Students’ Autonomy in Learning English at Hanoi University of Agriculture under Credit-Based System

Autonomy which is an essential skill during learning process helps students acquire the knowledge more easily, which in turn triggers the learning effectiveness. Autonomy in English learning plays a much more crucial role. This paper aims to seek for form of learning, time, location and facilities, which support students in autonomy in English study. In addition, we define the causes, which effect to autonomy in English learning. We also define the role of lecturers during students’ learning process by investigating the actual situation at Hanoi University of Agriculture to arrive at recommendations to improve students’ autonomy in English learning effectiveness. Guiding learners to gain the autonomy is considered an important task of lecturers in the process of reforming teaching and learning in tertiary credit-based education. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to gain cooperation among learners-lecturers and school board of managers.