Learner Autonomy & Computer Technology as a facilitator of autonomous language learning.
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Learner Autonomy & Computer Technology as a facilitator of autonomous language learning.
by Karine Oyola
1. Research Questions
1.1. What is the awareness level of students in learning English?
1.2. To what extend stundents perform autonmous language learning activities?
1.3. How efficiently do they use computer technology for autonomous learning activities?
2. Population
2.1. 75 undergraduate students from the Department of English Language at a state university
3. Goals
3.1. To investigate autonomous language learning activities performed by EFL students adn their awareness in using these activities
4. Results
4.1. Show students make use of a good amount of autonomous learning activities and they benefited from technology in their language learning process to a certain extent
5. Method
5.1. A quantitative descriptive study
6. Data Collection Tools
6.1. A questionnaire was administered to students and it was followed by open-ended questions which ask students how they benefit from computer technology in performance autnomous learning
7. Concepts
7.1. Autonomy
7.1.1. Little (1991) "capacity for detachment, critical reflection, decision making and independent action".
7.1.2. Holec (1981) "ability to charge of one's own learning".
7.2. Self-access
7.2.1. students have access to a wide range of tools for self-studying usually in self-study centers. (Joshi, 2011)
7.3. Self-instruction
7.3.1. Exploting learning tools designed for self-studying and conducting learning abilities independently from the instructor. Benson (2007)
7.4. Self-regulation
7.4.1. directing and controlling someone's own learning process. Dorney (2005)
7.5. CALL
7.5.1. Computers and internet are vehicles for developing learners autonomy trough activities which enable students to study withouth getting help form the teachers. (Joshi, 2011)