Education has an important influence in advancing and being the foundation for the nation's success. English education is one of the important science that students have to master. So that to create effectiveness in learning, needs teachers can master this field. In addition, teachers must be able to be good examples and become facilitator for their students. This study aims to find out how PSETs motivation to pursue a career in English teaching at Islamic Sultan Agung University. The sample used was 50 students of the English education department 2017 and 2018 graduate were determined by random sampling technique. This study used a Closed-ended questionnaire as the instrument and quantitative research as the sampling. By 50 Questionnaires categorize into 3 such altruistic, intrinsic, and extrinsic. After all the data is collected, the researcher inputs the data into the Cronbach Alpha formula on SPSS to determine whether the questionnaire is reliable or not. The result of the data analysis can be concluded that almost all the PSETs respond the altruistic motivation as their motivation to pursue a career in English teaching.

Keywords: Pre-Service English Teachers, Pre-Service English Teachers’ Motivation and Career in Teaching