachers’ teaching styles and students’ motivation. The data of this research were analyzed by qualitative approach based on Miles and Huberman’s analysis which consisted of three steps, namely data condensation, data display, and drawing and verifying conclusions. The findings of the research revealed that (1) the English teachers at SMA Negeri 2 Majene applied four teaching styles, namely expert, formal authority, personal model, and facilitator. The dominant teaching styles in this research were expert, personal model, and formal authority. (2) the researcher elaborated students’ motivation into four categories which are based on Keller’s theory; they are attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction. Referring to those categories, the researcher found that teaching styles of the teachers affected students’ motivation. Key words: Teaching Style and ARCS Motivation Mode