دفاتر في اللسانيات والتعليمية
Volume 7, Numéro 1, Pages 176-200
2018-06-30

Autonomous Learning In An Esp Context: Students’ Attitudes, Readiness And Efforts: A Case Study



Authors : Selama Sid Ali .

Abstract

This study addresses the concept of learner autonomy in an ESP context. A concept that has been attracting scholars’ attention on a worldwide scale since the 1980’s. Our interest in autonomy within an ESP realm stems from the fact that most of ESP teachers who lecture in the Algerian Engineering studies institutions do not master the discipline students major in. Put simply, they are not Engineering-subject specialists. Consequently, we will argue, through this paper, that autonomy should be integrated into the ESP curriculum. However, researchers like Aoki (1999) hold that “the core of learner autonomy is a psychological construct” (p. 144).This quotation demonstrates the extent to which such a psychological dimension as students’ attitudes is essential to the autonomous language learning process. Accordingly, this study attempts to explore ESSAA students’ attitudes towards, and readiness for self-dependent ESP learning. It also unveils the activities students engage in both inside and outside the classroom within the framework of their perceived responsibilities. To this end, a survey questionnaire was distributed to a randomly selected sample of forty (40) Engineering students. The questionnaire was an adaptation of Cotterall’s (1999) and Joshi’s (2011) Learner Autonomy Questionnaires. Research findings are discussed with regard to students’ needs appealing for future research and for innovations in the teaching/learning process.

Keywords

ESP - Students’ Attitudes

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