The Effects of Teaching Transformative Learning on University Students' English Learning Autonomy in China

• Main Authors: Wang, Jiaquan, Wendy Hiew, Suyansah Swanto
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Global Academic Excellence 2022
• Subjects: LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34751/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34751/2/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34751/; http://www.ijepc.com/PDF/IJEPC-2022-47-09-75.pdf; https://doi.org/10.35631/IJEPC.747022

This study aims to study the effects of implementing the Teaching of Transformative Learning (TTL) on non-English major students’ English Learning Autonomy (ELA) specifically in an English reading course at a university in China. The main features of TTL were embodied in the critical reflection and the rational discourse on the basis on equal and friendly classroom atmosphere. The study utilized a questionnaire on learning autonomy as its research method to collect data from 116 students in the experimental class. Twenty-three items in the questionnaire investigated five aspects of the students’ ELA. The means of the post-test and pretest of the experimental class students’ ELA revealed a significant difference in the TTL. It indicated that the TTL had a good effect on improving the university students’ ELA in the present study. The study hopes to provide a beneficial reference for other scholars who are interested in improving students’ learning autonomy in their teaching practice.