THE QUEST OF SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING OF ADULT EFL LEARNERS IN INDONESIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONTEXT

This research is aimed at questing adult EFL learners’ self-directed learning performance in an Indonesian University. A case study purposely employed to probing the behavior performed by learners when English language taken as context of this carried out. Three student teachers are determined be interviewed obtain data. The acquired data analyzed using thematic analysis Braun and Clarke (2006). discovers that various activities presenting their terms motivation, strategy, selfmonitoring, social competence. contributes body knowledge higher education which a teacher will able choose or select appropriate teaching strategies dealing with behaviour promoting autonomous learning. findings also suggest conduct process properly since selfdirected enables maximize both internal external potentials order achieve better achievement.