Synopses & Reviews
DAVID PALFREYMAN is based at Zayed University, Dubai, contributing to ESOL-related programs in the English Language Centre and academic development in the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Assessment.
RICHARD C. SMITH lectures in ELT/Applied Linguistics in the Centre for English Language Teacher Education, University of Warwick.
Synopsis
What does 'autonomy' mean within language learning? Should it be enhanced within national, institutional or small group culture and, if so, how can that be done? A variety of new theoretical perspectives are here firmly anchored in research data from projects worldwide. By foregrounding cultural issues and thus explicitly addressing the concerns of many educators on the appropriateness and feasibility of developing learner autonomy in practice, this book fills a gap in the literature and offers practical benefits to language teachers.
About the Author
David Palfreyman is based at Zayed University, Dubai.
Richard C. Smith lectures in ELT/Applied Linguistics in the Centre for English Language Teacher Education, University of Warwick.
Table of Contents
Preface * Introduction: Culture and Learner Autonomy;
D.Palfreyman * PART I: AUTONOMOUS LEARNERS * Becoming Autonomous in an Asian Context;
P.Benson,
A.Chik &
H-Y.Lim * Changes in Chinese students' Strategy Use After Arrival in the UK:
X.Gao * Learner Autonomy as Agency in Sociocultural Settings;
K.Toohey &
B.Norton * PART II: THEORETICAL PERSEPCTIVES * Toward a More Systematic Model of L2 Learner Autonomy;
R.Oxford * Self-access as Access to 'Self';
P.Riley * Social Autonomy;
A.Holliday * PART III: PRACTICAL INTERVENTIONS * Pedagogy for Autonomy as (Becoming-) Appropriate Methodology;
R.C.Smith * Autonomy in a Resource-poor Setting;
E.A.G.Fonseka * Neither Here Nor There?;
K.Schwienhorst * PART IV: INSTITUTIONS AND TEACHERS * The Representation of Learner Autonomy in Organizational Culture;
D.Palfreyman * Learning Cultures and Counselling;
M.de los A.Clemente * Addressing Constraints on Autonomy in School Contexts;
F.Vieira * Asserting Our Culture;
N.Aoki with
Y.Hamakawa * Postscript: Implications for Language Education;
R.C.Smith * References * Index