*Exploring Problems Encountered by Six Indonesian Teachers in Teaching English: A Case Study… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102968*

#### **Table 2.**

*Percentages and the number of working children aged 10–17, 2018–2020, in all provinces in Indonesia.*

Ninety-eight percent (98%) of the parents worked as farm laborers. That is why students' motivation to learn English was very low. Besides problems with motivation, there were also some other problems faced by Teacher E. There was an inadequate and

insufficient Internet connection. Besides that, blackouts often happened in that area. It disturbed the teaching/learning process.

Teacher E made some efforts to keep her students motivated in learning. She encouraged her students to practice vocabulary. She gave her students a target, that is, to memorize a minimum of 10 words in a day. Besides that, she made an English club though only four or sometimes six students joined the club. Teacher E also encouraged her students to keep learning English.

Students' great desire, which in turn increased their self-confidence, made Teacher E's motivation high in teaching. "*I myself get motivated when I see my students full of motivation and passion in learning English*," Teacher E stated. On the other hand, the fact that her students' motivation was just to graduate from the school and get the school certificate demotivated her. Motivation to pass an exam can be considered as external motivation. Gardner (2001, in Bower [27]) argued that a motivated learner would display three things: effort, desire, and affect. *Affect* refers to the emotional outcome, which is positive. Enjoyment, pleasure, and interest are examples of a positive emotional outcome. Intrinsic motivation, which is driven by positive attributes, is said to give more impact than external motivation. The need to pass an examination is an example of external motivation. Lamb (2004, in Bower [27]) stated that the need to interact through a global perspective has overridden the need to be interested in the target language, in this case, English culture.
