Abstract :
The purpose of this study were to find out: (1) whether or not there is
significant correlation between reading motivation and reading
comprehension achievement of the eleventh grade students of MAN 2
Palembang, (2) whether or not reading motivation significantly influence
reading comprehension achievement of the eleventh grade students of MAN
2. The population of this study was the whole classes of 11th grade which
consist of three hundred forty six students. And then one hundred forty
seven students was selected as the sample by using purposive sampling
technique. The data were collected using MRQ questionnaire by Wigfeld,
Jhon and Guthrie (1996) and reading section of TOEFL Junior test. Prson
Product Moment and regressions analysis were used to find out the
correlation and influence between two variables. The result showed that
there is significant correlation between reading motivation and reading
comprehension achievement with r= .587. Besides, there was also
significant influence of reading motivation and reading comprehension
achievement with 34,5%. This study could have implications for English
teacher, students, and next researcher.