Study on the Intricacies of Teacher and Learner Agency in Foreign Language Instruction
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teacher agency, learner agency, English teaching and learning
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Language instruction has always revolved around the idea of agency. Learner agency has been significantly impacted by the educational objective that students become capable of independent learning. Learner agency is the term used to describe students’ deliberate efforts to learn as opposed to the demands placed on them by their teachers, the curriculum, and other factors. The majority of schools in our traditional teaching mode typically use a one-size-fits-all strategy to accommodate groupings of students. Many students either became passive or felt disenfranchised. Examining the topic of agency is crucial in light of the ongoing demand to improve students’ independent learning and teachers’ ability to take charge of their instruction. By examining the elements of teachers’ and students’ agentic systems, this paper seeks to advance a more comprehensive understanding of agency. In order to help instructors and students become more proficient in teaching and learning English, this study also aims to investigate the intricate aspects of learner and teacher agency, which present a challenge for educational theory.
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Gong, T. (2025). Study on the Intricacies of Teacher and Learner Agency in Foreign Language Instruction. Journal of Language, Culture and Education, 2(6), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.70267/jlce.2025.v2n6.0107