This paper investigated the students’ motivation from non-English major of Teuku Umar University. This research focused on to seek out the type and the level of motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic motivation) of learners in learning English. The data were collected from students from engineering faculty and social and political science students. A number of 70 participants who have taken English subject were selected. The instrument used open-ended questionnaire and qualitative data were applied. The result of this study showed that most students learning English were influenced by extrinsic motivation
