Developing Learner Autonomy through Project Work in an ESP Class

Autor/in	Díaz Ramírez, Martha Isabel
Titel	Developing Learner Autonomy through Project Work in an ESP Class
Quelle	In: HOW, 21 (2014) 2, S.54-73 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0120-5927
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Engineering Education; Environmental Education; Personal Autonomy; Independent Study; Second Language Learning; English for Special Purposes; Action Research; Data Collection; Observation; Semi Structured Interviews; Questionnaires; Video Technology; Notetaking; Student Journals; Cooperative Learning; Self Control; Learning Strategies; Student Motivation; Qualitative Research; Case Studies; Data Analysis; Student Projects; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ingenieurausbildung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Individuelle Autonomie; Selbststudium; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Projektforschung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Beobachtung; Fragebogen; Studentenzeitung; Kooperatives Lernen; Selbstbeherrschung; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Schulische Motivation; Qualitative Forschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Auswertung; Schulprojekt; Kolumbien
Abstract	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 Colombian regional and 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. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	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
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Update	2020/1/01