THE LEVELS OF AUTONOMY IN THE LEARNING OF THE FOREIGN LANGUAGES TEACHER DURING PRESERVICE

Authors

  • Yamila Velázquez Reyes Universidad de Las Tunas
  • Alexander Pérez Suárez Universidad de Las Tunas
  • Jorge Félix Parra Rodríguez Universidad de Las Tunas

Keywords:

autonomy; foreign languages; methodology; autonomy levels; self-access.

Abstract

The development of autonomy has a great meaning to the formation of the students’ reflexive thinking. This research is aimed at finding a solution to the insufficiencies presented in terms of the students’ autonomy which limit the effectiveness of the teaching-learning process of foreign languages. Consequently, there is a proposal of a methodology with a theoretical and an interventive component. The theoretical aspect contains the successive levels of autonomy, with its corresponding features for the learning of foreign languages of the professional of this specialty, what enriches the process taking place during preservice. Regarding the practical contribution, its relevance is in the instrumental component of the methodology, designed by stages with their procedures, where there is a special distinction for the self-access project for the teaching-learning of foreign languages in the referred major.

Author Biographies

Yamila Velázquez Reyes, Universidad de Las Tunas

Licenciada en Educación. Profesora Asistente, con seis años de experiencia. Especializada en Inglés y Francés, labora en el Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras de la Universidad de Las Tunas, Cuba.

Alexander Pérez Suárez, Universidad de Las Tunas

Doctor en Ciencias Pedagógicas y Profesor Titular, con 18 años de experiencia. Especializado en Lengua Inglesa, labora en la Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad de Las Tunas, Cuba.

Jorge Félix Parra Rodríguez, Universidad de Las Tunas

Doctor en Ciencias Pedagógicas y Profesor Titular, con 37 años de experiencia. Especializado en Comunicación Educativa y Dirección Científica, profesor del Grupo de Trabajo de Dirección Científica de la Universidad de Las Tunas, Cuba.

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Published

2016-03-03

How to Cite

Velázquez Reyes, Y. ., Pérez Suárez, A., & Parra Rodríguez, J. F. (2016). THE LEVELS OF AUTONOMY IN THE LEARNING OF THE FOREIGN LANGUAGES TEACHER DURING PRESERVICE. Didáctica Y Educación ISSN 2224-2643, 7(1), 85–96. Retrieved from https://revistas.ult.edu.cu/index.php/didascalia/article/view/458

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