Relationship of Students’ Engagement and Motivation in Achievement in English

Abstract

EFL students in some English classes are lack of motivation to engage in English
learning activities as what some English teachers reported. This study was to
explore the correlation between student engagement in English learning and their
English achievement, the correlation between motivation in English learning and
English achievement analyzed by Pearson correlation. The 90 eleventh grade
students, Social 1 and 2, Science 1, 2 and 3 were the respondents. Convenience
sampling method was utilized in collecting the data, and the findings revealed that
eleventh grade student engagement in English learning was low, their motivation
in English learning was high, and their English achievement was high. There was
no significant correlation between student engagement in English learning and their
achievement; however, there was a significant correlation between eleventh grade
student motivation in English learning and English achievement. Therefore,
English teachers are to motivate their students by presenting interesting and
challenging English lessons that allow students to engage in English learning in
order for them to improve their English achievement, students need to aware the
importance of boosting themselves in English learning, so they can engage in every
activity in English learning.