Learner Autonomy in Learning English Language | Bahir Dar Higher Education Preparatory Secondary School in Focus

Animut Tadele

ISBN 10: 3659301019 / ISBN 13: 9783659301018

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

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Learner Autonomy in Learning English Language | Bahir Dar Higher Education Preparatory Secondary School in Focus | Animut Tadele | Taschenbuch | 168 S. | Englisch | 2013 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783659301018 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learner Autonomy in Learning English Language | Bahir Dar Higher Education Preparatory Secondary School in Focus
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659301019
• ISBN 13: 9783659301018
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 11D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 268 grams
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Synopsis

In the field of language teaching and learning, the most successful learners are believed to be autonomous in a sense that they accept why, what and how they are learning because teachers cannot teach everything and help learners outside the formal setting of education and fulfill the needs of all the learners. Therefore, learners need to learn the language on their own. On the other hand, learners may not come to the classroom with natural gift of autonomous learning principles. Hence, teachers should train learners how to learn the language by themselves. These days, there is no adequate literature concerning learner autonomy in Ethiopia, and it seems that the concept is new for many practitioners. Having considered the situation, this study was conducted to explore learner autonomy in learning English Bahir Dar Higher Preparatory Secondary School in focus. Therefore, this work provides the practitioners some notions about the concept of learner autonomy, reasons for promoting learner autonomy, characteristics of autonomous learners, the roles of teachers in autonomous language classrooms, the role of learners,and how is autonomy fostered.

About the Author

Animut Tadele, MA: studied his Masters’ Degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language at Addis Ababa University in 2012. He graduated his first degree in English Language and Literature from Gondar University in 2008. Currently he is teaching English Language at Axum university.