Autonomy has become a keyword of language policy in education systems around the
world, as the importance of independent learning and new technologies has grown. Now in …

There has been a remarkable growth of interest in the theory and practice of autonomy in
language teaching and learning in recent years. Focusing on work published since the turn …

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

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 …

Learner autonomy is a vibrant and diverse field. In its approximately 40-year history, it has
drawn liberally on theoretical constructs and research methodologies from other disciplines …

Holec (1981) describes autonomy as,“the ability to take charge of one's learning”(cited in
Thanasoulas, 2000). The term autonomy has sparked considerable controversy, inasmuch …

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 …

Abstract Elsa Auerbach (Chapter 7) points out many of the contradictions that are involved
when we say we are committed to increasing learner autonomy in our teaching. As I read the …

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 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 …