Investigating the Effects of Humanistic Elements of the Classroom Environments on Learners’ EFL Learning Development in Shahrekord

Journal of Teaching English Lnaguage Studies

مقاله 7، دوره 7، شماره 2، اسفند 2018، صفحه 108-130   

نویسندگان

Esmail Hosseini^{* 1}؛ Mona Shahbazi²

¹Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch English Department

²Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch, English Department

چکیده

With the emergence of learner-centered approaches to teaching, the importance of learner
autonomy becomes more and more evident. In addition, there are many of elements in
English teaching/learning environments that may affect the EFL language learner's
autonomous learning. Thus, this study was conducted, aiming to find out the extent to
which students think the autonomy of the learner is affected by the elements of both
teacher's teaching and learner's learning in the teaching of English to the high-schoolaged
students. The data of the study were collected by questionnaires, after which the
data were analyzed quantitatively. The results showed that high school students
experienced an environment of English teaching/learning in the language centers, in
which they have gained rather frequently their autonomous learning. Also the findings
revealed that open discussion, classroom partnership and reflection of teaching/learning
methods ensure that the development of the learner's autonomy is supported in
teaching/learning process sufficiently.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Teacher's Teaching؛ Learner's Learning؛ Humanistic Elements؛ EFL Learning Development

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