The central theme of this dissertation is development of learner autonomy and how
teachers in Slovenian primary schools encourage it.
The first part of the dissertation presents and explains what learner autonomy is, the factors
important for its development, and other significant concepts connected to it. The theory of
learner autonomy is then related to the context of distance learning that we were able to
observe this year, during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
The second part presents an analysis and discussion based on the results of interviews
conducted with primary school English teachers and questionnaires that were given to
primary school students.
The results show that teachers use many activities that promote the development of learner
autonomy. The research showed that in distant teaching the main factors that influence the
development of learner autonomy are quality, attractive and engaging materials, a good
explanation, as well as home environment.
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