Guidelines for Using Videos to Promote Students' Autonomous Learning Attitudes

Abstract

Teachers can use videos to motivate students with favorable language learning activities. Videos allow students to experience learning regarding the world outside and also provide a sense of being-there to them. When developing students' language proficiency, teachers can employ videos to design tasks requiring students to practice their language skills. Videos can serve as great tools for teachers to promote students' autonomous learning attitudes. This paper aimed to discuss about what autonomous learning is, review the literature on autonomy in language teaching and learning, describe the pedagogical benefits of videos for teaching and learning, and then suggest some guidelines for using videos to promote student’s autonomous learning attitudes.