What is it?

“Autonomous learning is in some way inborn in human beings. Right from the first days of our lives, each one of us actively participates in learning processes, related both to languages and other skills. We are to some extent autonomous in this, since we turn to the subjects and activities which interest us, and to some extent dependent on our social interaction with those who know more than we do, from whom and with whom we learn. All autonomous learning is also social learning. It impacts on our identity and enables us to grow and evolve”.

Maria Giovanna Tassinari, Director of the Centre for Independent Language Learning – Freie Universität Berlin 6