What are the required conditions to achieve learner autonomy in the EFL classroom?
Is learner autonomy related to the classroom or outside?
What role is assumed from the part of the teacher? What role is assumed from the part of the learner?
Learner autonomy in an EFL classroom context can be maximized through different methods. For me role playing with authentic cultural practices worked very well.
Well, as far as I know autonomy is not strictly tied by classroom.in field independent societies autonomy is ecperieced all day long and in class it is simply contextualized within the realm of learning. In field dependent societies classroom is only to implement a guided autonomy which is a fake version that lasts once we leave the classroom. We can speak of autonomy when totalitarian minds with athoritative traits have no room in societies.
The short answer is: Student-Centered Active learning.
Combine it with Task-Based learning and strong Scaffolding by the teacher.
These are not new ideas, but many teachers are stuck in the lecture-memorization mode of teaching.
Learner autonomy can be promoted through independent-learning tasks. In other words, teacher could give leaners options to navigate and take risks. Here is a good list of strategies you can delve into.
https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2020/10/22/promoting-learner-autonomy-choice-voice/
Cheers,
The Learner-centered approach or the Learning centered approach is a well-constructed similar framework where if we insert the stages of Bloom's taxonomy precisely during the syllabus designing. Moreover, the stage or the level of learning is an evident factor with which we can approach the intrust of students in a learner-centered classroom environment otherwise if a teacher is unable to engage students in the classroom then it will become useless to go for any approach. The psychology of students is very important for the boosted learning. I have built an SPSS analysis on the learner-centered approach at the undergraduate level. Dr. Soufiane Rachid Trabelsi Link to my article is below kindly visit for the results and students' opinions regarding the learner-centered approach. It's for ESL but equally beneficial for EFL work as well.
Preprint Scrutinization of Learner-Centered Approach at Undergraduate...
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