The Use of Reward and Punishment to Increase Young Learners’ Motivation in Learning English as Foreign Languange Adapted to Indonesian Context

Penulis          : Irawati / 1200976 / 2012 / KP

Pembimbing : Dra. An Fauzia Rozani Syafei, M.A.

Abstract

This paper explains about the use of reward and punishment to increase young learners’ motivation in learning English as foreign language in Indonesia. The writer discusses about procedure and advantages of reward and punishment. Reward is an appreciation given by the teacher to the students who can follow the lesson well and finishing the assignment. Meanwhile, punishment is a bad treatment that is given to the students who do not focus in learning process, do not care of their assignment, and have bad habit during the class. Reward and punishment can be given through verbal and non- verbal form (action). Kinds of reward are mimic, gesture, compliment or positive feedback, point or sticker, and present. Kinds of punishment are warning, memorizing vocabulary, decreasing students’ point, and moving students’ seat. Besides to motivate student, reward and punishment also make the students become more discipline and study harder than before.

Keywords: Motivation, young learner, reward and punishment.


Makalah ini membahas penggunaan reward and punishment untuk meningkatkan motivasi siswa tahap awal atau young learners dalam belajar bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing di Indonesia. Penulis membahas prosedur serta manfaat dari reward and punishment. Reward adalah penghargaan yang diberikan guru kepada siswa yang dapat mengikuti pelajaran dengan baik dan dapat menyelesaikan tugas yang diberikan oleh guru. Sementara itu, punishment adalah bentuk hukuman yang diberikan kepada siswa yang tidak fokus dalam belajar, tidak peduli dengan tugas, dan siswa yang memiliki kebiasaan yang kurang baik. Reward and punishment dapat diberikan dalam bentuk lisan dan juga non- lisan (tindakan). Reward yang diberikan seperti, mimic, gesture, compliment
or positive feedback, point or sticker, and present. Punishment yang diberikan seperti, warning, memorizing vocabulary, decreasing students’ point, and moving
students’ seat. Selain memotivasi siswa, reward and punishment juga bisa membuat siswa lebih disiplin dan lebih giat lagi dalam belajar.

Kata kunci: Motivasi, young learner, reward and punishment.