Reconstructing Autonomy in Language Education: Inquiry and Innovation

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction: Reconstructing Learner and Teacher Autonomy in Language Education....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Teacher Development Through Inquiry: Getting Started....Pages 15-29
The Role of Autobiography in Fostering Learning and Reflective Thinking....Pages 30-42
Tensions in Policy and Practice in Self-directed Learning....Pages 43-55
On Democracy and Learner Autonomy in Initial Teacher Education: Guerrilla Warfare?....Pages 56-70
Responding to Resistance....Pages 71-83
Commentary on Part One: Necessary Contradictions … and Beyond....Pages 84-92
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Nurturing Language Learner Autonomy through Caring Pedagogic Practice....Pages 95-107
Active Learnership in Continuous Self- and Peer-Evaluation....Pages 108-119
Seeking Autonomy in a Lecture Course....Pages 120-130
Uses of Adversity: Moving Beyond L2 Learning Crises....Pages 131-142
Telling Tales of Transformation....Pages 143-155
Commentary on Part Two: Narrative, Struggle, Reflection and Autonomy....Pages 156-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Developing Student Support in Self-access Centres....Pages 167-179
Support Structures for Self-access Learning....Pages 180-195
Shifting Sands: Supporting Teachers in Facilitating Independent Learning....Pages 196-208
Developing Teacher Autonomy Through Teamwork....Pages 209-221
Commentary on Part Three: Teachers, Transitions and Time: Learning for Educational Change....Pages 222-230
Conclusion: Autonomy/Agency through Socio-cultural Lenses....Pages 231-242
Back Matter....Pages 243-264