On English Teachers’ Beliefs about Learner Autonomy
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https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v4i1.1320Keywords:
Learner autonomy, English teacher, Teacher belief.Abstract
More and more scholars attach importance to learner autonomy in the field of foreign language teaching. Since students’ autonomy is closely related to teachers’ beliefs about learner autonomy, they have been studied by most scholars. However, there are relatively few studies on primary school English teachers’ beliefs about learner autonomy. In order to fill this gap, this study mainly studied six primary school English teachers’ beliefs about learner autonomy in Huidong County through interview. It was found that teachers’ understanding of learner autonomy was relatively clear.
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