افاق للعلوم
Volume 8, Numéro 4, Pages 192-206
2023-10-14
Autonomous Learning In The Algerian (efl) Education: State Of Affairs
Authors : Arab Kheira .
Abstract
Developing autonomy among learners is one of the overarching objectives of education worldwide. Autonomous learners usually develop into active adults who benefit themselves and their societies. Algerian learners; however, are often depicted as lacking autonomy and the related self-directed learning skills. Accordingly, this paper tries to reflect on the concept of autonomy in the Algerian education; namely on the negative overall image that is attributed to our (EFL) learners. To this end, the study drew upon the body of literature that has already been produced on this subject to check whether it supports or refutes the aforementioned assumption. Unfortunately, the analysis of different studies confirmed our learners’ lack of autonomy, yet it revealed that the latter are not the first to blame. It is the whole system; both the educational and the societal, that contribute to the shaping of the learner’s character. It is particularly the use of spoon-feeding in early education and its persistence throughout the different grades that make autonomous learning a hard experience for our learners when they reach university.
Keywords
autonomy ; autonomous learning ; spoon-feeding ; Algerian education
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