Promoting Independent Learning Strategies for Supporting EFL Working Learners

Duwila, Shanty Anugerah Yuni Puspita Sari Duwila (2016) Promoting Independent Learning Strategies for Supporting EFL Working Learners. In: ..

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Abstract

A number of working learners increase significantly today. Most of employed learners explain that their main reason for working is to pay tuition and living expenses. On average, working learners spend almost 9 hours a day working while enrolled. It means that students spend more hours for working rather than studying. The state has affected on various aspects of their study especially on the process of teaching and learning. This issue becomes a concern to find out a teaching learning strategy suitable for working learners. Promoting independent learning for EFL working learners is considered to be one of the alternative ways to assist employed learners comprehending materials. This paper outlines a frame work of independent learning in the context of important issues such as student-teacher roles, the role of information and communications technology (ICT), and student's internal factors in teaching and learning for working learners. This paper also elaborates the impacts of independent learning for working students.

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