Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the students’ perspective using self-directed learning in listening skill at one of private university in Ciamis. There are two problem of research question that researcher take for this study, which are (1) What are the students’ perspective on Self-Directed Learning in listening skill, (2) How do the students use Self-Directed Learning (SDL) as their strategy in listening subject. This research used qualitative research methodology by descriptive analysis approach. The data was collected by questionnaire involving twenty students and interview involving three students. The results of this research showed that students gave positive perspectives about self-directed learning strategy in learning listening and also provides many opportunities for students who are interested in this strategy and can help improve their listening skills. Furthermore, using self- directed learning strategies students freely and easily find the learning resources they want. There are lots of learning resources that they can use in learning listening such as YouTube videos, English films, and English songs. The use of self-directed learning is also able to increase their learning motivation for independent learning because this can be done anywhere and anytime without encouragement from others
