A Comparison of Chinese and Colombian University EFL Students Regarding Learner Autonomy (Comparación entre estudiantes universitarios de inglés chinos y colombianos con respecto a su autonomía como aprendices)

Autor/in	Buendía Arias, Ximena Paola
Titel	A Comparison of Chinese and Colombian University EFL Students Regarding Learner Autonomy (Comparación entre estudiantes universitarios de inglés chinos y colombianos con respecto a su autonomía como aprendices)
Quelle	In: PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 17 (2015) 1, S.35-53 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1657-0790
Schlagwörter	Cross Cultural Studies; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Asians; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Personal Autonomy; State Universities; Independent Study; Learning Strategies; Student Attitudes; Comparative Analysis; Language Teachers; Learning Processes; Self Evaluation (Individuals); College Students; Semi Structured Interviews; China; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Fragebogen; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Individuelle Autonomie; Staatliche Universität; Selbststudium; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Schülerverhalten; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Learning process; Lernprozess; Collegestudent; Kolumbien
Abstract	This research seeks to gain deeper understanding of learner autonomy in English as a Foreign Language students from different cultures through the identification and analysis of similarities and differences between Chinese and Colombian students from two public universities: Tianjin Foreign Studies University in China and Universidad Surcolombiana in Colombia. Data were gathered using questionnaires and interviews for comparative research. The participants' responses were analyzed using quantitative methods such as independent samples t-test and qualitative methods such as data codification and triangulation were also used. The results indicate a significant difference between the two groups of learners regarding their autonomy. Complementarily, their autonomy-enhancement difficulties were diagnosed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Carrera 30 No. 45-03 Ciudad Universitaria, Bogotá, Colombia. Tel: +571-3165000 Ext.16780; Fax: +571-3165000 Ext.16780 or 16773; e-mail: rprofile_fchbog@unal.edu.co; Web site: http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01