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2024 - Volume 8 - Number 1

Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Autonomous Learning

Dani Amairani Longoria Arellano *  ORCID: 0009-0002-5277-1176
University of Guanajuato, Division of Social Sciences and Humanities, Guanajuato, MEXICO

Open Journal for Psychological Research, 2024, 8(1), 7-18 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojpr.0801.02007l
Received: 2 June 2024 ▪ Revised: 18 August 2024 ▪ Accepted: 27 August 2024

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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ABSTRACT:
Currently, autonomous learning has been extensively researched by educational experts to understand how it is perceived and implemented in educational settings. This study focuses on exploring the perceptions of teachers and students regarding autonomous learning in the context of English language teaching. Questionnaires were distributed to two English teachers and five English students from the language department of the University of Guanajuato in Mexico. The participants were randomly selected, and data was collected through interviews consisting of open and closed questions. The results revealed that both teachers and students held positive views on autonomous learning, but they lacked a complete understanding of its concepts. The findings also highlight the need for teacher training in autonomous learning. The study concludes with recommendations for teachers and English education programs.

KEY WORDS: autonomous learning, classroom, strategies, challenges.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Dani Amairani Longoria Arellano, University of Guanajuato, Division of Social Sciences and Humanities, Guanajuato, MEXICO.

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