Learner’s agency in the context of Complex Dynamic System of Second Language Acquisition

Abstract

In the context of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) in the 21st century not only is the improvement of cognitive, affective and psychomotoric skills of significance, but the ones of conative skills as agentive adaptability are similarly important. The aim of the study is to clarify the two cornerstones of agentive adaptability such as self-efficacy and self-regulation, and it also defines the notions of personal, collaborative and collective agency respectively. Furthermore, it provides details about the main features of personal agency, that are the notions of intentionality, forethought, self-reactiveness and self-reflectiveness. The study is also seeking the answer to how Second Language Acquisition (SLA) can be imbedded in the frameworks of Complex Dynamic System (CDS), what features it possesses and what methods might lead to the enhancement of learner’s agency and well-being in the mechanisms of co-evolution and co-adaptation. Finally, it invites all the professionals in SLA to try and test the classroom practices provided to enhance learner’s agency.