AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF CULTIVATING STUDENTS AUTONOMOUS LEARNING CAPACITY IN COLLEGE ENG LISH TEACHING
Abstract
This paper is a two2year empirical investigation of cultivating students’ autonomous learning capacity in
College English teaching at Shanxi University of Finance and Economics (SUFE).The goal of the study is to optimize students’ language learning and to find a new direction of teaching innovation. The paper analyzes the current teaching context and presents a critical review of the literature on learner autonomy. The author explores understanding of learner autonomy in Chinese context and produces an autonomous learning model in the experimental study. The paper presents some strategies f or fostering autonomy such as instructing students how to learn, level2based teaching and collaborative learning. It was found that only by encouraging greater learner autonomy can students raise their English learning effectiveness.
Key words
Teaching English as a f foreign language; learners autonomy; teaching innovation
