MA-Thesis: An evaluation of students’ autonomy in the advanced education program - thai nguyen university of agriculture and forestry through the model of english club
MA-Thesis An evaluation of students’ autonomy in the advanced education program - thai nguyen university of agriculture and forestry through the model of english club to exame the autonomy among students in Advanced Program - University of Agriculture - Thai Nguyen University. To the end, 30 students who are memberd of English club in this program were selected to participate in the study. Initially, a survey was carried out to collect the data by introducing a questionnaire and an observation, next students experience 10 week participating in the English club with the activities were chosen by the leaders of the club.
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1. Preface
1.1 Rationale
Recently, learner-center teaching method has been introduced to many schools in Viet Nam, this method is applied to be the placement for teacher-center teaching method that was used for a long time before the revolution of education. The application of a new teaching method revealed the importance of the education that concentrates on the development of students rather than teachers’ performance
1.2 Aims of the study
The study focuses mainly on the investigation of alterations in the students’ autonomy after a period taking part in the English club organized by the Advanced - Education Program - Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry. Firstly, the study concentrates essentially on the assessment of autonomy among students in Advanced - Education Program. Secondly, the study explores the changes in terms of autonomy of English club participants. Thirdly, the study investigates possibilities and provides recommendations to improve the implementation of the English club for the development of learners’ autonomy.
1.3 The research questions
How are students in Advanced - Education Program assessed in terms of autonomy through the model of English club?
To what extent does the participation in the English club improve learners’ autonomy?
What could be done to better enhance the implementation of English club in Advanced - Education Program for the improvement of students’ autonomy?
1.4 Scope of the study
The study was conducted among students in the Advanced Education Program at Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry. The Advanced Education Program trains two majors manely Food Technology and Environment Management which provides students with one year learning English and 3 years studying major subjects that are taught in English. The participants of the study, mainly the first and second year students with the shortage of English skills, are members of an English club founded 2 years ago with the support in terms of financial and academic aspect by the director of the Program
1.5 The significance of this study
The study was conducted with the purpose of measuring the level of autonomy among members of English club at Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry and the effects of participation in the English club had made on the participants in order to propose some recommendations for the improvement of the English club in terms of fostering English ability of students.
2. Content
2.1 Literature review
Autonomy
Language learning environment
Extracurricular activities
Community-based English club
Previous studies
2.2 Research methodology
Participants of the study
Research method
Data collection instruments
Procedures of data collection
Procedures of data analysis
2.3 Findings and discussion
Results of the pre-survey questionnaire about autonomy
Results of the post-survey questionnaire about autonomy
Results of the questionnaire about the implement of the English club
Findings from observation
Discussion of all findings
3. Conclusion
After the proccess of collecting and analyzing the data, the study could be summarized in some points. Initially, the study was conducted during a course of 10 week with the participation of 30 students who were members of an English club, the partcipants answered 3 questionnaires, one questionnaire was at the beginning of the study and two questionnaires at the end of 10 week course. Secondly, from the result collected by the first questionnaire, it is possible to answer the first question raised at the beginning of the study, the students at Advanced-Education Program’s level of autonumy is relatively low with around two third of the students never performed any activities that indicated autonomy in 9 investigated aspects namely choosing materials and methods, completing tasks, monotoring, evaluating, cooperating, managing learning, structuring knowledge, dealing with feelings and self-motivation.
4. References
Au, K. H. (1998). Social constructivism and the school literacy learning. Literacy Research, 297-319.
Balçikanli, C. (2010). Learner autonomy in language learning. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 90-103.
Beard. C., and Wilson, J. P. (2006). Experiential Learning. Kogan .
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