Raising Teachers’ Awareness of Learner Autonomy: Implications for the Ukrainian Higher Education

Abstract

This study is intended to attract attention to the problem of implementation of the construct of learner autonomy into the system of higher education in Ukraine. Although the concept of learner autonomy has a long tradition in the European educational systems, it is still in the process of its formation in Ukraine due to certain cultural and historical factors that defined the development of the Ukrainian society for the last century. Therefore, the research is concerned with the investigation of the current level of teachers' awareness and skills to enhance learner autonomy taking into account its socio-political prerequisites. The data for the study are obtained from the questionnaires filled by 167 Ukrainian university students of the 1 st -4 th years of study majoring in translation at the

Enhancing English Language Learning In Tertiary Education Through Blended Approaches: A Bangladesh Perspective

“…The continuation of antiquated practices in language instruction at the university level posed obstacles and difficulties in encouraging students' autonomy [20]. Similarly, a study states that assessment and evaluation are "integral components" of English language instruction in Bangladeshi universities.…”