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Pham, N. P. D., & Le, T. N. A. (2024). TESOL-major students’ perceptions and practices on group autonomy at Dong Thap University. Dong Thap University Journal of Science, 13(3), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1246
TESOL-major students’ perceptions and practices on group autonomy at Dong Thap University
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For decades, researchers around the world have expressed concern about group autonomy outside the classroom. However, this topic has received little attention in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. To address this gap, a study was conducted with 107 first-year TESOL-major students in the Foreign Languages Faculty at Dong Thap University. They were invited to complete a set of questionnaires to explore their perceptions and practices regarding group autonomy behind class. The findings revealed that the majority of students understood the importance and role of group autonomy in their learning process. However, the results also indicated that just half of them could learn autonomously without teacher requirements, and group work frequency was quite low. This study provides valuable insights into the literature on autonomous learning in the local context.
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Group autonomy, perception, practice, TESOL-major students.
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Joshi, K. (2011). Learner perceptions and teacher beliefs about learner autonomy in language learning. Journal of NELTA, 16(12), 13-29.
Le, X. Q. (2013). Fostering Learner Autonomy in Language Learning in Tertiary Education: An Intervention Study of University Students in Hochiminh City, Vietnam. Ph.D. thesis, Nottingham University.
Le, T.N. A. (2019). EFL Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions and Practices regarding Learner Autonomy: An Exploratory Study at a Vietnamese University in The Mekong Delta. Ph.D. thesis, Univeristy of Foreign Languages - Hue University.
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Linton, D. L., Farmer, J. K., & Peterson, E. (2014). Is peer interaction necessary for optimal active learning? CBE Life Sciences Education, 13(2), 243-252. http://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.13-10-0201.
Little, D. (2000). Learner autonomy and human interdependence: Some theoretical and practical consequences of a social-interactive view of cognition, learning and language. In Sinclair, B., McGrath, I., & Lamb, T.(Eds.). Learner autonomy, teacher autonomy: Future directions (p. 15-23). Longman/Pearson Education.
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Lynch, J. K., & Orr, A. M. (2016). Using group roles to promote autonomy in the university classroom. Journal of Teacher Action Research, 2(2), 114-127.
Keuk, N. C., & Heng, V. (2016). Cambodian ELT teachers’ beliefs and practices regarding language learner autonomy. In Barnard, R. & Li, J. (Eds.). Language Learner Autonomy: Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices in Asian Contexts (p. 62-78). Cambodia: IDP Education (Cambodia) Ltd.
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Oxford, R. L. (2003). Toward a more systematic model of L2 learner autonomy. In
Palfreyman, D. & Smith, R. C. (Eds.). Learner autonomy across cultures: Language
education perspectives (p. 75-91). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Scager, K., Boonstra, J., Peeters, T., Vulperhorst, J., & Wiegant, F. (2016). Collaborative learning in higher education: Evoking positive interdependence. CBE Life Sciences Education, 15(4), 1-9. doi: 10.1187/cbe.16-07-0219.
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Tuan, D. M. (2021). Learner autonomy in English language learning: Vietnamese EFL students’ perceptions and practices. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 11(2), 307-317. https://doi.org/10.17509/ijal.v11i2.29605.
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