Focus group CercleS on Autonomy

Since CercleS was established in 1990, language centres have offered their learners various ways of improving their language skills. They are often innovative places where new pedagogical approaches and devices for language learning are proposed. Among the different learning possibilities offered to students in language centres, some aim at facilitating the development of learner autonomy. Some language centres indeed offer tools such as self-access centres, and language advising facilities that enable learners to take more control of their learning to support autonomization. The purpose of this focus group is to investigate the relationships between learner autonomy and language centres. It will also try to clarify the concept of autonomy, which, although widely used in language learning publications these last 30 years is complex and open to various interpretations. This focus group will collaborate e.g. with Focus Group 4 (Innovation) and 6 (ELP / CEFR). FG coordinator and contact person: Anne Chateau (anne.chateau @ univ-lorraine.fr)

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