Learner autonomy, teacher development

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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