scholarly journals Developing learner autonomy in a grammar class

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Simon Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Autonomous Learning ◽  
Learning Patterns ◽  
Collaborative Learning Environment ◽  
The University

Traditionally, grammar classes have tended to follow a teacher-led, prescriptive curriculum with students given little opportunity to demonstrate understanding, or lack of it, on a given topic before being asked to tackle the next grammar point in a textbook. The university class under study made such an approach even more challenging by being open to students from a variety of year groups and language learning backgrounds. With a view to establishing a class which could allow students of all levels to examine the weaknesses in their grammar and share learning patterns, the curriculum was adjusted to allow for the variety of levels and encourage autonomous learning of grammar. The resulting classes made for a dynamic and collaborative learning environment which allowed students the freedom to examine and share a variety of learning styles of grammar points relevant to their English levels. 伝統的に文法の授業は教師に主導される規範的なカリキュラムに従う傾向がある。残念なことに、この方法では教科書の次の文法項目へと進む前に、現在の文法項目に対しての理解度を学生が示す機会がほとんどない。大学で様々な学年や学力の学生で構成されたクラスを教える場合、文法項目の理解度の差がより一層顕著になる。本論では、様々な学力の学生全員が、自身の文法の苦手分野を見つけ、新たな学習方法を互いに共有することができるようなクラスづくりを目指した。様々な学力に対応し、自律的な文法学習を促進するようにカリキュラムを調整した。このような形式のクラスは、学生に各自の文法の弱点を見つけ、様々な学習スタイルを共有する自由を与え、さらに活動的で、協働的な学習環境を形成する。

scholarly journals The Relevance of the Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Approaches to Promote Interaction in EFL Classroom

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Theophile Muhayimana
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Class Culture ◽  
Theoretical Inquiry ◽  
Collaborative Learning Environment

<p class="IFAbodyindent">This paper that is a theoretical inquiry by design aimed at analyzing the importance and implications of the Vygotskian sociocultural approaches (VSA) on teaching and learning English as a foreign language (EFL). Scholarship indicated that EFL learners’ problems are tightly linked to the class culture that oftentimes involves teacher-centered instruction, rote learning, and restricted learner’s involvement and self-motivation in the learning process. It is the premise of this paper that revisiting the class culture and use the VSA will contribute a great deal to addressing some of communication and classroom interaction issues in EFL context. First, at the onset, the paper discussed the relevance of the framework to the teaching and learning of EFL. Second, the study delved into the literature that reviewed the four fundamental components of the framework that are tightly related to promoting language learning and classroom interaction. These concepts include social environment and use of tools vis-à-vis the learning and development process, scaffolding, and the notion of the zone of proximal development. Third, the paper looked into the implications of the VSA on enhancing interaction in EFL classroom that focused on knowledge about learners to better assist them, promotion of classroom discourse, and collaborative learning environment. Fourth, the conclusion underscored the paramount importance of the collaborative learning environment to sustain classroom interaction; that ending section also shed light on the limitations of the VSA and strategies to alleviate them.</p>

THE ADVANTAGES OF PROMOTING LEARNERS’ AUTONOMY IN EFL CONTEXT

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hapsari Dwi Kartika
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Autonomous Learning ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Students Success

This paper explains why learner autonomy is taken into account in language learning where English is a foreign language for the learners particularly in Indonesia. The definition of learner autonomy and its advantages to language learner in EFL contexts will be described within this paper. Many scholars from psychological education and English teaching and learning had proved that language learning can be improved by certain strategy. They revealed the correlation between the autonomous learning with students’ success in learning with different aspect. The definition of autonomy is similar to many different words such as self-regulated and self-determined. Finally, the writer suggests how teacher can promote the autonomous learning atmosphere in the classroom.Keywords: strategy, promoting autonomy, EFL context, Indonesia

An Interview with Sarah Mercer on Language Learner and Teacher Well-Being

Relay Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 459-463
Author(s):  
Sam Morris ◽  
Sarah Mercer
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
New Directions ◽  
The University

In our June 2019 LAB session on Teacher/Advisor Education for Learner Autonomy, our featured interview was conducted with Sarah Mercer, Professor of Foreign Language Teaching and Head of ELT at the University of Graz, Austria. Sarah has published a wealth of papers in the field of language and teacher psychology, and co-edited many books including, most recently, New Directions in Language Learning Psychology (2016), Positive Psychology in SLA (2016), and Language Teacher Psychology (2018). Sarah was awarded the 2018 Robert C. Gardner Award for Outstanding Research in Bilingualism in recognition of her work. We were delighted that she was able to share her knowledge on the topic of language learner and teacher well-being with us during the session.

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