AN ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS`' INTEREST IN THE ENGLISH LEARNING AT EIGHTH GRADE OF A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

This study aims to determine the factors that can increase students' interest in learning English subjects in class VIII Mts Al-Ma`arif 2 Sorong Regency. In this study, researcher used mixed research. Mixed research is a method that combines two pre-existing forms of research, namely qualitative research and quantitative research. Then to obtain data, facts and information that reveal and explain the problems in this study, researcher use the Sequential Explanation method or model. Researchers collected quantitative data in the first stage using a questionnaire to students then continued by collecting qualitative data through interviews with several informants. The results showed that student interest in learning is largely determined by internal factors, motivation. Motivation affects students' interest in learning English through stimulus from parents to their children. The stimulus that takes place well and continuously from parents can cause encouragement for children to be more diligent in learning. The existence of this encouragement plays an important role in referring to the development of children's interests.