Synthetic Cognitive Apprenticeship Model – Possible Way to Enhance Students’ Metacognitive Skills

Abstract

The article presents the kaleidoscopic view on the concept of metacognition. There are a lot of implications showing the link between metacognitive skills, learning and teaching. Metacognitive skills such as self-direction, self-evaluation, and self-control, as well as orientation, planning, monitoring, testing, diagnosing, repairing, evaluation and reflection play an important role in facilitating the process of transition from teacher-centered environment to autonomous foreign language studies. Synthetic Cognitive Apprenticeship m odel is suggested as possible way to help students enhance their metacognitive skills thus becoming more prepared for autonomous foreign language studies.