Teachers’ Perception of Their Role in Promoting Learner Autonomy

Abstract

This research entitled “Teachers’ Perception of Their Role in Promoting Learner Autonomy” is an attempt to find out the perception of their roles in promoting learner autonomy. The data for the study were collected from Higher Secondary Level English Language Teachers following non-random sampling procedure; forty teachers were selected as sample. The collected data were analyzed and interpreted qualitatively as well as quantitatively. The research findings showed that learner autonomy is a learner-centered learning activity in which they take the responsibility of their learning and the teachers’ role must be dynamic in order to produce self-reliant and self-dependent learners. The study consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with the general background of the study, statement of the problem, rationale and objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. Similarly, the second chapter consists of the review of related literature and conceptual framework. This chapter comprises review of related literature, implications of the review for the study, theoretical framework and conceptual framework. Likewise, the third chapter is about the methodology used in the process of this study. It deals with the design of the study, population and sample, sampling procedure, data collection tools and data collection procedures. In the same way, the fourth chapter consists of results and discussion, analysis and interpretation of data. Similarly, the fifth chapter presents the summary, conclusions and implications (policy level, practice level and further research) of the study drawn on the basis of the analysis and interpretation of data. Finally, this chapter is followed by references and appendices.