KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Tomoko Yabukoshi, Nihon University
University Students' Self-Regulated Learning Processes Outside the Classroom
Abstract
The presenter will report on a qualitative inquiry on learners' self-regulated learning processes in terms of their English proficiency levels, closely looking at their goal-setting and self-evaluating processes as well as motivational aspects. Participants were four Japanese university students who had engaged in English self-study outside the classroom for fifteen weeks. They were asked to keep a weekly journal and to record their learning goals and self-reflections on their performance in each week. The textual data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis procedures. Students' English proficiency levels were measured by the TOEIC. The analyses revealed striking differences in self-regulation between higher and lower proficient students. Pedagogical implications for Asian EFL teachers as well as learners will be elaborated on at the presentation.
Biographicals
Tomoko Yabukoshi (Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education) is Associate Professor of English Language Education at Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan. Her research interests include language learning strategies, autonomy in language learning, and self-regulated language learning. She is also interested in materials development for language learning. Her current aim is to uncover learners' self-regulated processes embedded in social and educational contexts by means of qualitative methods, integrating cognitive, motivational and social aspects of second language learning. She has authored and co-authored a number of journal articles and textbooks. Her recent publication includes "Uncovering the links between strategy use and L2 proficiency: A qualitative study in a mixed methods research design" (JACET Journal, 2014).
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