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THE ROLES OFCOMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING

(CALL) AND AUTONOMYIN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING 

 Yudi Setyaningsih

Ma Chung University Malang

Indonesia

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BackgroundO Teachers are challenged to make students

self-sufficient and autonomous.

O

The rapid development of ICT has causedgreat changes in society and education.

O The presence of ICT in education hasgiven strength and is a great potential ifused properly.

O the use of CALL is very beneficial forlanguage learning particularly if CALLapplications were well-designed and used.

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R ESEARCH METHOD 

O This study employs a descriptive research design as the

objectives of this study are to answer the “who, what,

when, where and how” of the subjects under

study/investigation.

O Using descriptive techniques makes it possible to present

situation or the features of high-school students having

computer-assisted language program in their English

classes which lead to their autonomy in learning.

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Population and Samples 

O The sampling procedure used in this studyfalls under the label purposeful sampling. The study was conducted in high-schools(public and private) having Englishlessons conducted using computers andthe Internet. There are 356 students of 12senior high-schools from 6 big cities inJava, Indonesia (Jakarta, Bandung,Jogjakarta, Surakarta, Surabaya, andMalang) and 12 teachers of each school.

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Research Instrument 

O Four sets of questionnaires. Two sets for students

and two sets for teachers.

O Interviews (semi-structured

interviews) for teachers and students

Data collection:

July – December 2012

Data Analysis:

SPSS for questionnaires

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FINDINGSO Teachers and students have substantial

experiences of using computers and the

InternetO Most students spend 4 – 8 hours for CALL

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FINDINGS cont’d O 317 out of 356 students use CALL

O 10 teachers make sure that students use

CALLO 354 students enjoy using computers and

the Internet

O 306 students prefer to use CALL

O 202 students use Google translate

O 174 students use FB, twitter, andMySpace for socializing

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FINDINGS cont’d O Technology (CALL) has helped students

to be independent.

O Students understand their learningautonomy

O Teachers are still needed to guide

students

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DISCUSSIONSO Students have substantial experiences in

using computers/the Internet. This helpsthem use CALL.

O Teachers support the use of CALL bygiving assignments accomplished bybrowsing the Internet and or presentingusing multi media equipment

O Google translate is very practical forstudents as teachers do not give moreinformation on websites for studyingEnglish

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CONCLUSIONSO Google translate is very popular

O Social media is used by students

O CALL has roles in students autonomyO CALL has help students more

independent

O Teachers’ guidance is still needed 

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