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Journal : Vidya Karya

STUDENTS’ BASIC PROBLEMS IN LEARNING ENGLISH: MASTERING VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Dwi Agustina
Vidya Karya Vol 28, No 1 (2013)
Publisher : FKIP ULM

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Learning English for Indonesian students is the necessity since they have been in elementery school to higher education. However, many students consider English difficult although they have been learnt English for years. Such condition motivates the writer to research the problem the students have. The writer believes that comprehending the students’ problem in learning English help them to teach in a better manner because the writer has known to solve the students’ problem.
THE IMPORTANCE AND THE MEANINGS OF INDEPENDENT LEARNING: UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS Dwi Agustina; Dwi Ario Fajar
Vidya Karya Vol 33, No 2 (2018): OKTOBER 2018
Publisher : FKIP ULM

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Abstract.  This article presents the findings of a qualitative study conducted in English Department of Pekalongan University in 2018. The study aimed at revealing students’ and teachers’ perceptions about the importance and the meanings of independent learning particularly in their language learning. However this article only reports the interview results with fourteen students. The findings signal the students’ positive perceptions about independent learning. All students considered independent learning as important to improve their mastery of English. They also presented various reasons on the importance of doing independent learning. Interestingly, while all students reported the importance of doing independent learning, they described independent learning with a range of meanings. This suggests that independent learning means different thing for different students. Among the meanings they give to independent learning covers: 1) individual effort to improve the language competence, 2) individuals’ learning habits, 3) independent learning activities, 4) self-evaluation activity, and 5) self-reflection activity. Key words: qualitative study, independent learning, perceptions