Learner Autonomy in Language Learning: Student Teachers' Beliefs

Autor/in	Balcikanli, Cem
Titel	Learner Autonomy in Language Learning: Student Teachers' Beliefs
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 35 (2010) 1, S.90-103 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Student Teachers; Student Teacher Attitudes; Textbooks; Personal Autonomy; Decision Making; Teacher Educators; Second Language Learning; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Questionnaires; Interviews; Teacher Education; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Individuelle Autonomie; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Türkei
Abstract	This paper aims to investigate student teachers' beliefs about learner autonomy in the Turkish educational context. In a study in the ELT Department, Gazi University, a questionnaire developed by Camilleri (1997) was administered to 112 student teachers. Twenty volunteer student teachers were interviewed in groups to identify their further general attitudes towards learner autonomy. The overall study findings indicate that student teachers are positive towards the adoption of learner autonomy principles. Most student teachers, however, do not want their future students to take part in the decision making process concerning the time and place of the course and the textbooks to be followed. In light of the findings, teacher educators are recommended to encourage their student teachers to engage in out-of-class tasks; to involve them in decision-making on the learning/teaching processes and to employ portfolios and teacher logs for the development of practical knowledge and thinking operations. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ajte.education.ecu.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10