EFL PROFICIENCY in LANGUAGE LEARNING and LEARNER AUTONOMY
Süleyman ÜNAL
Turkish Air force Academy
Suleyman Unal is an English instructor at the Foreign Languages Department of the Turkish Air Force Academy (6 years). He is a PhD student in curriculum design and instruction in Yildiz Technical University and holds a M.A. in English language education from Yeditepe University.
Nadir Çeliköz
Yıldız Technical University
Nadir Çeliköz is associate professor in Educational sciences Institute ,Yıldız Technical University. He has various studies in Teaching and Learning.
İrfan Sarı
Turkish Air force Academy
Irfan SARI is an English instructor at the Foreign Languages Department of the Turkish Air Force Academy (7 years). He is a PhD student in curriculum design and instruction in Yildiz Technical University and holds a M.A. in English language education from Yeditepe University.
Abstract
The aim of this study is to determine the relationships of Turkish-English Language Teaching (ELT) learners’ perceptions of learner autonomy with ELT learner’s proficiency level in language learning. Particularly, the... [ view full abstract ]
The aim of this study is to determine the relationships of Turkish-English Language Teaching (ELT) learners’ perceptions of learner autonomy with ELT learner’s proficiency level in language learning. Particularly, the study aimed at investigating to what extent ELT learners’ autonomy perceptions are affected by proficiency level of learners.
Participants of the current study were 326 learners in 10 different classes aging from 18 to 23 with different levels varying from beginner, elementary, intermediate, high intermediate to advanced. The proficiency level of the learners is determined by specific exam named ALCPT(American Language Placement Test) which is administered to learners in each term and of which cronbacha alpha level is ,98. The current study was implemented in a public institution offering four-year university education setting where the learners are both academically educated on four major engineering departments, i.e. aeronautical, electronics, industrial, and computer.
Data from the questionnaire was analyzed with the help of SPSS 22 by applying descriptive statistic and One-Way ANAVO statistic. Data indicated that there isn’t a significant difference between learner autonomy perceptions of learners and their proficiency levels. However, data indicated there are significant differences in the constructs of technical perspectives on learner autonomy, benefits of learner autonomy to language learning, the role of the teacher in promoting autonomy and proficiency and learner autonomy.
Summary
Learners showed a positive attitude towards learner autonomy. Although there isn’t a significant difference in the overall perceptions of learners depending on the proficiency level they have, there are significant... [ view full abstract ]
Learners showed a positive attitude towards learner autonomy. Although there isn’t a significant difference in the overall perceptions of learners depending on the proficiency level they have, there are significant differences in the four constructs of learner autonomy.
Authors
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Süleyman ÜNAL
(Turkish Air force Academy)
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Nadir Çeliköz
(Yıldız Technical University)
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İrfan Sarı
(Turkish Air force Academy)
Topic Area
Learner/ Teacher Autonomy
Session
OS-6C » Concurrent 6-C (15:30 - Saturday, 15th April, Albert Long Hall John Freely)
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