The impacts of school on English learners’ motivation in Indonesian Islamic schools

Among the teaching practitioners in Indonesia, there is a general belief that some learners of English Indonesian pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) have negative view on English, which consequently affects their motivation. However, it remains unclear what has affected trend. The current study investigates this issue three schools Indonesia affiliated with different Islamic groups. Using L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) model proposed by Dörnyei (2009) as an analytical lens, survey instrument was designed to describe and compare students’ motivation learn (n = 376). A multivariate analysis variance (MANOVA) run motivation, stepwise multiple regression performed discover motivational factors made most significant contribution predicting reported learning effort English. In addition, thorough document obtain background information regarding institutions. It found institutional do play role influencing learners’ religiously conservative context, school policy does shape ideal self. As self weak, leads weak power well. paper concludes emphasizing crucial educational contexts shaping selves providing favourable experience, are key elements motivating