First Year Students’ English Language Learning Autonomy at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University
| dc.contributor.advisor | Animaw Anteneh (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ababo Abebe | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-07T08:36:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-07T08:36:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main objective of the study was to investigate first-year students' English language learning autonomy at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU). The study employed a mixed-methods approach which integrated qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis techniques. The survey questionnaire was filled out by 313 first-year AASTU students who were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Further, twenty-four (24) of these students were selected randomly to take part in the Focus Group Discussion (FGD). While these students provided data through questionnaires and FGDs, five teachers were also interviewed. The data collection process began with classroom observations, followed by the administration of the student survey questionnaire. The obtained quantitative data from the questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS. The quantitative data from the questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS, while the qualitative data collected through observations, FGDs, and teacher interviews were analyzed thematically. The findings of the study revealed that students were motivated to learn English and their practice demonstrated that they were autonomous learners to some extent. However, they only considered a few aspects as their responsibilities. The teachers were found to be involved in limited practices that promote autonomous English language learning and did not effectively utilize the available supporting facilities. Based on these findings, the study recommends that English teachers should participate in professional development programs to promote autonomous language learning. The university should also provide English teachers with consecutive and practical training on using the available supporting facilities to foster autonomous English language learning and address any technical issues with these facilities | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/3590 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.title | First Year Students’ English Language Learning Autonomy at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University | |
| dc.type | Thesis |