To enhance teachers’ capacity in planning and implementing self-directed learning
To improve students’ ownership of learning
To equip students with self-management and self-monitoring capabilities
To provide opportunities for students to apply their learning in new contexts
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Design of the project
Building on the existing school-based curriculum, the English teachers have launched a project on self-directed learning since the school year 2012/13. Data was collected to identify students’ needs. A task-based framework was used to revamp or design units of work.