autonomous learning modes to develop students’ autonomy. This study also benefits the teachers who have applied autonomous learning in their classes as a
source of feedback for their teaching learning activities. 2. For students of the English Language Education Study Program of Sanata
Dharma University: This study makes the language learners aware of their responsibility for their
learning. Learning happens not only with the teachers’ guidance. Consequently, they were encouraged to be more autonomous in their learning.
3. Further Researchers
This study benefits the future researchers as the basis for conducting research on autonomy in language learning. It is hoped that this study gives valuable
insight concerning on learning autonomy in language learning.
F. Definition of Terms
The researcher provides definition of some important terms related to the study. Those are:
1. Perception
Perception is defined as how people select and group the stimuli so that they can interpret the stimuli meaningfully. It is the way that people view their
environment Altman, et al., 1985:85. Perception helps a person to know and to understand things around himher. In this study, perception is defined as how the
students view autonomous learning and interpret it to be meaningful information. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
The students’ perception of autonomous learning is derived from the students’ opinions of learning autonomously in Extensive Reading II class.
2. Learning Autonomy
Learning autonomy is usually defined as the ability to take charge of or responsibility for ones own directed learning Holec, 1979: 3. In language
learning area, “taking charge or taking responsibility” is related to the context of learning. Therefore learning autonomy is defined as learning in which the learners
have the ability to take charge of or take responsibility for one’s learning. 3.
Autonomous Learning In order to develop the students’ capacity to take charge of or take
responsibility for their learning, Benson 2001: 11 uses term the autonomous learning. It is a learning in which the learner’s capacity for autonomy is exercised
and displayed. Since this study was intended to investigate students’ perception of learning in which the learner’s capacity for autonomy was exercised, this study
used term autonomous learning. In this study autonomous learning was defined as a learning in which the students’ autonomy is exercised. The process of the
students accomplishing Extensive Reading II tasks worked as autonomous learning.
4. Extensive Reading II
Extensive Reading II is a compulsory subject taken by the students of the English Language Education Study Program at Sanata Dharma University.
Nurwidasa et, al 2004: 90 convey that the goal of Extensive Reading II is leading the students to improve their reading skill through literary works and
scientific or journalism writing. In this study, Extensive Reading II Class worked as a general setting in which the study was conducted.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE
