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Philip Benson
ISBN: 9780582368163
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Pearson Education Limited
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Autonomy has become a key concept in language education. This comprehensive account of autonomy in language learning, clearly details the history and sources of the concept, discusses current areas of debate and looks at practical applications in the classroom.
Appropriate for third year and above students, lecturers and researchers in applied linguistics. Also of interest to language teachers and researchers involved in autonomous learning, self-access, and learner training, and the TESOL market in general. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive account of autonomy in language learning and the educational practices associated with the concept. It details the history and sources of the concept of autonomy, discusses areas of debate concerning its definition and reviews research on theoretical and practical applications.
| ISBN | 0582368162 | | Pages | 272 | | ISBN13 | 9780582368163
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Pearson Education Limited | | Weight (grammes) | 414 | | Imprint | Longman | | Published in | Harlow | | Format | Paperback | | Series editor | Candlin, Christopher N.:Hall, David R., Candlin, Christopher N., Hall, David R. | | Publication date | 18 Jan 2001 | | Series title | Applied Linguistics in Action | | Non-book description | book | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Library of Congress | LB1060.B45 | | Width (mm) | 156 | | DEWEY | 401.93 | | Spine width (mm) | 19 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| | | General Editors' Preface | | | | | | Author's Acknowledgements | | | | | | Introduction | | 1 | | Sect. I | | What is autonomy? | | 5 | | 1 | | The history of autonomy in language learning | | 7 | | 2 | | Autonomy beyond the field of language education | | 22 | | 3 | | Defining and describing autonomy | | 47 | | 4 | | Control as a natural attribute of learning | | 59 | | 5 | | Levels of control | | 76 | | 6 | | Conclusion | | 104 | | Sect. II | | Autonomy in practice | | 107 | | 7 | | Fostering autonomy | | 109 | | 8 | | Resource-based approaches | | 113 | | 9 | | Technology-based approaches | | 136 | | 10 | | Learner-based approaches | | 142 | | 11 | | Classroom-based approaches | | 151 | | 12 | | Curriculum-based approaches | | 163 | | 13 | | Teacher-based approaches | | 171 | | 14 | | Conclusion | | 177 | | Sect. III | | Researching Autonomy | | 179 | | 15 | | Research methods and key areas of research | | 181 | | 16 | | Case studies | | 193 | | 17 | | Conclusion | | 224 | | Sect. IV | | Resources | | 227 | | 18 | | Resources for research and practice | | 229 | | | | References | | 236 | | | | Index | | 254 |
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