LANGUAGE ATTITUDE AND MOTIVATION OF AL-MANAR ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARD THEIR ENGLISH AND ARABIC LANGUAGE

This study deals with language attitude and motivation of Al-Manar Islamic Boarding School toward their English and Arabic language. It was aimed to investigate the language attitudes and motivations of the students of Al-Manar Islamic boarding school toward English and Arabic languages, realization of language attitude and motivation and the reasons or the factors why they have the atitude and motivation such the way it is. This study used qualitative method then the design was descriptive qualitative research. The data of this study were students’ utterances, opinions and performances to their attitudes and motivations toward their English and Arabic language. The source of data of this was 8 students of Senior high school of Al-Manar Islamic Boarding School. Interview and observation were used to obtain the data. The data were analyzed by using Mile & Hubberman and Saldana’s interactive model (2014). Based on the data analysis, the students of Al-Manar Islamic Boarding School have positive attitude toward English and Arabic in Learning. They showed positive attitude on language loyalty, awareness of language norms and language pride. They realized their attitude towards English and Arabic languages in learning English and Arabic in long-term, using English and Arabic in learning activities and outside school. They have positive attitude toward English and Arabic because of some reasons such as: they are loyal to use English and Arabic, they aware of language norms, and they are proud of speaking English and Arabic. They also have instrumental motivation in learning English and Arabic because of some reasons such as: they learn English and Arabic language because of education. English and Arabic languages can help them in learning school subjects, because mostly subject in this boarding school are written in English and Arabic.