Diana Rifda Hanifa Pengarang Gupuh Rahayu Dosen Pembimbing 2 Alexander H. Kabelen Dosen Pembimbing 1 Santri Emilin Pingsaboi Djahimo Ketua Penguji

Google Translate as an online application for translation in more than ninety languages is a prominent translation tool for students in learning English. The practice of “opening a conventional dictionary” becomes less common to the practice of “opening Google Translate” as a tool in the assistance of students during learning English. Translation using Google Translate provides students a tool in learning to understand meaning or ideas from a text by learning the translation. This research aims to find out the reasons as to why students use Google Translate to learn English and the method to which students use that influence their motivation of using Google Translate to learn English at SMA Negeri 6 Kupang. Method used in this research was descriptive qualitative method with descriptive qualitative analysis for the questionnaire and the interview. Translation of Google Translate is considered as a source of learning motivation with a very high level of value for students as 3.59 in average or 89.75% out of eighteen students for further learning of English. The main reason of students in using Google Translate to learn English was easy access in learning meaning of English words through spelling and translation with the method of using Image Translation as the most preferred method according to the interviewed students. The additional reason of students using Google Translate to learn English was to learn pronunciation of new words based on the valid pronunciation from Google Translate feature with the method of using Speak to Translate as the second most preferred method according to the students interviewed. Students claimed in the interview that were motivated to learn English due to the practicality and effectivity of Google Translate application in translating texts without the need to find alphabetical word order such as in a conventional dictionary. Students were more intrinsically motivated through consideration of the value toward the practicality and accessible tool of Google Translate itself in using the tool to learn English. Keywords : Google Translate, Motivation, English Learning