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Learner autonomy

Saifullaeva Nazerke

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What is Learner

Autonomy? • Definition of learner autonomy Definition of learner autonomy

– “At the core of the notion of autonomy are the

learners’ ability and willingness to make choices independently” (Littlewood, 1996, p.427)

• Ability Ability

– knowledge and skills that helps an individual to

be able to make choices

• Willingness Willingness

– motivation and confidence that helps an

individual to take responsibility for the choices required

Some of the most well known definitions in present literature are:

'Autonomy is the ability to take charge of one's own learning' (Henri Holec)

'Autonomy is essentially a matter of the learner's psychological relation to the process and content of learning' (David Little)

'Autonomy is a situation in which the learner is totally responsible for all the decisions concerned with his [or her] learning and the implementation of those decisions'. (Leslie Dickinson)

'Autonomy is a recognition of the rights of learners within educational systems'. (Phil Benson)

The Goal of Teaching

• General teaching General teaching

– To help learners become independent in

how they think, learn and behave

• Language teaching Language teaching

– to help learners become independent

from their teachers in their learning and use of language

strategies to help

develop learner

autonomy • General and specialist dictionaries:

• Journals and periodicals

• Television

• Radio Streaming • Internet