This article reviews briefly the historical changes in educational psychology in the past 30 years that have made self-regulated learning (SRL) a contemporary popular topic in research and a focus in classroom practic...This article reviews briefly the historical changes in educational psychology in the past 30 years that have made self-regulated learning (SRL) a contemporary popular topic in research and a focus in classroom practices. It also describes how to practise SRL in student-centered English classrooms in three areas: strategic reading and writing, task engagement, and self-assessment. Encompassing various aspects of academic learning, SRL must appeal to language researchers and English teachers who seek to understand how students become adept and independent in their language acquisition and who seek to provide effective interventions in TEFL.展开更多
文摘This article reviews briefly the historical changes in educational psychology in the past 30 years that have made self-regulated learning (SRL) a contemporary popular topic in research and a focus in classroom practices. It also describes how to practise SRL in student-centered English classrooms in three areas: strategic reading and writing, task engagement, and self-assessment. Encompassing various aspects of academic learning, SRL must appeal to language researchers and English teachers who seek to understand how students become adept and independent in their language acquisition and who seek to provide effective interventions in TEFL.
