Dalton Plan in ELT : the role of teacher and the role of student

Abstract

The main aim of this thesis is to develop awareness of the Dalton plan and its influence on the development of learner autonomy and communicative competence in ELT. It is suggested how the conditions in Dalton lessons affect the development of language skills, language subskills and different parts of communicative competence. This paper is also concerned with the influence of teacher roles and organisational forms on the development of learner autonomy and communicative competence.