ERIC Number: EJ1128075
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 21
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ISSN: EISSN-0120-5927
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Fostering Autonomy through Syllabus Design: A Step-by-Step Guide for Success
Ramírez Espinosa, Alexánder
HOW, v22 n2 p114-134 Oct 2015-Mar 2016
Promoting learner autonomy is relevant in the field of applied linguistics due to the multiple benefits it brings to the process of learning a new language. However, despite the vast array of research on how to foster autonomy in the language classroom, it is difficult to find step-by-step processes to design syllabi and curricula focused on the development of learner autonomy. This paper presents a model of a successful English course, implemented at Universidad del Valle (Colombia), which is expected to serve as a practical guide to articulate the stages of design, implementation, and evaluation of an autonomy-fostering syllabus.
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Guides, Instructional Design, Personal Autonomy, Classroom Techniques, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs, Independent Study, Learning Strategies, Design Preferences, Educational Principles, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Foreign Countries
ASOCOPI, the Colombian Association of Teachers of English. Cra 27 A #53-06, oficina 405, Bogota, Colombia. +57-2115018; Fax: +57-2115018. e-mail: asocopicolombia@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Tests/Questionnaires; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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