Opinions of EFL students regarding autonomous learning in language teaching
| Autor: | Esmira Mehdiyev |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Linguistics and Language
Independent study Qualitative property Language acquisition Language and Linguistics Education Social Technology integration Mathematics education Language education Active listening Language proficiency autonomy autonomous learning English speaking proficiency Psychology Sosyal Competence (human resources) |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 16, Issue: 2 521-536 Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies |
| ISSN: | 1305-578X |
| DOI: | 10.17263/jlls.759241 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study is to reveal the opinions of the Sivas Cumhuriyet University students, majoring at English Language Teaching Department in the 2017-2018 academic year, about the autonomous learning process to acquire English speaking proficiency. This study, which aims to reveal the sources that affect the students' autonomous learning activities and speaking skills in English language learning, has been conducted with qualitative study methods and is in descriptive survey model. Interviewing method was chosen as the data collection tool of the study. A semi-structured interview form was prepared and conducted in order to reveal the students' opinions about the language learning process, the activities they do individually in order to improve their English speaking proficiency, the sources affecting their speaking skills, and their recommendations for students who want to improve their speaking skills. Qualitative data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, and the data obtained according to the framework formed were interpreted and supported by direct quotations when necessary. The study findings on the autonomous learning activities of students in obtaining English speaking competence in the process of language learning reported that the autonomous learning activities are: making foreign friends, watching foreign movies and listening to foreign music, playing video games, drama course, and situations emerged out of individual and environmental circumstances |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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