Surakarta English and Literature Journal
Vol 2 No 2 (2019): Volume 2 Number 2 February 2019

Independent Learning for Improving English Skills of Students in English Language Education, Pekalongan University

Dwi Ario Fajar (University of Pekalongan)
Dwi Agustina (University of Pekalongan)

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Publish Date
07 Oct 2022

Abstract

This research reports the findings of a narrative inquiry aiming at revealing the lecturers' perceptions about the meaning and importance of independent learning for improving students' mastery of English. This research involved nine lecturers of English Education program at the Faculty of Teachers’ Training and Education, Pekalongan University. The lecturers were interviewed about their views of independent learning. The findings suggest that all of the respondents agreed on the importance of independent learning. However, in terms of the meaning of independent learning, the lecturers suggest a various definition of independent learning, signaling that their understanding on the concept of independent learning is not similar which may result in different practices of giving independent learning tasks to students.

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Surakarta English and Literature Journal
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Abbrev

selju

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Universitas Surakarta

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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The aim of SELJU is to provide a venue for academicians, researchers, and practitioners for publishing original research articles or review articles. The scope of the articles published in this journal deals with a broad range of topics such as Linguistics, Translation, Literature, and another ...