Investigating Students’ Ways to Learn English Outside of Class: A Researchers’ Narrative

dc.creator	Howard Doyle
dc.creator	Michael Parrish
dc.date	2012-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:14:30Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:14:30Z
dc.identifier	2185-3762
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d08cba968de9463f8dfbb7e4c593ec01
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/16909
dc.description	This paper provides a summary of a multi-stage research project described through the narratives of the two authors. The research project investigated what students thought were effective (i.e., Good) and less effective (i.e., Bad) ways to learn English. The paper presents some of the main findings of the various components of the studies. One important finding relevant to educators working in self-access centres is that students responding to the open-ended portions of the study did not mention electronic, online or multimedia resources, or self-access learning centres (SALCs). Follow-up closed-response questionnaire findings indicated that students evaluated electronic resources and SALCs positively as good ways to learn outside of class. The authors suggest that a questionnaire-based list of ways to learn English out of class is an effective way to raise students’ awareness of alternatives for learners. Subsequent diary studies showed how participants used ideas that were introduced mainly via the questionnaire for their outside class study.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Kanda University of International Studies
dc.relation	http://sisaljournal.org/archives/jun12/doyle_parrish/
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2185-3762
dc.source	Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal , Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 196-203 (2012)
dc.subject	awareness-raising
dc.subject	language advising
dc.subject	ways to learn English
dc.subject	autonomous language learning
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Investigating Students’ Ways to Learn English Outside of Class: A Researchers’ Narrative
dc.type	article