Cronb ach‟s alpha of 0.767. Compared with r-table for level of significant
5 which is 0.195 and for level of significant 1 which is 0.256, it can be concluded that the questionnaire result is reliable. All the data are
collected and analyzed by the Statistical Package for Social Science SPSS.
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
According to Creswell 2007, findings discuss about data presentation. It means that all data obtained from the research are
presented and described in the section of findings. The next step to do in quantitative research after the data were described, the data was
analyzed. The data was collected and analyzed under two main sub- headings: Findings and Discussion.
A. FINDINGS
In this section the researcher describe the data to answer the research question What is learner
s‟ belief about autonomy in language learning?
1. Autonomous Learning Activities and Plans
The word autonomy refers to the ability to decide the rules for oneself. The concept is found in moral, political and bio-ethical
philosophy. It has been defined in a number of ways. Holec 1983 describes
it as “the ability to take charge of one‟s learning” by determining the objectives; describing the contents and progressions;
selecting methods and techniques to be used; monitoring the procedure of acquisition by properly speaking; and evaluating what has been acquired.
Little 1991 stands at the same side and defines it as a capacity – for
detachment, critical reflection, decision-making, and independent action. He further explains that it presupposes, but also means that the learner
will develop a particular kind of psychological relation to the process and content of his learning. The capacity for autonomy will be presented both
in the way the learner learns and in the way they transfer what have been learned to wider circumstances.
The statements which were included in the questionnaire to elicit the subjects‟ autonomous learning activities and plans are divided into
seven subheadings: self-effort, learner awareness, broader autonomous activities, self-esteem, use of reference materials, motivation, and use of
technology in learning.
1. Learner awareness
The table 4.1 below shows the responses of the learners related to learner awareness.
Table 4.1. Learner awareness No.
Items Response
Means
Never
1
Rarely
2
Sometimes 3
Often
4
Always
5
1. I think I have
the ability to learn English
well. 5
45 25
20 5
2.75
2. I make
decisions and set goals of
my learning. 3
11 14
26 46
4.01
3. I make good
use of my free time in
studying English.
10 45
35 8
2 2.47
Total Means 3.076
From the table we can see that only few of the learners 5 always thought that they had the ability to learn English well. This might
be in line with the statement of belief about the nature of English English is much more difficult to learn than other languages Richards
and Lockhart, 2005. Even when learners were actually been exposed with English since they are in elementary level, it appears that learning
English has its own difficulties, even with the advance in second language learning process, conflicts between L1 and second language
knowledge may cause greater difficulties Kövecses, 2001. For the responses to item 2, there is 46 of the learners made
decisions and set their goals in learning frequently. This item refer to refer to different goals learners set for their language learning as I just
want to be able to make myself understood and I‟d like to be able to write well in English Richard and Lockhart, 2005
The responses to the item 3 show that only 2 of them made good use of their free time in studying English. This reflect on their
enthusiasm in learning, and regarding to autonomous learning this item refers to “they are likely to be more enthusiastic about learning”
Littlejohn, 1985 that reflects how autonomous learners feel about their learning.
In order to view their awareness in average, the biased mean and the grand mean were calculated. The table shows the mean of 2.75 for the
item 1, 4.01 for the item 2 and 2.47 for the item 3. The grand mean 3.076 also shows that the learners were in average level of aware in their
learning.
2. Self-efforts
