ERIC Number: EJ1468131
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1470-3297
EISSN: EISSN-1470-3300
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Practices "of" and "for" Autonomy in a Pakistani Blended Learning Environment
Abida Ayesha1,2
Innovations in Education and Teaching International, v62 n2 p401-415 2025
Learner Autonomy (LA) was considered irrelevant to Asian educational contexts, at least initially, due to Asian cultural norms characterised by conformity and respect for authority in general. This study seeks to highlight how Pakistani English language teachers and learners are engaging in certain practices of autonomy without consciously aiming for it. Questionnaire and Semi-structured interviews were used as primary tools for data collection for this study involving 150 students and 9 teachers across 3 campuses of a professional education university. Findings of the study show that teachers and learners of a Blended Learning (BL) English Language Communication course switched traditional roles within the class with a sense of shared responsibility and decision making. Learners engaged in a variety of meaningful activities while digital technology was welcomed as a new partner in the learning process and students exhibited increased awareness and evaluation of digital learning resources both inside and outside the class.
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Foreign Countries, Personal Autonomy, Language Teachers, English Teachers, Decision Making, Responsibility, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Influence of Technology, Undergraduate Students, College Second Language Programs
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: 1School of Education, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; 2Department of Modern Languages, Al Zahra College for Women, Muscat, Oman