%A Djonhar Santi Chairani
%X The preconditions that learning EFL in a setting like Indonesia may take place are among others sufficient
exposure to and opportunities to use the language. In Indonesia the learning and the use of EFL is mostly done
in the classroom. To make up for the classroom’s limits and to raise the chances for language learning, the
students need to be encouraged to develop their learning strategies so that gradually they gain their autonomy in
language learning. This may help them to sustain their motivation to keep on learning the language. However,
not all students adopt this kind of agency – to be the doers rather than recipients of their own learning. Some of
them see the benefit of learning whereas others are reluctant to take responsibilities for their learning although
they are given encouragement and opportunity as autonomous learners. The task – to make learners
autonomous – is not an easy one, as training learners to be responsible for their own learning involves changing
their attitudes: the learners’ over reliance on the teacher or the teacher should be in charge of what happens in
the teaching and learning process in the classroom. There are indeed some other factors that contribute to this
predicament, for example, their (past) learning experience. How do EFL teachers develop the learners’ sense of
learning responsibility so that they understand why and how they learn and be willing to take an active role in
their learning? First of all these teachers are to equip themselves with enough knowledge of English language
skills and English linguistics so that they (teachers) can lead and guide their learners in the process of learning
the language. That is to promote learners’ autonomy, teachers should work on stages; it is part of a wider course
design.
Keywords: Autonomous learning, learners’ autonomy, agency, encouragement, responsibility, EFL, promote,
course design.
%L UNY25019
%T FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF LEARNING ENGLISH
%I Pascasarjana UNY
%J International Conference on Fundamentals and Implementation of Education (ICFIE) 2014
%D 2014