Realizing Autonomy [electronic resource] : Practice and Reflection in Language Education Contexts /
Irie, Kay.author.
Stewart, Alison.author.
Realizing Autonomy: Practice and Reflection in Language Education Contexts presents critical practitioner research into innovative approaches to language learner autonomy. Writing about experiences in a range of widely differing contexts, the authors offer fresh insights and perspectives on the challenges and contradictions of learner autonomy.
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Notes on Contributors; 1 Realizing Autonomy: Contradictions in Practice and Context; Part I Goals and Frameworks; 2 Learner Autonomy for International Students: Evolution of a University JSL Program; 3 Experimenting with Autonomy: Learners Teaching Learners; 4 Introducing a Negotiated Curriculum; 5 Creating Space for Learning: Language Learning Materials and Autonomy; Part II Strategies and Scaffolding; 6 Learner Development Through Listening Strategy Training
7 Transformative Learning in Action: Insights from the Practice of Journal Writing8 Scaffolding Economics Language and Learning with Case Studies; 9 The Truth of the Tale: Reconceptualizing Authority in Content-Based Teaching; Part III Collaborative Learning; 10 Creating a Writing Center: Autonomy, Interdependence, and Identity; 11 Who, What, How? Autonomy and English through Drama; 12 Positive Interdependence for Teacher and Learner Autonomy: The Case of the CARTA Program; 13 Parallel Blogging: Explorations in Teacher and Learner Autonomy; Part IV Problems and Possibilities
14 "Nothing to Worry About": Anxiety-reduction Strategies in Harry Potter's Class and Mine15 Responding to Video Journals: Rethinking the Role of Feedback for Learner Autonomy; 16 Listen to Students' Stories: Promoting Learner Autonomy through Out-of-Class Listening Activities; 17 Practical Frustration Busters for Learner and Teacher Autonomy; Afterword: Dogme for Beginners - The Autonomy of the Group; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Realizing Autonomy: Practice and Reflection in Language Education Contexts presents critical practitioner research into innovative approaches to language learner autonomy. Writing about experiences in a range of widely differing contexts, the authors offer fresh insights and perspectives on the challenges and contradictions of learner autonomy.
Language and languages-Study and teaching.
Linguistics.
Language and education.
Literature.
Japanese language.
Literature-Translations.
Language Teaching.
Linguistics, general.
Language Education.
Literature, general.
Japanese.
Translation Studies.