The background of the study in this research was based on the theory that religion can serve as motivation that will encourage it’s follower to do religious activity. Islam as one most followed religion in Indonesia give an obligation to its follower to seek for knowledge. Therefore, there is a possibility that religiousness of students correlate to their motivation in Learning.
This research was conducted at 2013 level students of ELT Department Education and Teaching Training Faculty Walisongo State Islamic University Semarang in academic year 2014/2015. The number of population was 106 students. The researcher used random sampling. The researcher took sample 27 students or 25% from the population. The data were collected with questionnaire that consists of twenty five questions and documentation.
The study showed that: correlation between students’ religiousness and their motivation in learning could be known that rxy = 0.585 > rt(0.05) = 0.381 and rxy = 0.585 > rt(0.01) = 0.487. So rxy > rt (0.05 and 0.01), it meant significant. And Ha “There is correlation between students’ religiousness and their motivation in learning” was accepted. There was a positive correlation between students’ religiousness and their motivation in learning. The average value of students’ religiousness was 102.41 and the average value of students’ motivation in learning was 90.07. The category of student’s religiousness of ELT Department 2013 in the academic year of 2014/2015 was considered in the medium category, which was located in the interval 98-106. And the category of their motivation in learning was also considered in the medium category, which was located in the interval 86-92.