Activities Used for Promoting Learner Autonomy

Abstract

The present study entitled Activities used for Promoting Learner Autonomy aims to explore the strategies, used by the students for promoting autonomy in their language learning and teacher’s activities to promote learner autonomy in language learning. To meet the objectives of this research, I chose a case study method and I decided to observe a class of grade12 for a month at Reliance International Academy,Chabahil, Kathmandu in natural setting. I observed the teaching and learning strategies and activities for one month as a non participatory observer. Questionnaire and class observation were main research tools of this study. There were 30 studentsand one teacher as sample in this study. The students and a teacher were primary sources of this study. This study has critically analyzed the observation diary and questionnaire filled up by the students for promoting autonomy in their language learning. It was found that there were various ways of promoters via; self practice, pair work, group work,discussion, interaction in different skills via listening, speaking, reading, writing,grammar and vocabulary to be autonomous in language learning. All students did not select the same techniques, strategies, and activities to learn language for promoting their autonomy in their language learning and they agreed that the teacher’s role i.e.guidance, facilitation, participation and activities; explanation, description and role play are also essential to promote learner autonomy in language learning. This thesis is organized into five chapters. The first chapter is introductory in nature which deals with background of the study, statement of the problem, rational of the study, objective of the study research questions, significance of the study,delimitations of the study and Operational definition of the key terms. The second chapter incorporates review of the literature and conceptual framework of the study.This chapter has mainly three sub- topics i.e. review of the related literature,implication of the review for the study and theoretical and conceptual framework. The third chapter presents the methodology of this study. Similarly, the forth chapter deals with the result and discussion of this study and the fifth chapter includes the summary, conclusion, and implication of the study.