Exploring Students’ Perceptions About English Learning in a Public University

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Published: Jan 9, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.19183/how.25.1.385
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Autonomy, commitment, learning styles, students’ perceptions, study strategies

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Patricia Kim Jiménez
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia

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This manuscript reports the final findings of an exploratory, descriptive case study that aimed at exploring the perceptions of a group of English as a foreign language students in a public university regarding their English learning and the commitment level through the process. A questionnaire, a survey, and the teacher’s diary were the instruments used to gather data. The results showed the way the participants study and learn English, their most common learning styles and study strategies. Additionally, they revealed some students’ low levels of commitment and autonomy, and some indifference as regards English, too.

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Jiménez, P. K. (2018). Exploring Students’ Perceptions About English Learning in a Public University. HOW, 25(1), 69–91. https://doi.org/10.19183/how.25.1.385
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Vol. 25 No. 1: (January/June 2018)
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Patricia Kim Jiménez, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia

Patricia Kim Jiménez holds a B.A. in Modern Languages and an M.A. in language teaching from UPTC. She is a full-time teacher and current coordinator at Instituto Internacional de Idiomas, at the same university.
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