This document discusses learner autonomy and teacher development. It defines learner autonomy as self-government or self-determination in learning. An autonomous learner aims to learn both inside and outside the classroom using self-learning strategies. Routes to developing autonomy include learner training, providing learning hints, and using self-access centers (SACs). SACs provide a variety of learning resources for students to direct their own learning. The document also discusses the importance of teacher development through activities like action research, reading professional literature, collaborating with colleagues, and avoiding predictable lesson routines and reactions to promote innovation.

1. Estefanía Acevedo
Jonathan Valencia
Learner
Autonomy,
Teacher
Development

2. Routes to Autonomy
-What do you think Autonomy is?
Autonomy:
a. Self-government or the right of self-
government; self-determination.
b. Self-
government with respect to local or internal
affairs

3. Autonomous Learner
 Aim to learn inside and outside classes.
 «Not everything can be taught in class»
(David Nunan 1988).
 Passivity is an enemy of true learning.
 Students: self-learning strategies.

4. Routes to Autonomy
 Learner training: Self-reflection learning

5.  Give students Learning Hints

6. The Self-Acces Center (SAC)

7. Self access language learning
centers are educational
facilities designed for student
learning that is at least
partially, if not fully self-
directed. Students from
photocopied exercises with
answer keys to computer
software for language learning
have access to resources
ranging
The Self-Acces Center (SAC)

8. SAC
 Classification system: The type of material and the level
it is designed for.
 Pathways: Learning ways designed by SAC. (What
comes next)
 Training Students: Appropriately SAC usage.
 Making SAC appropiate for students: Collaboratively
work (Enjoy it)
 Keeping interest going: Feed back sheet after each
activity; Sac user’s commettee

9. After the course
Staying in touch with the language
Training students to continue
learning
Personal plans
Staying in touch with classmates

11. The Developing Teacher
 Lesson routines
 Revisiting of
texts
 Predictable
students
reactions
 Each year is the
same?
Avoid it

12.  Change!
 Innovative Ideas
 Forget the old same lessons
 Improve your own
performances
 Break your own teaching
rules

13. Action Research(improve)
 Aims (efectiveness Self-Observation)
 Methods:
Keeping a journal, Observation tasks,
Interviews, Written Questionnaires

14. Action Research

15. Professional Literature

16. Developing with Colleagues
 Cooperative/Collaborative
development
 Peer teaching, Peer observation.
 Teacher’s group
 Teacher’s association

17. «Together we stand, divided we fall».
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