The objectives of the study are to identify: (1) the improvement of students’ motivation using movie clip in learning English; (2) the difficulties of using movie clip in English class.
The action research study was conducted in two cycles from November to December 2017. There are three meetings in each cycle. Every cycle consisted of four steps: planning, implementing, observation, and reflection. The research data were collected by using qualitative techniques (observation, interview, field notes, questionnaire, diary, document analysis) and quantitative techniques (pre-test and post-test). The data were analyzed through descriptive analysis for the qualitative data and descriptive statistic for quantitative data.
The research findings showed that: First, the students became brave to respond task or challenge from the teacher. Second, the students had high confidence and always ready when the teacher asked them to present their work orally. Third, the students had a desire to be successful in learning English by struggling to get the highest score. Fourth, the students were more active to ask about the material that they did not understand. Fifth, the students were easier to comprehend the material given by the teacher. Sixth, the students became more diligent and showed their effort in learning English. The improvement of the students’ achievement was proved by the mean score of writing test that was increased from 56.21 in the pre-test, 76.72 in the test 1 and in the post-test became 85.45. The difficulties of using movie clip in English class, included: (a) the facilities which were nonsupport to implement this media in the classroom; (b) the students were out of focus in viewing activity; (c) sometimes, one scene was not enough for students to understand and/or catch some information; (d) the students were too focus in watching the movie.
Therefore, it is recommended to use movie clip in English class. Since, it becomes an interesting media of teaching which improve students’ motivation in learning English and makes teaching learning process enjoyable