Autonomy of undergraduate students in an asynchronous EFL program in Korea

Shin, In Young (신인영); Hwang Junghee (황정희)

Autonomy of undergraduate students in an asynchronous EFL program in Korea

Modern English Education
Abbr : MEESO
2016, 17(4), pp.263~287
Publisher : The Modern English Education Society
Research Area : Humanities > English Language and Literature > English Language Teaching
Published : November 30, 2016

Shin, In Young ¹, Hwang Junghee ²

¹남서울대학교
²평택대학교

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ABSTRACT

Autonomy is considered one of the most crucial elements for learners’ academic success in asynchronous online programs. This study aimed to examine necessary attributes of autonomy and to measure students’ autonomy levels depending on those attributes. Additionally, it attempted to investigate the relationship between autonomy levels and academic performance in an online English class at a university in Korea. To this end, students’ self-reporting on necessary autonomous behaviors in their situated context, a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, and a pre-test and post-test of English proficiency were used as research tools. It was found that 5 attributes of autonomy—extrinsic motivation (EM), intrinsic motivation (IM), learning strategies (LS), time and environment management (TM), and self regulation (SR)—were the major constructs of autonomy reported by the students in the online class. Participants had a moderate level of autonomy on average (M = 3.54). Among these variables students showed the highest EM (M = 3.97), but were less concerned with LS (M = 3.39) and IM (M = 2.96). Pearson’s correlational coefficients (r = .471, p < .01) indicated a positive and statistically valid relationship between autonomy and academic performance. In particular, their LS demonstrated the highest relationship with their performance despite students’ low levels of LS. EM showed a fairly strong relationship with performance while SR and TM had moderately strong relationships.

KEYWORDS

autonomy, online program, academic performance

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