Practical applications of Postmodern Theory for promoting learnerautonomy in a foundation studies program后现代理论对促进学习者的实际应用 基础研究课程中的自主性

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1、ProceedingsoftheIndependentLearningConfernce2003Published20September2004PracticalapplicationsofPostmodernTheoryforpromotinglearnerautonomyinafoundationstudiesprogramBrianCurtisIntroductionInhis1986treatiseentitledThePostmodernCondition,Jean-FrancoisLyotardfamouslydescribesp

2、ostmodernityasanincredulitytowardmetanarratives.Thisdescriptionillustratesthekindoffetishismwithwhichculturalstudiestheoristshavealwayslatchedontobuzzwords.Butitisthetellingsubtitleofthissamebook-AReportonKnowledge-thathintsatsomeofthesharedconceptsbetweentheoriesofpostmode

3、rnityandindependentlearning.Thispaperillustratesthat,whilepostmodernitymayeschewmetanarrativity,itundeniablyembracestheconceptofmetacognition.Whilenoticingmaybeabuzzwordamongthelearner-autonomyset,ithasdistinctcorollarieswithinthejargonyworldofpostmoderntheory.Othertermsand

4、conceptssuchasdeconstruction,self-reference,agencyandevenFoucault'sdiscourseondiscourse,allpointtocommonbondsbetweenthetheoryofpostmodernityandthetheoryandpracticeoffacilitatinglearninginauniversitypreparationenvironment.Thispapernotonlyhighlightssomeofthecommonalitiesbetwe

5、enthetwofields,butitalsoproposessomewaysinwhichthedisciplinescanbecombinedandappliedinanindependentlanguagelearningsetting.Everyyear,thousandsofoverseasstudentspourintoAustraliaandNewZealandwiththehopesofimprovingtheirEnglishandsecuringaplaceinaninternationaluniversity.Atth

6、esametime,thousandsofnativeEnglishspeakingstudentscrowdintothepopularlecturesandtutorialsofthecontemporaryEnglishliteratureprogramsinthesameuniversities.ItisapeculiarphenomenonthatthereislittlecorrelationbetweenwhatgoesonwithinuniversityEnglishlanguagecentresandEnglishdepar

7、tmentsthroughoutAustralasia.Thoughthesedisciplineshavealanguageincommon,thereisaseeminglyunbridgeablegulfbetweenthemintermsofthetheorythatunderpinsthepracticeofteachingandlearning.WhileintensiveEnglishprogramsandfoundationstudiesprogramsarefocusedonhelpingstudentslearnthesk

8、ills,languageandindependencethattheywillneedattheuniversitylevel,manycontemporaryE