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 …

The term learner autonomy has been generally defined as a developing capacity on the part
of learners to accept responsibility for their learning. Teachers who aim to promote a learner …

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 …

It is generally agreed that language learner autonomy is a matter of learner control and
selfdirection. Most discussion assumes that the crucial distinction is between non …

The idea of autonomy in language learning is often represented as a radically learner-
centred idea. It has evolved over the past thirty years or so, however, within a literature …

The first part of this article explores the concept of learner autonomy from the perspective of
a social-interactive view of learning. The second part elaborates three fundamental …

Given that learner autonomy is widely considered to be one of the important goals in
language education (Little, 1999b), within this academic field there is evidence of increasing …

In one of the earliest works referring to 'learner autonomy', Holec (1981: 3) describes it as
“the ability to take charge of one's own learning”. The concept of learner autonomy …

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 …

Despite a shift in the field of learner autonomy towards a consideration of the role of the
teacher and ways in which learner autonomy is bound up not only with the learners' but also …