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Reconstructing Autonomy in Language Education

Inquiry and Innovation

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Editors:
  1. Andrew Barfield

    1. Chuo University, Japan

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  2. Stephen H. Brown

    1. Konan Women’s University, Japan

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction: Reconstructing Learner and Teacher Autonomy in Language Education

    1. Introduction: Reconstructing Learner and Teacher Autonomy in Language Education

      • David Little
      Pages 1-12

  3. Teacher and Learner Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Teacher Development Through Inquiry: Getting Started

      • Flávia Vieira
      Pages 15-29

    3. The Role of Autobiography in Fostering Learning and Reflective Thinking

      • Leena Karlsson, Felicity Kjisik
      Pages 30-42

    4. Tensions in Policy and Practice in Self-directed Learning

      • Akara Akaranithi, Suriyan Panlay
      Pages 43-55

    5. On Democracy and Learner Autonomy in Initial Teacher Education: Guerrilla Warfare?

      • Maria Alfredo Moreira
      Pages 56-70

    6. Responding to Resistance

      • Peter Brown, Richard Smith, Ema Ushioda
      Pages 71-83

    7. Commentary on Part One: Necessary Contradictions … and Beyond

      • Elsa Auerbach
      Pages 84-92

  4. Classroom Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. Nurturing Language Learner Autonomy through Caring Pedagogic Practice

      • Huijuan Shao, Zongjie Wu
      Pages 95-107

    3. Active Learnership in Continuous Self- and Peer-Evaluation

      • Teija Natri
      Pages 108-119

    4. Seeking Autonomy in a Lecture Course

      • Hugh Nicoll
      Pages 120-130

    5. Uses of Adversity: Moving Beyond L2 Learning Crises

      • Rebecca L. Oxford, Yaru Meng, Zhou Yalun, Jiyeun Sung, Rashi Jain
      Pages 131-142

    6. Telling Tales of Transformation

      • Mike Nix
      Pages 143-155

    7. Commentary on Part Two: Narrative, Struggle, Reflection and Autonomy

      • Michael Carroll, Sara Cotterall
      Pages 156-164

  5. Self-access Learning and Teacher Collaboration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Developing Student Support in Self-access Centres

      • Pornapit Darasawang, Wareesiri Singhasiri, Sonthida Keyuravong
      Pages 167-179

    3. Support Structures for Self-access Learning

      • Sarah Toogood, Richard Pemberton
      Pages 180-195

    4. Shifting Sands: Supporting Teachers in Facilitating Independent Learning

      • Jean T. Young, Christoph A. Hafner, Dean W. Fisher
      Pages 196-208
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About this book

This book uses fifteen grounded research projects to explore innovative self-reflexive approaches to autonomy in language education. It emphasizes the multi-voiced and contradictory complexity of pursuing autonomy in language education and includes commentary chapters to help readers engage with key issues emerging from the research.

Reviews

'[This collection] presents much first-hand experience which may provide useful material for reflection. It is without a doubt a major contribution to the field, [...] because it is deeply commited to a social-constructivist appraoch to autonomy.' - David Dixon, The Journal of Language Teaching

Editors and Affiliations

  • Chuo University, Japan

    Andrew Barfield

  • Konan Women’s University, Japan

    Stephen H. Brown

About the editors

AKARA AKARANITHI Chulalongkorn University Language Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand ELSA AUERBACH University of Massachusetts Boston, USA PETER BROWN Centre for English Language Teacher Education, University of Warwick, UK MICHAEL CARROLL Momoyama Gakuin University, Japan SARA COTTERALL Akita International University, Japan PORNAPIT DARASAWANG King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand DEAN W. FISHER City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China CHRISTOPH A. HAFNER City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China RASHI JAIN University of Maryland, USA SUNG JIYEUN University of Maryland, USA LEENA KARLSSON The University of Helsinki Language Centre, Finland JUDITH KENNEDY Centre for English Language Teacher Education, University of Warwick, UK SONTHIDA KEYURAVONG King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand FELICITY KJISIK The University of Helsinki Language Centre, Finland DAVID LITTLE Trinity College Dublin, Ireland ALAN S. MACKENZIE British Council, Thailand MARIA ALFREDO MOREIRA University of Minho, Portugal TEIJA NATRI University of Jyväskylä Language Centre, Finland HUGH NICOLL Miyazaki Municipal University, Japan MIKE NIX Faculty of Law, Chuo University, Japan REBECCA L. OXFORD University of Maryland, USA SURIYAN PANLAY Chulalongkorn University Language Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand RICHARD PEMBERTON Nottingham University, UK ANNAMARIAPINTER Centre for English Language Teacher Education, University of Warwick, UK HUIJUAN SHAO Zhejiang Normal University, People's Republic of China WAREESIRI SINGHASIRI King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand RICHARD SMITH Centre for English Language Teacher Education, University of Warwick, UK SARAH TOOGOOD Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China KELLEEN TOOHEY Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada EMA USHIODA Centre for English Language Teacher Education, University of Warwick, UK FLÁVIA VIEIRA University of Minho, Portugal ZONGJIE WU Zhejiang University, People's Republic of China ZHOU YALUN University of Maryland, USA MENG YARU Xi'an Jiaotung University, People's Republic of China; and University of Maryland, USA JEAN T. YOUNG City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Reconstructing Autonomy in Language Education

  • Book Subtitle: Inquiry and Innovation

  • Editors: Andrew Barfield, Stephen H. Brown

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230596443

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-00173-2Published: 01 May 2007

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59644-3Published: 01 May 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 264

  • Topics: Language Teaching, Language Education, Linguistics, general

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