Tomo I liked your summary, it is organized and to the point. However, there is one point I’m not too sure about. When you write:
Governments can decide when students start learning English. If students start studying it before they learn learner autonomy, their English learning might not be successful. Furthermore, they may lose chance to learn their own culture.
If students are not aware of their skills and autonomous behaviours, will they not be successful language learners? Or do you feel the government should introduce autonomy when students start learning English?
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ReplyDeleteI think learners can leran the target language somewhat even if they are teacher-dependent. Therefore, it is not that they cannot start learning language unless they are autonomous. If teachers do not teach language unitl they become autonomous, they will never learn language nor become autonomous. However, I believe learners need to be autonomous to become proficient in the target language successfully.
ReplyDeleteTraining learners to become autonomous is teachers' job, not the government's. However, if the government is aware that learners need autonomy to acquire language and makes curriculum including it, it may be helpful for teachers, since politics affects teaching language a lot.
Thank you Tomo for your response.
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