Data Gathering Techniques Data Analysis

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

The table 4.4 below shows the responses of the learners related to self-efforts. Table 4.2. Self-efforts No. Items Response Means Never 1 Rarely 2 Sometimes 3 Often 4 Always 5 4. I preview before the class i.e. see summary, lessons etc.. 5 40 30 15 10 2.85 5. In the class, I try to use every opportunity to take part in the activities where and when I can speak in English. 18 11 45 26 3.79 6. I speak confidently in front of the people. 5 20 35 25 15 3.25 7. I make notes and summaries of my lessons. 2 8 19 29 42 4.01 8. I talk to the teachers and friends outside the class in English. 32 47 34 15 4 3.08 Total Means 3.396 Table 4.2 shows that 10 of them previewed their lessons before the class. The average value is 2.85 for the item. It also shows that 26 of them made a deal of efforts by using every opportunities of participation in the activities; while 18 of them rarely did it and there were 11 of the learners who sometimes sought such opportunities. On average, which is 3.79, it has been found that a good number of learners