http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).07
10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).07
Published : Dec 2019
An Analysis of the Development of Learner Autonomy among EFL Learners through Language Learning Diaries in the Context of Punjab (Pakistan)
Learner autonomy refers to a state where a learner takes charge of the learning. The students in foreign language classrooms are still much relying on their teachers and take less responsibility for their own learning. The present study is quasi-experimental research that designed an autonomous learning program to develop autonomy among Pakistani foreign language learners. The study aimed at examining the development of autonomy among learners through analyzing their language learning diaries. The target population of the study was tertiary level students of Lahore, Punjab (Pakistan) and the sample was the tertiary level students of a public sector women university of Lahore. The autonomy development program was implemented as an intervention for 27 weeks. The data was collected through the language learning diaries during the program and was analyzed descriptively. The analyses of the student diaries revealed that the autonomy development program proved to be successful.
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Autonomy Development Program, English as a Foreign Language, Foreign Language Learning, Language Learning Strategies, Learner Autonomy
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(1) Ayesha Butt
PhD Scholar, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Uzma Quraishi
Professor,Institute of Education,Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Asma Shahid Kazi
Assistant Professor, Institute of Education, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Butt, A., Quraishi, U., & Kazi, A. S. (2019). An Analysis of the Development of Learner Autonomy among EFL Learners through Language Learning Diaries in the Context of Punjab (Pakistan). Global Regional Review, IV(IV), 52-63. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).07
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CHICAGO : Butt, Ayesha, Uzma Quraishi, and Asma Shahid Kazi. 2019. "An Analysis of the Development of Learner Autonomy among EFL Learners through Language Learning Diaries in the Context of Punjab (Pakistan)." Global Regional Review, IV (IV): 52-63 doi: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).07
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HARVARD : BUTT, A., QURAISHI, U. & KAZI, A. S. 2019. An Analysis of the Development of Learner Autonomy among EFL Learners through Language Learning Diaries in the Context of Punjab (Pakistan). Global Regional Review, IV, 52-63.
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MHRA : Butt, Ayesha, Uzma Quraishi, and Asma Shahid Kazi. 2019. "An Analysis of the Development of Learner Autonomy among EFL Learners through Language Learning Diaries in the Context of Punjab (Pakistan)." Global Regional Review, IV: 52-63
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MLA : Butt, Ayesha, Uzma Quraishi, and Asma Shahid Kazi. "An Analysis of the Development of Learner Autonomy among EFL Learners through Language Learning Diaries in the Context of Punjab (Pakistan)." Global Regional Review, IV.IV (2019): 52-63 Print.
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OXFORD : Butt, Ayesha, Quraishi, Uzma, and Kazi, Asma Shahid (2019), "An Analysis of the Development of Learner Autonomy among EFL Learners through Language Learning Diaries in the Context of Punjab (Pakistan)", Global Regional Review, IV (IV), 52-63
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TURABIAN : Butt, Ayesha, Uzma Quraishi, and Asma Shahid Kazi. "An Analysis of the Development of Learner Autonomy among EFL Learners through Language Learning Diaries in the Context of Punjab (Pakistan)." Global Regional Review IV, no. IV (2019): 52-63. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).07