What term describes the classroom process organized by the teacher to prepare learners for moves towards learner autonomy?

• A. Learner Training
• B. Linear Syllabus
• C. Linguistic Competence
• D. Local Errors

Answer: (A)

Learner autonomy is developed through deliberate learner training, a classroom process where the teacher explicitly equips students with strategies for learning, self-monitoring, goal setting, and the use of resources. This training helps students move from relying on the teacher to taking responsibility for planning, selecting tasks, and evaluating progress. Activities might include teaching students how to set SMART goals, choose appropriate learning tasks, keep a learning diary, reflect on what strategies work, and use dictionaries or online resources effectively. By practicing these strategies in guided steps, learners gradually gain control over their own learning and can apply what they learn to new tasks independently. This makes learner training the best fit for describing the process described in the question. Other terms don’t describe this process: a linear syllabus is about content sequencing, linguistic competence is about language ability, and local errors refer to error patterns observed in speech.