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Approaches to Learner Autonomy in Language Learning Erin Lowry Senior English Language Fellow Centro Colombo Americano Armenia November 25, 2008
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Learner Autonomy Defined ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Characteristics of Autonomy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Versions of Autonomy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The act of learning a language outside the framework of an  educational institution and without the intervention of a teacher The capacity which allows learners to take more responsibility for their own learning The conditions that allow learners to control the process and content of learning as well as the institutional context within which learning takes place The capacity to interact and collaborate with others Benson & Voller (1997)
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What Needs to Happen First ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Oxfordā€™s Model of Learner Autonomy  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Oxford (2003, pp. 76, 80)
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Designing Courses that Promote Autonomy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Our Goals as Teachers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
FOSTERING AUTONOMY
5 Ways of Supporting Autonomy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Benson (2001)
5 Ways of Supporting Autonomy Conā€™t ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Benson (2001)
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Self-Access Areas ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Characteristics of Good Self-Access ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Harmer (2007)
Levels of Autonomous Learning (Nunan, 1997) Level Learner action Content Process 1 Awareness Learners are made aware of pedagogical goals and content of the materials they are using Learners identify strategy implications of pedagogical tasks and identify their own preferred styles/strategies 2 Involvement Learners are involved in selecting their own goals from a range of alternatives  Learners make choices among a range of options 3 Intervention Learners are involved in modifying and adapting the goals and content of the learning program Learners modify and adapt tasks 4 Creation Learners create their own goals and objectives Learners create their own learning tasks 5 Transcendence Learners go beyond the classroom and make links between the content of classroom learning and the world beyond the classroom Learners become teachers and researchers
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ACTIVITIES FOR AUTONOMOUS    LANGUAGE LEARNING
Strategy Training ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Metacognitive Strategies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Learning Journals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Learning Contracts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Schwarzer, Kahn & Smart (2000)
Personal Plans ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Harmer (2007:408)
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Learning Logs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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