Investigating Teachers’ Activities in Developing English-majored Students’ Autonomy at Universities in the Mekong Delta

Abstract

English learners’ autonomy plays an integral role in developing lifelong learning skills for college students in the country's development and international integration. Improving learners’ autonomy requires many efforts not only from students but also from the teachers. The research was conducted in the Mekong Delta with the participation of 75 English teachers teaching at Can Tho university, Dong Thap university, Kien Giang university, and Kien Giang college to investigate activities the teachers use to develop learners’ autonomy. The result reveals that the teachers usually encourage students, and create interactive activities to help students develop autonomy, and the teachers indicate that these activities effectively affect students’ autonomy development. The research also shows that learning techniques and challenging task delivery are not frequently taken into consideration.