Introduction by Christian Ludwig, Maria Giovanna Tassinari, Adelina Ruiz Guerrero, and Kazuko Nagao.
Abstract
In the introduction, the editors begin with an overview of the multilingual event that resulted in this collection of papers, the Independent Learning Association Conference 2021, organized in Mexico and held online. The editors comment that the event covered a variety of topics related to developing learner autonomy in language learning which led to a fruitful exchange of new ideas and best practices. The volume continues the dialogue that began during the conference and contains chapters in both English and Spanish, representing ideas from different linguistic, cultural, political, and educational contexts. This chapter gives an overview of all 16 chapters, four plenary talks, and 12 general papers dealing with a range of topics, including teacher and advisor training, advising, and autonomous practices such as online learning in traditional classrooms as well as self-access language centres.
About the Contributors
Christian Ludwig (PhD) is currently Visiting Professor of Teaching English as a Foreign Language at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. His research interests include, among others, learner autonomy, teaching literature, graphic novels, and moving images. He is the coordinator of the IATEFL Scholarship committee.
Maria Giovanna Tassinari (PhD) is Director of the self-access centre at the Language Centre of the Freie Universität Berlin. She is Joint Coordinator of the Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group (LASIG) of IATEFL, and an active member of several international networks. She is interested in autonomous language learning, advising, emotions and feelings in language learning and advising.
Adelina Ruiz Guerrero (PhD) is in charge of the Language Hub, the self-access centre at ITESO, Jesuit University of Guadalajara, Mexico. She coordinates the Diploma Course in Advising for Autonomous Learning. Her research interests are learner and teacher autonomy, self-access learning, Ignatian pedagogy and Ignatian Style Accompanying (acompañamiento Ignaciano).
Kazuko Nagao (MA) es actualmente profesora asociada de tiempo completo de la Universidad Hirosaki de Japón. Ha sido asesora de la mediateca y profesora de japonés, de la licenciatura en lingüística aplicada y formación de profesores de la de la Escuela Nacional de Lenguas, Lingüística y Traducción de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Su área de interés es el desarrollo de competencias en teletándem enfocado a la autonomía, colaboración y comunicación intercultural.
Citation
Ludwig. C., Tassinari, M. G., Ruiz Guerrero, A., & Nagao, K. (2023). Introduction. In C. Ludwig, M. G. Tassinari, A. Ruiz Guerrero, & K. Nagao (Eds.), Developing learner autonomy in foreign language learning: Papers from the Independent Learning Association Conference, Mexico, June 2021 (pp. 7–16). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/29/i
In the introduction, the editors begin with an overview of the multilingual event that resulted in this collection of papers, the Independent Learning Association Conference 2021, organized in Mexico and held online. The editors comment that the event covered a variety of topics related to developing learner autonomy in language learning which led to a fruitful exchange of new ideas and best practices. The volume continues the dialogue that began during the conference and contains chapters in both English and Spanish, representing ideas from different linguistic, cultural, political, and educational contexts. This chapter gives an overview of all 16 chapters, four plenary talks, and 12 general papers dealing with a range of topics, including teacher and advisor training, advising, and autonomous practices such as online learning in traditional classrooms as well as self-access language centres.
About the Contributors
Christian Ludwig (PhD) is currently Visiting Professor of Teaching English as a Foreign Language at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. His research interests include, among others, learner autonomy, teaching literature, graphic novels, and moving images. He is the coordinator of the IATEFL Scholarship committee.
Maria Giovanna Tassinari (PhD) is Director of the self-access centre at the Language Centre of the Freie Universität Berlin. She is Joint Coordinator of the Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group (LASIG) of IATEFL, and an active member of several international networks. She is interested in autonomous language learning, advising, emotions and feelings in language learning and advising.
Adelina Ruiz Guerrero (PhD) is in charge of the Language Hub, the self-access centre at ITESO, Jesuit University of Guadalajara, Mexico. She coordinates the Diploma Course in Advising for Autonomous Learning. Her research interests are learner and teacher autonomy, self-access learning, Ignatian pedagogy and Ignatian Style Accompanying (acompañamiento Ignaciano).
Kazuko Nagao (MA) es actualmente profesora asociada de tiempo completo de la Universidad Hirosaki de Japón. Ha sido asesora de la mediateca y profesora de japonés, de la licenciatura en lingüística aplicada y formación de profesores de la de la Escuela Nacional de Lenguas, Lingüística y Traducción de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Su área de interés es el desarrollo de competencias en teletándem enfocado a la autonomía, colaboración y comunicación intercultural.
Citation
Ludwig. C., Tassinari, M. G., Ruiz Guerrero, A., & Nagao, K. (2023). Introduction. In C. Ludwig, M. G. Tassinari, A. Ruiz Guerrero, & K. Nagao (Eds.), Developing learner autonomy in foreign language learning: Papers from the Independent Learning Association Conference, Mexico, June 2021 (pp. 7–16). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/29/i
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Title: Developing learner autonomy in foreign language learning: Papers from the Independent Learning Association Conference, Mexico
Editors: Christian Ludwig, Maria Giovanna Tassinari, Adelina Ruiz Guerrero, and Kazuko Nagao
Publication date: December 2023
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Title: Developing learner autonomy in foreign language learning: Papers from the Independent Learning Association Conference, Mexico
Editors: Christian Ludwig, Maria Giovanna Tassinari, Adelina Ruiz Guerrero, and Kazuko Nagao
Publication date: December 2023
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