THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING IN THE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UK

  • O.G. Smolnikova
Keywords: autonomous foreign language learning, “learning to learn”, lifelong learning, self-access centers

Abstract

The article highlights trends in the development of the concept of autonomous foreign language learning in higher educational institutions in the UK. Author marked the need to “learning to learn” for future specialist in lifelong learning. The author identified three stages of development of the studied concept and proposed definition of the term “autonomous language learning” in higher education. Attention is focused on changing of interaction between subjects of study.

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Published
2016-06-30
Pages
22-26
Section
СЕКЦІЯ 1 МЕТОДОЛОГІЯ ТА ІСТОРІЯ ПЕДАГОГІКИ