Motivational Actions Used by the English Teachers to Motivate Students to Speak at Senior High Schools in Solok.

The background of the research was lack of motivational actions used by the English teachers in teaching speaking English. It caused students‟ motivation remains low. This research aimed at describing the motivational actions used by the English teachers to motivate students to speak at SMA N in Solok. This was conducted at the first grade. Based on the researchers‟ pre observation and interview to some students at the first level of university, many of them are not able to communicate in English orally. Thus, the teacher who taught at SMA should give motivational actions in the class while teaching. However, the teachers are still confused how to apply the motivational actions in teaching speaking. The research was classified into descriptive qualitative which uses phenomenological approach. The sources of data were all the information related to the motivational actions used by the English teachers in teaching speaking. Sources of the data were all the English teachers who taught at SMA N in Solok and the informant was all the English teachers who taught at the first grade of SMA N in Solok. The data were taken through observation, and recorded activities. The finding of the research shows that among ten indicators of motivational actions suggest by expert, the English teachers at SMA N in Solok only applied six of them. The motivational actions were: using visual aids, making a fun situation, giving praise, giving direct rewards, giving chance to show ability and giving positive example. The teachers at SMA N 3 Solok have applied motivational actions successfully but the other teachers have to increase their motivational actions in teaching speaking. In conclusion, it was explained that motivational actions used by the English teacher to motivate students to speak English was poor. Because of that most of the students in SMAN in Solok was not able to speak English.