Learner Autonomy in EFL Learning

Abstract

Learner autonomy in language learning has become one of the most significant topics in the field of education. Much light has been shed on this topic as being the key success for English as a foreign language learning. Students’ engagement and success in language learning depends, to a large extent, on motivation and support. The teacher thus has to play his/ her role of facilitating knowledge and new information to the students to become well involved. Yet, the teacher has to kindle the love of learning is the learners which will later make the sense of motivation and responsibility grow inside them. Moreover, the world around them plays an important role in motivating and supporting them, and teachers, parents, peers and others, are all parts of it. Motivation and autonomy are interrelated. Learners cannot take charge and responsibility for their learning unless they want to. The value of learning, new information, challenge, and discovery will make them intrinsically motivated and actively involved in the learning process for better performance and education