Education and Reform to reach autonomous learners: Between Reality and Myth

In this paper, we questioned whether a link exists between: education, reform and learner autonomy. We aim at raising awareness about why do educational reforms seem to fail when put into practice, taking the Algerian LMD reform as a case. We used online journals to collect qualitative data from twelve advanced EFL students (Master I and Master II). Through the six open- ended items, we employed a thematic analysis of the content. Results showed that most of the participants still find educational reforms non suitable and do not reflect administrative practices. Autonomy in our learners is still unachieved although the reform highlights it. We ended the work with a trial to suggest elements that make up the concept of reform from our own conception.