Use of Self-Access Centre Forlearner Autonomy

Abstract

The present research entitled"Use of Self-Access Centre for LearnerAutonomy"is an attempt to find out the relationship between the students'SAC use and their autonomous language learning and to find out teachers'attitude on SAC learning. It further aimed to investigate whether the learners ofB.Ed. level make use of self-accesscentres or not. The researcher tried to findout the impact of self-accesscentres in the students' autonomous activities.Both the primary and secondary sources of data have been used in this study.Descriptive and analytical study design along with both qualitative andquantitative data have been used in this study. A sample of eight B.Ed. levelcollege from Kathmandu andLalitpur districts have been taken by usingpurposive non-random sampling. The researcher selected ten students and oneteacher from each college. The study found out that the use of SACs playsthesignificant role to develop learner autonomy. The study also reflected thatmajority of the students i.e. 85% are aware of learning English language andthey are succeeded through the use of SACs. They do a lot of self practice toimprove and enhance their English. From the study it was also found out that80% ofthe learners made use of reference materials and 75% of them usedelectronic devices in their English language learning process. Majority of thelearners were highly conscious of using SACs to be autonomous learners. The present study is divided into five chapters. The first chapter deals withintroduction which consists of general background, statement of problem,rationale of the study, objectives of the study, research questions, significanceof the study, delimitations of the study and operational definition of the keyterms. Chapter two comprises review of related literature which includesreview of empirical literature, implication of review for the study andconceptual framework. Chapter three introduces methods and procedure of thestudy, which encompasses design of the study, population and sample,sampling procedure, data collection tools, data collection procedure and dataanalysis and interpretation procedure. Chapter four deals with result anddiscussion of the collected data. Chapter five incorporates summary,conclusions and implication of the study. References and appendices areincluded at the end of the study.