The Attitudes and Perceptions of Self-Access Learning on First Year Students at the Faculty of International Studies, Prince of Songkla University, Phuket Campus
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In order to promote self-access learning, learners attitudes and perceptions towards this method play a significant role. In the first and second semesters of the academic year 2010, the Faculty of International Studies, Prince of Songkla University, Phuket Campus, initially offered an English clinic where self-study lessons and a teacher as consultant were available. This study was aimed to investigate attitudes and perceptions of 90 FIS first-year students towards self-study, learning materials, an English clinic, and consultants. Data was collected through close- and open-ended questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The results mainly demonstrated that most of the participants held a positive attitude towards self-access learning and they spent at least half an hour self-studying per lesson. They perceived that self-study lessons and an English clinic were useful to a moderate degree while the quality of consultants was high. It is recommended that materials for self-access learning should be designed pertaining to students interest and proficiency in order to motivate them to study and create positive attitudes toward their self-access learning.
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