A critical thinking about independent study methods

1. Learner autonomy and teacher autonomy are
interdependent (Reflection on self and the
teaching/learning situation).
[Convey knowledge, values and beliefs to
students and others.]
Is the way a person relates to the
other.
Enhancing autonomy and humanity
is part of social, cultural and political
developments.
Little
[1991]
Hassaskhah
[2005]
Benson
[2008]
Learning and students' lives
outside the classroom.
A CRITICAL
LOOK AT
TEACHER’S
ROLE
From the teachers' perspective, autonomy
tends to imply the learner taking control of
arrangements whose underlying legitimacy
is unquestioned.

2. In second language education Learner
Autonomy involves second language
learners gaining awareness of their own
ways of learning such as learning styles
and learning strategies, so that they can
utilize their strengths and work on their
weaknesses.
AUTONOMY AND
LEARNING
STRATEGY
AUTONOMY AND
CHAOS
COMPLEXITY
Autonomy, in the perspective of
complexity, encompasses properties and
conditions for complex emergence, and is
inextricably linked to its environment
Autonomy is a socio-cognitive system
nested in the SLA system It involves not
only the individual's mental states and
processes, but also political, social and
economic dimensions

3. Fostering autonomy in the classroom is
important so students will become more
independent and can complete tasks
without constantly defaulting to needing
teacher assistance.
Teachers have a crucial role to play in
launching learners into self-access, as they
take on the role of coaches and managers
of learning resources.
HOW TO
ACHIEVE
AUTONOMY? WAYS TO
PROMOTE
MEANINGFUL
AUTONOMY
• Encouraging learners to investigate and
understand other languages.
• Reflecting on their developing identities by
writing diaries related to the social world.
• Providing opportunities for them to explore
the possibilities offered by the Internet and
bringing to the classroom their own topics
for discussion and their own perspectives on
those topics.