Autonomous usage of language skills is the top
of the mountain called “Language Learning”. When we talk about autonomous
listening and speaking we mean an ability to communicate orally with other
people to solve one’s problems and satisfy one’s needs (first with peers, and
then outside the classroom) by means of the language, from ordering a cup of
coffee to discussing work issues with a boss. Learners achieve autonomous
listening and speaking when they are able to do everything, they practiced during their
task-based English classes, without a teacher’s scaffolding and
support.
