Learner Autonomy and Tandem Learning: Putting Principles into Practice in Synchronous and Asynchronous Telecommunications Environments. Computer Assisted Language Learning. (Schwienhorst, 2003)
In his paper, he mentions three different perspectives to learning autonomy.
The first one is "individual-cognitive" perspective which reflection and awareness are paramount to learner's learning progress.
The second one is "social-interactive" perspective which students learn through meaningful interactions with native speakers and peers. In addition, interactions which involve scaffolding and feedback can help learners develop linguistics awareness.
The third one is "experimental-participartory" perspective in which learners are supervised and control during their learning process. It is believed that learners' awareness of language will be raised.
Tandem learning involves two learners' of complementary L1-L2 combinations so that they can learn from each other.
I think with the advance in technology, it is easier for students to meet people from all over the world. They can have more chances to practise using English to communicate with foreigners either orally or in written forms. I personally believe that all three perspectives are very important. The key notions mentioned in these three perspectives do help students in their language learning.
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Actually, I think asynchronous communication is more suitble for students to discussion with each other and share their opinions involving a group of members,since they cannot access to computers or internet all the time.
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