{"id":1357,"date":"2012-10-22T08:24:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T08:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2012-10-22T08:24:13","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T08:24:13","slug":"learner-autonomy-vicky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/2012\/10\/22\/learner-autonomy-vicky\/","title":{"rendered":"Learner Autonomy – Vicky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learner Autonomy In & Out Of Class<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Vicky Loras \u00a0\"Vicky<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

<\/strong>Autonomy: a very important aspect of the learning process. How do we encourage this in our learners, however?<\/p>\n

Many factors come to mind when we come across the term learner autonomy.<\/em> First of all, I think that learner autonomy can well exist in class during the learning process. Regardless of age, some students tend to depend too much on the teacher or even on other students. It is our responsibility to help them disconnect from other sources at times and try to stand on their own feet by taking ownership of their learning. Sometimes students need a bit of assistance in seeing where they are strong and what their abilities are \u2013 additionally, to look at their weaker points and see it as a challenge to overcome them and improve on them, on their own. When they gain confidence, then they can see that they can work independently.<\/p>\n

There is also learner autonomy outside the classroom. I think this is equally if not more important than autonomy in the classroom, for the reason that here the students are completely alone and need the motivation and confidence to work on their own and keep up their learning outside the classroom. What I do with my students is that I present them with various tools and methods they can use, so that they can blossom into autonomous learners:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The internet.<\/strong> A huge vault of knowledge is waiting out there for them. I let them know of specific websites where they can either monitor their progress or work harder on aspects that trouble them. For instance, if they have issues with listening comprehension, I lead them to websites packed with podcasts and listening material that can help them practice and motivate them to become better at it. Once they start doing it on their own, they realize how much that enhances their learning.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Electronic devices and apps.<\/strong> Nowadays, a lot of students own smart phones and tablets. They can use them to store their work, podcasts, materials and they can use various apps, such as dictionaries, language games and so on to enhance their learning outside the classroom.<\/p>\n

Some students even create and store and learn from their own materials! For example, they create podcasts of themselves speaking \u2013 all thanks to technology and the students\u2019 willingness to learn autonomously.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Books and print materials.<\/strong> For students who do not have access to electronic media, but even for those who do, books are really important in their learning and we should encourage them to use them and research various aspects of the language. I sometimes take my students, children or older, to bookstores and libraries and we all search together.<\/p>\n

It always helps to share our own experiences<\/strong> in autonomous learning (if for instance, we are learning a new language or skill) with our students – this way they can see how we learn and perhaps try to do the same. Won\u2019t students become autonomous learners, if we model the behaviour first?<\/p>\n

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