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Chapter One Introduction

1.1 Background of the Study
Research on autonomous language learning has achieved great progress in the pastthree decades. Holec（1981）defined autonomous learning as the ability to govern one’sown learning process. Self-access center, as a new object which is closely related withautonomous language learning, obtains much attention of many scholars at home andabroad. Early studies of the SAC focus on the description of its functions,characteristics and the possible proposals of how to establish a valid SAC. Withincreasing number of the SAC built these years, scholars begin to pay more attention toempirical research on this area. Davies investigates the use of the SAC by learners froman English program with questionnaires, interview, observation and collection oflearning records. The results show that learners believe that the SAC is a great help inlanguage learning (Zhang Ping, 2009). Stevens conducts an investigation on learners’attitude towards language learning in the SAC. His study reveals that most of thelearners hold a positive attitude to language learning in the SAC (Xu Haibo, 2005).Wang Yankun and Cui Weili (2013) investigate the effectiveness of English learning inthe SAC and find that it has a positive effect on English learning. For it can suit thedifferent levels of the learning demands of learners and thus widen the ways of languageinput. Zhang Cancan (2013) considers that using the SAC can improve languageproficiency. His empirical research is on the web-based self-access learning center andcollege students’ English proficiency.Liu Ting (2008) makes an investigation with 60 non-English-major freshmen inNanchang University and 60 non-English-major freshmen in Jiangxi Science andTechnology Normal University as the subjects of the control group. His study uses bothquantitative analysis method and qualitative analysis method, including thequestionnaire, reading comprehension pretest, post test and interviews. His study showsthat independent learning centre can stimulate learners' autonomous reading ability, soas to improve their reading achievement.
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1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study
The purpose of the research is to investigate the relationship between Englishlearning anxiety and the use of learning strategies under the environment of the SAC.According to the results of the present study, the author wants to propose some methodsto reduce English learning anxiety of Chinese university students improve the frequencyof using learning strategies in the SAC, enhance the utilization rate of the SAC.Findings of this research in the field of the relationship between English learninganxiety in the SAC and the use of learning strategies in the SAC may contribute tosecond language acquisition both theoretically and practically．Theoretically, firstly, the findings of the research can enrich the theory about therelationship between English learning anxiety and the use of learning strategies in the SAC. Secondly, the research tries to find a new perspective to discuss how to reduceEnglish learning anxiety.Practically, at present, after checking the data from the National Bureau ofStatistics of China, the author finds the newly-published College English CurriculumRequirements require the English teaching focuses on cultivating students’ autonomouslearning ability, it means uni本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。