ATTITUDES OF EFL STUDENTS REGARDING LEARNER AUTONOMY IN ENGLISH VOCABULARY ACQUISITION

Abstract

Practical English communication for EFL students is wholly based on their vocabulary.
However, learner autonomy (LA) is critical for EFL students’ vocabulary acquisition. The purpose of
this research is to find out the viewpoints of students regarding LA when it comes to acquiring
English vocabulary. There were 100 students from the college majoring in English Language
Education Department completed the closed questionnaire, and 7 students participated in semistructured
interviews. The research established that while participants intellectually recognized the
relevance of LA in learning English vocabulary, they demonstrated a lack of interest in LA in learning
English vocabulary on an emotional and behavioral level. These findings may help explain how to
improve English teaching and learning, particularly English vocabulary teaching, in the context of
other comparable EFL and research.