The document discusses how to foster autonomy in the classroom by making students interested in learning outside of class time. It recommends identifying students' learning strategies through questionnaires and helping them develop techniques like note-taking, organizing assignments, and using dictionaries. The document also suggests giving students reflection time to evaluate their learning, encouraging student-driven homework and learning journals.

1. HOW TO FOSTER AUTONOMY IN THE CLASSROOM

2. “ You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” Actually… … You can! How? FIRST- MAKE HIM THIRSTY!!

3. You can lead a student to English but you can’t make him think.” Actually… You can! How? FIRST- MAKE HIM INTERESTED/CURIOUS!!

4. Understanding Autonomy ‘ However good a teacher be, students will never learn a language – or anything else – unless they aim to learn outside as well as during class time’. Jeremy Harmer

5. REASONS TO PROMOTE AUTONOMOUS LEARNING Language is too complex and varied. It takes a long time before they have had the kind of exposure for real progress. A teacher will not always be around to help.

6. How can we develop learner autonomy? Identify your students’ learning strategies. Questionnaires, charts, will be helpful. Help your students develop different learning strategies. Note taking, organizing their homework assignments, how to use a dictionary, etc.

7. LEARNING STRATEGIES TECHNIQUES STUDENTS USE TO LEARN: METACOGNITIVE STRATEGIES: Planning, evaluating and monitoring. COGNITIVE STRATEGIES: Actually doing the learning, guessing words, repeating. SOCIAL STRATEGIES: Working with others, asking for help etc.

8. Learner Training In the classroom: Have reflection time on the way they learn. Give them strategies for dealing with different kinds of activities (e.g. ‘ Read the title… what is the listening/reading about?’ ) Ask students to describe their favorite lessons. Say which lessons or parts of lessons they found the easiest or most difficult and why.

9. Learner Training Outside the classroom: Students create their own vocabulary notebook. Staying in touch with the language: TV, radio, movies, magazines, books, etc. Show your students how they can use different websites.

10. Learning a foreign language without good guidance is similar to sailing without a good map. When teachers are aware of the importance of learning styles and learning strategies, they can provide a good map to their students.

11. LEARNER TRAINING Reflection- helps students reflect on the way they learn. HOMEWORK Make sure they are student-driven. LEARNING JOURNALS Diaries of their learning experiences so they can reflect on their lessons “we hope”. POINTS TO REMEMBER

12. POINTS TO REMEMBER SELF-ACCESS CENTER To use as part of the course or in their spare time. WHEN THE COURSE ENDS…. *Explain why they should stay in touch with the language. Give ideas: read a magazine, see a movie, use the internet “all in ENGLISH”.

13. AND REMEMBER… *A good teacher is not a person who can develop a student’s memory so that he can repeat facts and pass tests. *A good teacher is a person who teaches students to question, to think, and to reason. *Teaching is a helping profession. It is a commitment to making a difference in students’ lives. * Teaching is primarily a matter of love.

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