Students’ motivation towards English language learning during the pandemic covid-19 in Malaysia

This study explores motivation towards English language learning among primary school students. The respondents of this study were 42 English teachers from Unitar International University and teachers teaching English language in Sekolah kebangsaan, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina), and international schools. Seven close-ended survey questions were given to understand teachers’ motivation strategies for students’ online English language learning. A quantitative method was approached in this study. The survey data were analyzed to interpret the findings. This study’s findings have revealed that nearly similar numbers of participants do not agree on the effectiveness of online teaching in this Covid-19 outbreak. The result can be concluded that teachers’ encouragement and efforts in motivating students’ English language learning in online classes turned out more positively. An average of 52% shows that teachers were motivate their students’ English language learning very well in online classes. It can be seen clearly that teachers are exerting themselves to motivate their students’ online learning with varied strategies and learning resources such as online learning tools, online platforms, game-based learning, the adaptation of authentic materials, praises, and rewards.