This study tries to understand how students of 2022 English Department
grades A and C of UIN Antasari Banjarmasin students learn reading on their own.
The researcher used to evaluate the traits of the autonomous learner in order to
understand how the autonomy of students in learning reading works. Students
who were highly driven, goal-oriented in their learning, willing to ask questions,
well-organized, diligent, enthusiastic, and active (improving various methods of
learning) were considered autonomous learners.
This study used a sequential explanatory mix-methods research design. Research
using a mix of methods combines qualitative and quantitative techniques.
Interviews and questionnaires are the research's primary data collection methods.
A survey is used to collect data in numerical form, whereas an interview is used to
collect data in the form of student opinions.
The findings demonstrated that students of 2022 English Department grades A
and C of UIN Antasari Banjarmasin students exhibited a strong desire to be
independent learners. All of the traits were displayed by the majority of pupils in
and outside of the classroom. The students had a strong desire to learn Reading,
Highly Motivated in Learning Reading, Goal-Orianted in Learning English,
Willing to Ask Question in Learning Reading, Well Organized in Learning
Reading, Hard Working in Learning Reading, Interested and Enthusiastic in
Learning Reading, The Activeness (Improve Different Ways in Learning
Reading), Having Initiative in Learning Reading.