An investigation into learner autonomy of students of General English Program at International School, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Abstract

This study aims at measuring the degree of autonomy of students in General English program at International School, VNU Hanoi. The data were collected by interviewing teachers and through survey questionnaires for students. The findings show that the degree of autonomy varies among the students. Most of them are aware of the importance of setting goals, self-evaluation and do self-study sometimes. They, however, fail to direct and monitor their learning process and work out their ways to achieve their goals due to lack of knowledge about learning strategies, self-monitoring, room for decision-making and there is plenty for teachers to do to help their students become more autonomous in their language learning.