Fostering learner autonomy in an ESL classroom

Fostering learner autonomy in an ESL classroom

• Chan, Victoria English Language Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

TESL Canada Journal, 18(1), 75-86, 1984

TESL Canada

1984

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GB English Language
• F Learning & Teaching
  • FA General Teaching Strategies, Different Instructional Methods

Action Research College Students English (Second Language) Foreign Countries Higher Education Independent Study Second Language Instruction Second Language Learning Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

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This article reports on an action research project on ways and means of promoting learner autonomy in an ESL classroom. It focuses on the implementation of an autonomy-based English program with a group of first-year university students at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The context and objective of this autonomy-based program are presented, classroom procedures and group learning tasks are described, and suggestions are provided for teachers to adapt these procedures and tasks to suit the needs of their particular students.
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2010-11-24