The Answer is Learner Autonomy: Issues in Language Teaching and Learning. Edited by Anja Burkert, Leni Dam and Christian Ludwig (Autonomous Language Learning Series)  [ Apple |​ ePub | Kindle | Perlego | Print | ​Proquest | Scribd ]

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This volume is the result of the two-day conference on language learner autonomy, “The answer is autonomy: issues in language teaching and learning”, which was held in Graz, Austria in June 2012. Through its 16 chapters plus a foreword by Ema Ushioda, the book explores themes such as the role of technology in autonomous learning environments; language learner autonomy and its demands on the teacher; language learner autonomy and the power of beliefs; new perspectives on (peer) evaluation and assessment, and the role of the institution in everyday classroom practice.
 
Since its original release, this volume has been considered to have made a notable contribution to the field of learner autonomy. Although undoubtedly there have been many changes in circumstances, ideas, and programmes since the original publication of this book in 2013, it has been republished it ‘intact’ in order to offer a true account of the field at the time of the Graz event.

Chapters

Part 1: Introductory Chapters
Part 2: Language Learner Autonomy: Theoretical Considerations
  • Chapter 1: David Little: Learner Autonomy as Discourse: The Role of the Target Language
  • Chapter 2: Carol J. Everhard: Exploring a Model of Autonomy to Live, Learn and Teach by
  • Chapter 3: Stephen Scott Brewer: Inquiring into theNature of Beliefs: Implications for Learner Autonomy Reflection and Practice
  • Chapter 4: Dietmar Tatzl: Systemic Autonomy as an Educational Factor for Learners and Teachers​

Part 3: Language Learner Autonomy in Practice
  • Chapter 5: Leni Dam: How to Engage Learners in Authentic Target Language Use: Examples from an Autonomy Classroom
  • Chapter 6: Lienhard Legenhausen: The Development of a Dyslexic Learner in the Autonomy Classroom: A Case Study 
  • Chapter 7: Christian Ludwig: Using Textbooks in Developing Learner Autonomy: Contradictio in Adjecto? 

Part 4: Language Learner Autonomy at Tertiary Level
  • Chapter 8: Anja Burkert: Supporting Learner Autonomy in the University Classroom: A Personal Account
  • Chapter 9: Gerhild Janser-Munro & Tanja Psonder: The Implementation of Aspects of Learner Autonomy in Technical English Courses
  • Chapter 10: Carol J. Everhard: Tiptoeing through the TULIPS: Aiming for Autonomy through Assessment in EFL ​Higher Education
  • Chapter 11: Ruth Wilkinson: Group Tutorials: the ‘Missing Link’ in my own Learner Autonomy Journey 
  • Chapter 12: Anita Töchterle: Learner Autonomy and its Demands on the Teacher

Part 5: Language Learner Autonomy and Technology 
  • Chapter 13: Ulrich Pichler: The Development of a Digital European Language Portfolio! ACLC’s Digital European Language 
  • Chapter 14: Maria Pree: Learner Autonomy Powered by Moodle – Do Language Students really Want it?
  • Chapter 15: Maria De Santo & Luisa Boardman: Promoting Autonomous Language Learning in Online Environments

Part 6: Conclusions 
  • Chapter 16: Conclusions by Anja Burkert, Leni Dam, and Christian Ludwig​

Publication details

Publication date: 2019 (originally published in 2013 as an ebook by IATEFL)
Ebook, $9.99 [Available from Amazon Kindle, Apple, Kobo and other ebook stores]
Print book, 296 pages, $29.99 [Available from Amazon and other online booksellers]
Series: Autonomous Language Learning
ISBN (ebook): 9780463651179
ISBN (print): 9781091022294
DOI: http://doi.org/10.47908/9
Series editor: Jo Mynard
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