The document discusses the concept of learner autonomy and contrasts characteristics of good and bad learners. It emphasizes the importance of teaching strategies that foster autonomous learning, such as encouraging reflection, motivation, and effective study techniques. Additionally, it highlights the role of teachers in promoting learner autonomy and the need for consistency in the classroom.

1. Developing Learner AutonomyLearners doing it for themselves

2. IntroductionIdentify what an autonomous learner is:good learners / bad learnersLook at how that affects teachingExamine what we can do in the classroom to develop and encourage learning

3. What about Teacher Autonomy?How much opportunity do you have to decide what / how to teach your learners?What is your role as a teacher?

4. Good Learners Bad LearnersReflect on their learning and make decisions about itTake responsibility for their learning and their progressKnow why they are learning English and try to stay motivatedKnow how to study effectivelyBlame teachers or the course book for poor results

5. Expect the teacher to be responsible for their learning and their progress

6. May have little enthusiasm for learning English

7. May think they know more than the teacher

8. May not know how to study effectivelyAdapted from Scharle & Szabo (2005), who adapted it from Brandes & Ginnes (1992)

9. Learning StrategiesCognitive Strategies help learners process input, & transform and apply L2 knowledgeAffective Strategieslearners create positive attitudes and stay motivatedSociocultural-interactive Strategieshelp learners with communication, sociocultural contexts and identity.

10. Meta StrategiesMeaning of meta: metalanguage(from Greek: μετά = "after", "beyond", "with", "adjacent", "self"), is a prefix used in English (and other Greek-owing languages) to indicate a concept which is an abstraction from another concept, used to complete or add to the latter. Metacognition MetaknowledgeMetastrategies

11. A model of metacognitionTaken from Lessons from Good Language Learners, (2008) p100

12. What you can do in the ClassroomClassroom English

13. Share information

14. Ask learners to identify their strengths and weaknesses

15. Tell learners how you see it

16. Take yourself out of the picture

17. Be consistentreferencesScharle & Szabo (2005) Learner autonomy: a guide to developing learner responsibilityCarole Griffiths Lessons from Good Language Learners (2008)Rebecca Oxford Teaching and Researching Language Strategies (2011)

18. Teachers Say: My students are lazy and they never do their homework. They never remember anything I teach them! We did the present perfect last week but they got it wrong today. I tell them to study hard but they don’t care. I’ll have to give them more tests.