Establishment of a learner environment which promotes autonomous language study at the university level

要达到高水平的英语沟通能力，长期有效的学习是绝对必要的。由于我们大学的英语课程数量有限，自学的作用变得更大了。此外，随着中学每周英语必修课数量的减少，进入大学的学生之间的熟练程度差异也更大。鉴于上述两种情况，本项目旨在构建一个原型自主学习计划，以帮助学生进行有效的自学。该项目的两个主要成果如下：1.教师与本项目合作，在进行调查/问卷调查后，询问学生自学的动机、可以腾出的时间以及他们可以轻松使用的媒体等项目，在课堂上融入各种帮助学生自学的工具和技巧，例如，以作业的形式，鼓励学生在朋友之间交换/分享他们所使用的学习材料的信息。这极大地增强了学生自学英语的积极性。由于已经发现每个学生对教材的需求有很大的差异，该项目根据学生的水平、他们想要提高的技能和他们可以使用的媒体，提出了一个系统化的教材清单。这份清单不仅包括可用的材料，还包括学生使用这些材料时的评论。事实证明，这对学生是有帮助的。上述成就已从越来越多的学生身上清楚地反映出来，他们在完成规定的英语课程后仍继续自学过程。

To attain a high level of proficiency in communication in English, effective learning over a long period of time is absolutely necessary. With a limited number of English classes at our university, the role of self-study has become greater. Also with the reduction of the number of compulsory English classes per week in secondary education, there have been greater differences in levels of proficiency observed among the students entering universities. Given the above two conditions, this project has aimed at the construction of a prototype autonomous study program for the purpose of aiding students to carry out effective self-study.Two major achievements of the project are as follows :1. The teachers working in conjunction with this project, after making surveys/ questionnaires asking students about such items as motivation for self-study, the time they can spare for that purpose, and the media they can comfortably use, incorporated into their lessons various assistance devices and tips for students' self-study, e.g., in the form of assignments and in encouraging students to exchange/share information about the study materials they have used among friends. This greatly enhanced the motivation of the students to study English on their own.2. Because it has been found that there is great variation in the needs of individual students concerning the materials, the project came up with a systematized list of teaching materials students can use, depending on their levels, the skills they want to improve, and the media they can use. This list contains not only the materials available but also the comments of students upon using the materials. It has proved helpful for the students.The above achievements have been clearly reflected in the increase in the number of students who continue the process of self-study even after having finished taking required English classes.