Abstract :
The purpose of the study was to find out the students’ interest in learning
English as foreign language. This study was categorized as descriptive qualitative
research which was conducted at SMAN 1 Sakra. The participants of the study
consisted of 29 students chosen using random sampling at social class on twelfth
grade in SMAN 1 Sakra. The research instruments used was interview and
questionnaire. Based on the result, the researcher found that most of students at
SMAN 1 Sakra are interested in learning English as foreign language, because the
technique of teacher in teaching and learning English is attractive and the materials
are interesting.
Keywords: Interest, learning English, foreign language