THE INTERNET?óÔé¼ÔäóS POTENTIAL IN MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO LEARN ENGLISH USING THE INTERNET RESOURCES THROUGH THE INTERNET-BASED LEARNING

Abstract

This action research was mainly aimed at increasing students?óÔé¼Ôäó motivation to use the
internet resources in their English learning. The result of the research is intended to provide
information concerning the issue. In this research, I applied the model of Internet-based
learning in four classes of Economic Faculty at Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. The
population of this research consisted of 120 students in 4th semester that enroll the English
Program in UMS Language Center. The sample was taken randomly using purposive random
sampling. Forty students were taken as the sample, especially those who had complete marks
for the whole cycle. The data of this research are in form of; (1) students?óÔé¼Ôäó self-completed
questionnaire, (2) observation and field note, and (3) students?óÔé¼Ôäó tasks. The data were
interpreted descriptively. All the activities of this research were arranged purposively to
motivate/encourage students to be more active using the internet to enhance their English
learning. It was not the within the scope of this research to compare the use of technology
with the more traditional tool (i.e., textbook).
Key words: students?óÔé¼Ôäó motivation, internet potential, internet-based learning