Recognizing the Relationship between the Foreign Languages Learners’ Autonomy and their Language Knowledge

The current experiment sought to investigate the relationship between the Foreign Languages LearnerʼV autonomy and their language knowledge. Initially, 170 female and male Iranian students were randomly selected out of 300 from foreign language institutes in Ahvaz. They consisted of 100 females and 70 males and the age of the students ranged from 16 to 19.Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT) was used for making participants homogenous. Upon the obtained scores, the participants were divided into 3 groups defined as elementary,intermediate and advanced (EFL) learners. The data was collected through OQPT test as well as the autonomy questionnaire. The &URQEDFKʼValpha was applied to estimate the reliability of the questionnaire. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the foreign language learner autonomy and their language knowledge. The mean difference between IRUHLJQ ODQJXDJH OHDUQHUVʼ DXWRQRP VFRUHV DWthe elementary level is significant for both the intermediate level and advanced level. This was also the case regarding the difference between the autonomy of intermediate and advanced learners.

Recognizing the Relationship between the Foreign Languages Learners’ Autonomy and their Language Knowledge Keywords:

foreign language learners , autonomy , language knowledge