LEARNER TRAINING FOR LEARNER AUTONOMYIN THE CONTEXT OF ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
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Formação do aprendiz; Autonomia; Leitura; Inglês para Fins Acadêmicos.Abstract
This paper discusses ways in which trainingand awareness raising of learning strategies may help students achieve a certain degree of autonomy in their foreign language learning process, more specifically in reading in English. First,some key concepts of Learner Training and Autonomy are introduced, followed by a description of the author’s own experience in teaching a group of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) students in Vitória. Concluding, this paper comments on the process of integrating learner training to the teaching of reading skills in English, stressing its relevance and effectiveness.
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