Cooperative Learning as a supporting factor in promoting learner’s Autonomy: A Case Study of Third Year Licence Students of English at Abbas Laghrour University
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2021
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UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA
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The idea of autonomy represents a set of skills, a beginning point for self-sufficiency and individual
development. As a result, some educationalists and language teachers dedicate significant emphasis
to self-directed learning, with the help of the teachers’ methods to acquire these skills, to which they
incorporate elements of Cooperative Language Learning (CLL); a successful strategy to make each
group member a stronger individual, students learn together to improve their own performance. The
focus of this study is on autonomous and cooperative learning in a formal language learning setting.
It is a case study that looks into learners' preparedness for independent learning and instructors'
involvement in supporting it in higher education. The study's goal is to determine whether or not
English students at Khenchela University are autonomous in their L2 acquisition. Furthermore, this
study is an effort to contribute to the promotion of learner autonomy and collaborative learning in
Algerian higher education. It is, in reality, an endeavor to raise awareness among instructors and
students about the importance of autonomy and how to incorporate CLL in English learning. To
achieve these goals, 45 hours of observations were conducted, and a questionnaire was distributed to
third-year License English students at Khenchela University. Learners will be more familiar with
the notion of autonomy and collaborative work as a result of this research, and they will be more
conscious of its value in encouraging their learning process. Furthermore, instructors will realize
their critical function in assisting students to be autonomous both inside and outside of the
classroom.