DECLARATION                                                                                                    v TABLE OF CONTNETS                                                                                       vi LIST OF TABLES                                                                                                  vii ABSTARCT                                                                                                            xi CHAPTER ONE: Introduction                                                                                 1 1.1 Background and purpose                                                                                 1 1.2 Statement of the problem                                                                                4 1.3 Research questions                                                                                          5 1.4 Research hypotheses                                                                                       5 1.5 Significance of the study                                                                                6 1.6 (De)Limitations of the study                                                                          8 1.7 Definition of  Key Terms                                                                               9 1.7.1 Learner autonomy                                                                            9 1.7.2 Project works                                                                                  10 CHAPTER TWO: Review of Literature                                                                11    2.1. Theoretical Background & Concepts                                                           11 2.1 Overview                                                                                                     32 CHAPTER THREE: Methodology                                                                       34 3.1 Overview                                                                                                     34 3.2 Participants and setting                                                                                  34 3.3 Instrumentation                                                                                              34  3.3.1. Power points                                                                                    36  3.3.2. Students’ logbooks                                                                                      38 3.3.3. Posters and wall newspapers                                                                      40 3.3.4. Preparing brochure or pamphlets                                                                41 3.3.5. Making authentic material for future use in the classroom                        41 3.4 Procedure                                                                                                                   42 3.5 Study design                                                                                                   51 CHAPTER FOUR: Results and Discussions                                                           52 4.1 Overview                                                                                                       64 CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusions                                                                               72 5.1 Overview                                                                                                       72 5.2 Summary of the findings                                                                               73 5.3 Conclusions                                                                                                   74 5.4 Pedagogical implications                                                                               76 5.5. Suggestions for further research                                                                  77 REFERENCES                                                                                                       78 APPENDICES Appendix A  Questionnaire to investigate the Learner autonomy                      85   Appendix B   Interview questions                                                                       88 Appendix  C   Common reference levels                                                                 89 Appendix D  Projects implemented during twelve sessions in brief                   92