English Teaching and Autonomous Learning Conference.pptVIP

English Teaching and Autonomous Learning Conference Conclusion Purposes The end product of education is an independent learner…(Mcdevitt 1997, p. 30). Autonomous learner ? active learner? success in distance learning A Self-Learning Center survey (done in June, 2008) 826 respondents (SLC users, esp. the students whose teachers encouraged self-learning). .tw/slw/questionnaire.asp What do you think is the strongest motivating force for English self-learning?請問你一般學生要持續自修英文，最重要的動力（會）是什麼？ 老師算分 355 老師鼓勵 17 語測激勵 64 出國或就業 190 學習護照加點 2 興趣 146 增廣見聞 36 其他 5 What do you think is the strongest motivating force for English self-learning?請問你一般學生要持續自修英文，最重要的動力（會）是什麼？ TOTAL 老師算分 355 老師鼓勵 17 語測激勵 64 出國或就業 190 學習護照加點 2 興趣 146 增廣見聞 36 其他 5 Liberal Arts 老師算分 30 老師鼓勵 9 語測激勵 9 出國或就業 43 學習護照加點 0 興趣 42 增廣見聞 9 其他 2 　 144 Foreign Languages 老師算分 2 老師鼓勵 0 語測激勵 3 出國或就業 13 學習護照加點 1 興趣 19 增廣見聞 9 其他 0 　 47 Management 老師算分 11 老師鼓勵 2 語測激勵 19 出國或就業 38 學習護照加點 0 興趣 31 增廣見聞 4 其他 0 　 105 Did you get encouraged by your teachers to do self-learning? 請問你在本學期（年）有沒有受到老師或系所學院鼓勵自修英語？(可複選） If your English self-learning is not effective, what can be the reasons? 如果你覺得本學期進行英語自修的效果不佳，為什麼？ 太忙 536 興趣不夠 154 外在動力不夠 240 學習資源不夠 20 方法不對 66 Tentative Conclusion Teachers’ encouragement and guidance are indispensible. Questions: How do English teachers foster S’s autonomy in learning and/or encourage students to do self-learning ? ?? Possible but Still Difficult Answers Methods: offer Ss transferrable language learning strategies and skills (e.g. cognitive skills in reading and writing, visualization skills, socialization strategies, syntactic awareness, etc.) in various courses; Methods: adopt teaching strategies in support of autonomous learning (e.g. in determining the locus of control, assessment criteria, or giving comments, scaffolding; adding self-reflexive elements ) Motivating/Maintaining, and/or Monitoring? guide/encourage Ss to use existing learning resources; set proper goals, and ac