LEARNER AUTONOMY

Abstract

Abstract: How does one become an autonomous learner? Is there a way to learn how to understand inferences, read between the lines and beyond the text, how to analyze a high-level text? What is the difference between extensive and intensive/reflective reading? What techniques and strategies could help intermediate and advanced students master skills of a reflective reader? Critically reflective inquiry is the most significant part of autonomy in thinking. Will it engage students in learning tasks, will students persevere in the face of difficulties, and how students will handle disappointments and challenges? What strategies could help students retain the material? The article answers these questions; it contains a variety of strategies, which practitioners may use in the classroom and offer their students in order to develop skills of autonomous learners. ^[1]