Making Space for Autonomy in Language Learning. Edited by Klaus Schwienhorst and Joy Ramos-Gonzalez
(Autonomous Language Learning Series) [ Apple | Everand | Kindle | ePub | Print | Perlego | Proquest]

This book is the result of the 14th Nordic Conference on Developing Learner Autonomy in Language Learning and Teaching. The event took place at Leibniz Universität Hannover in August 2019. As in the previous Nordic workshops, the aim was to bring together practitioners involved in developing learner autonomy, who took an active role in the procedures. The book showcases theoretical and practical applications to the development of learner autonomy in international contexts.
 
The book contains 

- Details of the event and its participants
- Chapters based on two of the plenary talks, one by Leni Dam (Denmark) and the other by Jo Mynard (Japan)
- Summaries of other talks and posters
- A conference report written by first-time attendee Masako Wakisaka
- Photos from the event
- Personal action plans from several participants
- An overview of previous and upcoming Nordic workshops
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Contents

Contents and title page [PDF]
Preliminaries

• Preface Leni Dam and Lienhard Legenhausen
• Conference program and List of Participants

Plenaries                                                                         

• Making Space for Autonomy in an Institutional Environment: The Past, the Present, and the Future Leni Dam
• Autonomy-Supportive Self-Access Learning: Supporting the Needs of our Students Jo Mynard 

Short Presentations

• Exploring Spaces for Learner and Teacher Autonomy in an Institutionalised Environment Ewa Wapinska
• Peer Observation: Observe and be Observed as Another Enrichment of Learner Autonomy José Luis Vera-Batista and Leslie Bobb Wolff  [sample chapter]
• Examining Learner Autonomy Mediated by Networking Services: A Comparison of Facebook, Nico Nico Douga and Dokusho Meta Yoshio Nakai 
• Looking for the Ideal Classroom to Develop Learner Autonomy Carmen Ansede

Poster Presentations

• Elements of Autonomous Learning in Dansk / Dänisch / Danish Renate Jacob 
• Exploratory Practice in Preservice Teacher Education: A Step towards Autonomy? Katja Heim and Stephan Gabel 
• An Ecology of Autonomy: Stories of Transformational Learning Journeys in ALMS Leena Karlsson and Sandro John Amendolara
• Developing Independent Learners in an Instructed Learning Environment: An Exploratory Practice in an Intermediate Japanese Speaking Class Masako Wakisaka
• Mission-based Leadership and Choice of Teaching Anne Linda Løhre

“Newbie” Conference Report

• First Time Attending the Nordic Workshop on Learner Autonomy Masako Wakisaka 

Pictures of World Café, Presentations and Social Events
Action Plans and Updates
Overview of Previous Nordic Workshops and Their reports
Outlook: The Next Nordic Workshop

Publication details

Publication date: October, 2023 
Ebook, $9.99 [Available from Amazon Kindle, Apple, Kobo and other ebook stores]
Print book, 172 pages, $19.99 [Available from Amazon and other online booksellers]
Series: Autonomous Language Learning
ISBN (ebook): ​9798215725641
ISBN (print): 9798861785938
DOI https://doi.org/10.47908/28
Series editor: Jo Mynard