This chapter illustrates different levels at which learner autonomy can be worked towards,
from relatively superficial awareness raising through to complete autonomy where learners …

Learner autonomy may have special relevance now in developing countries, where a
dissonance often exists between what formal education offers and what many learners want …

This chapter explores the meaning and experiences of autonomy in the language
classroom. It concerns the existential position of individual autonomy virtually regardless of …

What is the role of the teacher in developing learner autonomy? The limited research in this
area is seldom situated in theory and often based on self-reported data. This study is …

In this article I describe some key stages in the journey that has led me to my present
theoretical view of learner autonomy. My first engagement with the concept of learner …

TAKING CONTROL: Autonomy in Language Learning focuses on an area of language
learning and teaching that is currently receiving an increasing amount of attention. The …

To me autonomy is about people taking more control over their lives-individually and
collectively. Autonomy in learning is about people taking more control over their learning in …

Learner autonomy is essentially a matter of the learner's psychological relation to the
process and content of learning. We recognise it in a wide variety of behaviours as a …

Learner autonomy in foreign language teaching and learning has been a favourite topic for
a long time. Since the beginning of the millennium year, there have been lots of studies to …

Second language (L2) learning in the 21st century, perhaps more than in the last, will see
shifting perspectives, priorities and tendencies. Whereas the late 20th century saw the rise to …