Developing Learner Autonomy Through Project Work in an ESP Class
This article presents the findings of an action research study on developing learner autonomy through project work in an English for Specific Purposes class. The study was conducted at a regional, public university with environmental engineering undergraduates. The instruments for data collection w...
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Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Ingles
2014-10-01
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This article presents the findings of an action research study on developing learner autonomy through project work in an English for Specific Purposes class. The study was conducted at a regional, public university with environmental engineering undergraduates. The instruments for data collection were field notes, semi-structured interviews, questionnaires, students’ artifacts, and video recordings. The results revealed that learner autonomy could be developed by means of cooperative work in order to achieve common interests and support each other. Students also displayed self-regulation in regard to facing failures through learning strategies; furthermore, this study showed how intrinsic motivation implies the desire for accomplishment and knowledge to fulfill a learning goal.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4cf26d8dd0241adab4562a3174e95852023-09-10T05:58:29ZengAsociación Colombiana de Profesores de InglesHOW0120-59272014-10-0121210.19183/how.21.2.4Developing Learner Autonomy Through Project Work in an ESP ClassMartha Isabel Díaz Ramírez0Universidad de Cundinamarca, Girardot This article presents the findings of an action research study on developing learner autonomy through project work in an English for Specific Purposes class. The study was conducted at a regional, public university with environmental engineering undergraduates. The instruments for data collection were field notes, semi-structured interviews, questionnaires, students’ artifacts, and video recordings. The results revealed that learner autonomy could be developed by means of cooperative work in order to achieve common interests and support each other. Students also displayed self-regulation in regard to facing failures through learning strategies; furthermore, this study showed how intrinsic motivation implies the desire for accomplishment and knowledge to fulfill a learning goal. https://www.howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how/article/view/4Autonomycooperative workmotivationproject workself-regulation |
| spellingShingle | Martha Isabel Díaz Ramírez Developing Learner Autonomy Through Project Work in an ESP Class HOW Autonomy cooperative work motivation project work self-regulation |
| title | Developing Learner Autonomy Through Project Work in an ESP Class |
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| title_short | Developing Learner Autonomy Through Project Work in an ESP Class |
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