TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION-1
1.1 Setting of this Research-1
1.2 Purpose and Significance of this Research-2
1.3 Research Questions-3
2 LITERATURE REVIEW-4
2.1 Theoretical Basis of this Research-4
2.2 Relevant Studies-4
2.2.1 Autonomous learning-4
2.2.2 Web-based learning-6
2.2.3 Web-based autonomous learning-7
3 METHODOLOGY-9
3.1 Subjects-9
3.2 Instrument-9
3.3 Procedure of Data Collection and Analysis-10
4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION-11
4.1 Selections of WBAL-11
4.2 Learners’ Beliefs and Attitudes toward WBAL-12
4.2.1 Towards basic concept of WBAL-13
4.2.2 Towards the efficacy of WBAL-13
4.3 Factors Affecting the Performance of Learners’ WBAL-15
4.3.1 External factors-15
4.3.2 Internal factors-16
4.4 Teachers’ Roles in the Process of WBAL-18
5 CONCLUSION-20
5.1 Findings-20
5.2 Implications-20
5.3 Limitations-21
REFERENCES-23
APPENDIX-24
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS-28
