Autonomy in language learning is sometimes presented as a Western concept unsuited to
contexts, such as those in East Asia, which have different educational traditions. This paper …

Although learner autonomy is not yet widely discussed among Japanese teachers of second
languages, the concept will probably become a focus of interest in the decade to come, in …

In this chapter I shall look at some of the theoretical, empirical and practical issues
associated with the concept of learner autonomy. In the first part of the chapter, I shall …

Since the publication of Riley's (1988) seminal paper on the “ethnography of autonomy”, the
discussion on autonomy and culture has tended to focus on the relevance of the …

One concern about introducing an instructional innovation such as autonomous language
learning into the Hong Kong educational environment is that it could be antipathetic to …

This paper reports on a large-scale study on learner autonomy in language learning carried
out with students and English teachers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong …

The concept of learner autonomy is often applied to the process and content of language
learning but not specifically to its intended outcome, the development of proficiency in a …

Concerns regarding the inappropriate transfer of teaching methods and materials from
Western to non-Western contexts have been frequently expressed in ELT circles in recent …

This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book explores the discourses and applications of autonomy and …

In December 1976, a group of language educators gathered at the University of Cambridge
to discuss an idea that was, at the time, largely unheard of in the field of language teaching …