The students use of self-access

learning center at Kanda

University of international

studies.

Miwa Tokunaga

INTRODUCTION: RESEARCH AREA

Autonomy, self-guided learning

Self-Access Learning Center

Self-Access Learning Center

Various kinds of materials

learning advisors

No L1 is allowed

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

PROCEDURE:

1. Conduct a survey in classes

2. Interview with key students

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.

Thank you very much!