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ABSTRACT

Received 20 Jan 2017
Revised 30 Jun 2017

Accepted 31 Oct 2017

This paper aims to report the impact of project work in teaching English language skills on the learner autonomy of students in an English Language Teacher Education program. Fifty English teaching-majored second-year students in project work over two semesters. Two instruments employed to assess their learner autonomy include a self-assessment questionnaire and two group interviews. The results showed that the students gained a higher degree of learner autonomy after participating in project work. However, the gain was largely due to increased self-decisions on learning. Other aspects of learner autonomy such as self-regulated learning actions, self-responsibility, and attitudes to social interaction remained unchanged.

Keywords

learner autonomy, project, project-based learning, self-regulated learning

Cited as: Loi, N.V., 2017. Promoting learner autonomy: Lesson from using project work as a supplement in English skills courses. Can Tho University Journal of Science. 7: 118-125.