| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 272 pages) : illustrations, graphs |
| Contents |
List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Foreword: R. Smith & N. Aoki -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- Realizing Autonomy: Contradictions in Practice and Context; A. Stewart & K. Irie -- Learner Autonomy for International Students: Evolution of a University JSL Program; T. Ikeda, N. Saito & S. Ieda -- Experimenting with Autonomy: Learners Teaching Learners; C. Wharton -- Introducing a Negotiated Curriculum; P.S. Brown -- Creating Space for Learning: Language Learning Materials and Autonomy; M. Miyahara -- Learner Development Through Listening Strategy Training; J.P. Siegel -- Transformative Learning in Action: Insights from the Practice of Journal Writing; C. Hayashi -- Scaffolding Economics Language and Learning with Case Studies; C. Rundle -- The Truth of the Tale: Reconceptualizing Authority in Content-Based Teaching; M. Robertson -- Creating a Writing Center: Autonomy, Interdependence, and Empowerment; P. Cassidy, S. Gillespie, G.P. Glasgow, Y. Kobayashi & J. Roloff -- Who, What, How? Autonomy and English Through Drama; S. Fraser -- Positive Interdependence for Teacher and Learner Autonomy: The Case of the CARTA Program; H. Kojima -- Parallel Blogging: Explorations in Teacher and Learner Autonomy; D. Elliott -- 'Nothing to Worry About': Anxiety-reduction Strategies in Harry Potter's Class and Mine; N. Harada -- Responding to Video Journals: Rethinking the Role of Feedback for Learner Autonomy; C. Skeates -- Listen to Students' Stories: Promoting Learner Autonomy through Out-of-Class Listening Activities; F. Murase -- Practical Frustration Busters for Learner and Teacher Autonomy; N. Graves & S. Vye -- Afterword: Dogme for Beginners: The Autonomy of the Group; S. Thornbury -- Index |
| Summary |
Learner autonomy has become a buzz word in language education around the world, but realizing the ideal of autonomy in practice remains fraught with difficulties and contradictions. Realizing Autonomy: Practice and Reflection in Language Education Contexts is a brave new volume by practitioners in the field who look squarely at the contradictions inherent in the autonomy-fostering practices they bring to their classrooms. € - What kind of structures do we need to put in place to facilitate learner autonomy? - Does learner interdependence really lessen dependence on the teacher and lead to individual independence? - As teachers, should we be trying to change contexts of learning or should we aim instead to change our learners? Sixteen chapters offer clear and insightful descriptions of and critical reflection on innovative practices involving curriculum and syllabus, strategies and scaffolding, collaborative learning and overcoming obstacles to autonomy in a range of educational contexts in Japan |
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching.
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Learner autonomy.
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Second language acquisition.
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Education, Bilingual.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics.
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EDUCATION -- Bilingual Education.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Translating & Interpreting.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Study & Teaching.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Japanese.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- General.
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Education, Bilingual
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching
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Learner autonomy
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Second language acquisition
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Fremdsprachenunterricht
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Selbstgesteuertes Lernen
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Irie, Kay, 1966-
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Stewart, Alison, 1961-
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| ISBN |
9780230358485 |
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0230358489 |
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