Publication details
Shifting the Balance: Promoting autonomy and self-reflection in ESP
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Language Teaching Tomorrow |
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| Web | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:jamk-issn-2343-0281-23 |
| Keywords | EAP; ESP; learner autonomy; learner self-reflection; tertiary level teaching |
| Description | The modern trend in language teaching emphasises the need to develop skills that enable students to become self-sufficient in their future life with a foreign language. We describe two different learning situations in which learner autonomy is promoted; the first being an elective ESP course for students across university entitled "English Autonomously", the second, a standard ESP course for Law Faculty undergraduates. While the former is primarily about student self-reflection and setting one’s own learning goals, our experience shows that it is also possible to introduce elements of autonomy into the latter, more structured course. |