I found both the book chapters and the article to be very helpful in explaining the different tools and processes that can be used to better develop my skills as an autonomous learner. However, between the two, I thought the article presented information that was much more applicable. Since a young age, I have always considered myself an independent and self-sufficient learner. However, after reading over the article entitled ”What is Learner Autonomy and How Can it be Fostered” by Dimitrios Thanasoulas, I realized that this is the first class I have ever taken throughout my 22 years of education in which I will be completely teaching myself; an intimidating thought if you ask me.
The most useful aspect of the article was the skills and tactics it mentioned to promote learner autonomy. Throughout this whole process, I know there are going to be times when I am going to become frustrated and want to give up; after all, learning an entirely new language is never easy. However, the article mentioned that both diaries and evaluation sheets can be very useful, and I could not agree more. A diary will allow me to plan and actually monitor my progress with learning Hebrew. It will be a constructive way for me to see changes I need to make or problems that I may be having. It will also be great to be able to look at my diary at the end of the year and see how much I have improved, from starting out not knowing any Hebrew to hopefully being able to learn enough to actually be able to converse with others!
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