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Unveiling Students’ Understanding of Autonomy: Puzzling Out a Path to Learning Beyond the EFL Classroom
Descubriendo cómo comprenden los estudiantes el concepto de autonomía: descifrando un camino de aprendizaje más allá del aula de clase de inglés
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Autonomy, learning experiences, learning beyond the EFL classroom, self-evaluation (en)Autonomía, experiencias de aprendizaje, aprendizaje fuera del aula de clase, autoevaluación (es)
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This study delves into students’ understandings of autonomy evidenced in their learning experiences while in the EFL classroom and outside of it in a Colombian public university. Data were gathered through field notes, video recordings, a questionnaire, interviews, students’ logs and audio-recorded plenary sessions. The results of the study indicated that students conceived autonomy as an opportunity to find a key to learning beyond the classroom. When walking on this path, students faced a dilemma between detachment and teacher dependence; they showed independence in decision making taking advantage of learning opportunities beyond the classroom and engaging in reflection. They also constructed knowledge through experience and carried out learning self-evaluation processes.
Este estudio investiga las concepciones de autonomía de estudiantes evidenciadas en experiencias de aprendizaje de inglés dentro y fuera del aula de clase en una universidad pública colombiana. Los datos se recolectaron mediante notas de campo, video-grabaciones y bitácoras de los estudiantes. Los resultados del estudio indican que los estudiantes conciben la autonomía como una oportunidad para su aprendizaje más allá del aula de clase. A lo largo de este camino, los estudiantes enfrentaron un dilema entre distanciamiento y dependencia del profesor y mostraron independencia al tomar decisiones utilizando oportunidades de aprendizaje fuera del aula de clase y reflexionar. Asimismo, construyeron conocimiento a través de su experiencia y llevaron a cabo procesos de auto-evaluación.
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