Autonomous learning involves learners taking charge of their own learning by determining objectives, contents, methods, monitoring progress, and evaluating results. It is not the same as working alone without guidance. Autonomous learning involves developing the capacity and responsibility for one's own learning process through constant reflection and decision making. When learners have more autonomy in their learning, they have more control over the discipline, techniques, process, and contents of their education.

1. AUTONOMOUS
LEARNING
Erika Julieth Díaz Ángel

2. SOME IMPORTANT POINTS
• Definition and misconceptions
• Implications to the learning process

3. MISCONCEPTIONS
• AUTONOMY IS NOT
• Working without supervision process
• Feeling free to do anything
• Just teaching strategies
• Just outside the classroom
• Individualism

4. SOME DEFINITIONS
Bergen Definition
«Learning autonomy is characterized by a readiness to take charge of one’s
own learning in the service of one’s needs and purposes»
Holec
«The ability to take charge of one’s own learning»
• Determining the objectives
• Defining contents and progressions
• Selecting methods and techniques
• Monitoring procedure of acquisition
• Evaluating what has been acquired

5. ASPECTS OF LEARNER AUTONOMY
• Construct of capacity
• Responsibility of the learning process
• Degrees of autonomy: unstable and variable
• Awareness of the learning process
• Constant reflection
• Decision making
• Social and individual dimension
Taken from: Sinclair, B., Mcgrath, I. and Lamb, T.(eds)(2000). Learner Autonomy
Teacher Autonomy: Future Directions. Essex: Longman - British Council.

7. IMPLICATIONS IN THE LEARNING PROCESS
Enable control over:
• Discipline
• Metacognitive techniques (Technical autonomy)
• Responsibility with the learning process (Psychological autonomy)
• The learning process and contents (Political autonomy)

9. LEARNER RESULT