Author(s)

Yuqi Yang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of English Language and Culture, Xi'an Fanyi University, Xi'an, China

Corresponding Author

Yuqi Yang

ABSTRACT

In the digital era, the traditional offline and input-oriented teaching model can no longer meet the demands of contemporary English education. Innovation and transformation of the teaching paradigm are thus imperative. The integration of technology into education has transformed traditional teaching methods, making online English courses increasingly prevalent. This paper explores the enhancement of learner autonomy and collaboration competency in online English courses through the application of three techniques: blogs, wikis, and virtual worlds, discussing how blogs can foster reflective writing and peer feedback, wikis can support collaborative learning, and virtual worlds like Second Life can provide immersive experiential learning. It also emphasizes the shift in teacher and student roles, where teachers act as managers and facilitators, and learners take greater responsibility for their learning, which represents a new horizon in the digitalization of education, signifying that the philosophy of English education and teaching methods would soon reach a new level.

KEYWORDS

Online Language Learning, Learners' Autonomy, English Education

CITE THIS PAPER

Yuqi Yang, The Enhancement of Learners' Autonomy and Collaboration Competency in Online English Courses. Applied & Educational Psychology (2025) Vol. 6: 151-155. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2025.060220.

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