Learner Autonomy

Learner autonomy is an important factor in Learning English. I have thought that the article by Thanasoulasmeans means that learners take responsibility for their learning by themselves. In other word, all decisions concerned with learning are made by learners and they implement all things decided in the process of the whole learning. In the light of the learner autonomy teacher's roles are not instructors but rather facilitators and counselors.
To improve learner's autonomy, teacher should be aware of it in and out of the classroom and consider it when teaching four skills. First, Learner autonomy to teach listening English can be achieved through the task-based activities. Teachers give them target tasks such as listening to weather forecast or airport announcement and then asks them to listen to details they need. These listening activities are based on target tasks and authentic materials to encourage students to enhance autonomy. Concerned with teaching speaking, teachers could use group discussion so that from peers. These peer feedbacks contribute to student'self-assessment that is one of the important aspect of independent learning based on learners's autonomy. Moreover, extensive reading is a good activity to improve learner autonomy in and out of the classroom. Students can choose journal would be used to increase learners autonomy. Since students can write about what they learned and how they felt about the lesson without worrying about making errors, they can use English as a medium of communication.
Integrating there four skills, teachers encourge students to learn self-directly and helps students change the meanings and shape of traditional role of students, passive to their own learning. Teachers cannot teach students anything but can only help them find it within themselves.