Doctor of philosophy thesis in Theory and methodology of English language teaching: EFL teachers’ and students’ perceptions and practices regarding learner autonomy: An exploratory study at a vietnamese university in the Mekong delta

The present study sets out with three main aims. First, it aims to understand how Vietnamese EFL teachers perceive LA and express it in their teaching practice. Second, it explores students’ understanding of LA and the ways they learn English autonomously. Lastly, it investigates the relationship between the EFL teachers’ and the EFL students’ perceptions and practices of LA.