introduction: research area autonomy, self-guided learning self-access learning center
TRANSCRIPT
The students use of self-access
learning center at Kanda
University of international
studies.
Miwa Tokunaga
AIM/JUSTIFICATION
• Students’ English skill tends to be different, even though those students take the same amount of English classes together.
• Students who use the self-access learning center (SALC) frequently seems that they are highly autonomous.
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Wenden, A. (1991). Learner strategies form learner autonomy. UK,University Press, Cambridge.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What is satisfaction in the SALC?
What is the nature of student autonomy?
Is there a relationship between autonomy of a student and their satisfaction with their learning the SALC?
METHODOLOGY SOURCESSUBJECTS/SOURCES 160 students who belong to the
international communication department
Age: 18-23 years old Most of them will be Japanese English proficiency level will be various levels
METHODOLOGY
MATERIALS/INSTRUMENTS
Survey:
1st Part: Assessing students’ autonomy
2nd Part: Assessing students’ satisfaction of learning at the SALC
Interview
Based on the survey questions
METHODOLOGY
DATA & ANALYSIS
• The survey Data will be analyzed quantitatively with PSPP.
• The interview data will be analyzed qualitatively by transcribed.
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS/LIMITATIONS OF
THE STUDY
• The data which might be influenced by social desirability bias.
• There are possibilities that students might not be able to finish the survey on time.
• There might be technology problem due to online survey.
EXPECTED FINDINGS
• the nature of student’s autonomy
• The students’ perception of the SALC
• There might be correlational relationship between those two variables.