China's open-door policy to the West has created a great
demand for Chinese speakers of English. But the existing
formal language institutions are far from enough to meet
such a great need. Consequently, large numbers of people
will have to learn English by themselves, self-directed to
different extents, depending on the facilities available
to them. There are also large numbers of potential selfdirected
learners who do not yet know where to start and
how to tackle the task.
Self-directed learning, either of English or of other
subjects, has always played an important role in China as
an alternative form of education. There have been many
successful self-directed learners who have made remarkable
contributions to the country in different fields.
However, self-directed learning of English on a large
scale is still a relatively new phenomenon. Some proper
guidance and the learners' awareness of the likely
difficult areas will make the learning both more effective
and more efficient.
This study will attempt to examine the gradual change from
teacher-centred teaching and learning to learner-centred
teaching and learning and the development of self-directed
learning. Then the study will try to provide information
on some of the self-directed learning programmes of interest
to Chinese learners. Afterwards, the study will examine the
basic needs and characteristics of Chinese self-directed
learners. The greater part of this study will be devoted to
the likely areas of difficulty of self-directed learners in
China and some possible ways to solve them. The last part
will deal with study skills in self-directed learning and
use of resources available.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/218778 |
| Date | January 1984 |
| Creators | Baoyi, Zheng, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Zheng Baoyi |
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