1. WHY I
FEEL I CAN BE AN
AUTONOMOUS LEARNER?
L. Berenice Ayala Cervantes

2. AUTONOMOUS LEARNING
Autonomy

Condition of freedom
or independence
Autnomous Individual
A person or state that
has the freedom to
determine its own
actions, behavior etc.
 Economic
 Social
 Political and
 Educational


3. AUTONOMOUS LEARNING
Stephen McNair’s words:

“Education exists to
develop individual
autonomy.” (McNair,
S. 1995)
David Little’s words:

“…autonomous
learning implies
responsability,
initiative and
discipline from the
learner.” (Little, D.
2008)

4. 

Adults learn throughout their
lifetime.
Difference of nature between
children and adults may influence
the learning process.
Adults change because of learning
and aging.

Adults acummulate experience.

The role of time.

Adults have sense of self.

Adults characteristics: selfdirectness and relatedness.
(MacKeracher, D. 2004)
MACKERACHER’S ASSUMPTIONS:

“Ideal adult
learners are
described in
the adult
education
literature as
autonomous
individuals
capable of
identifying
thier own
learning
needs and
planning,
carryin out,
and
assessing
their own
learning
activities.”
(MacKeracher,
D. 2004)

5. REFERENCES
Edwards, R., Hanson, A. & Raggatt, P. (1995). Learner autonomy in
a changing world. Boundaries od Adult Learning. London.
Routledge Open University.
Little, D. (2008). Learner autonomy and second/foreing language
learning. Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies.
Retrieved October 14, 2013 from
https://www.llas.ac.uk//resources/gpg/1409.
MacKeracher, D. (2004). Assumptions about Adult Learners.
Making sense of adult learning. Toronto. University of Toronto
Press.