The Influence of Environment on Work Motivation of Junior High School English Teachers in Riau Province

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The work environment is one of the external factors that plays an important role in influencing teacher work motivation, including English language teachers at the Junior High School level. A conducive work environment can create a comfortable working atmosphere and support the implementation of teachers' professional duties. This study aims to determine the effect of the work environment on the work motivation of English language teachers at the Junior High School level. This study uses a quantitative approach with simple linear regression analysis. The study population is English language teachers at Junior High Schools in Riau Province, with a sample of 52 teachers from 14 Junior High Schools who completed the questionnaire within a period of three days. The research instruments used are the Work Environment Scale (WES) to measure the work environment and the Work Tasks Motivation Scale for Teachers (WTMST) to measure teacher work motivation. The results of the study indicate that the work environment has a significant effect on the work motivation of English language teachers, with a significance value of 0.000 and a t-value of 12.874. These findings indicate that a conducive work environment can increase teacher work motivation in carrying out learning tasks. This study concludes that the work environment is a crucial factor that needs to be considered in efforts to improve the work motivation of English language teachers at the junior high school level. Creating a supportive work environment is expected to encourage continuous improvement in the quality of learning.