Realizing Autonomy Practice and Reflection in Language Education Contexts [Hardcover]

Realizing Autonomy: Practice and Reflection in Language Education Contexts presents critical practitioner research into innovative approaches to language learner autonomy. Writing about experiences in a range of widely differing contexts, the authors offer fresh insights and perspectives on the challenges and contradictions of learner autonomy.List of Tables List of Figures Foreword: R.Smith &N.Aoki Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Realizing Autonomy: Contradictions in Practice and Context; A.Stewart & K.Irie Learner Autonomy for International Students: Evolution of a University JSL Program; T.Ikeda , N.Saito & S.Ieda Experimenting with Autonomy: Learners Teaching Learners; C.Wharton Introducing a Negotiated Curriculum; P.S.Brown Creating Space for Learning: Language Learning Materials and Autonomy; M.Miyahara Learner Development Through Listening Strategy Training; J.P.Siegel Transformative Learning in Action: Insights from the Practice of Journal Writing; C.Hayashi Scaffolding Economics Language and Learning with Case Studies; C.Rundle The Truth of the Tale: Reconceptualizing Authority in Content-Based Teaching; M.Robertson Creating a Writing Center: Autonomy, Interdependence, and Empowerment; P.Cassidy , S.Gillespie , G.P.Glasgow , Y.Kobayashi & J.Roloff Who, What, How? Autonomy and English Through Drama; S.Fraser Positive Interdependence for Teacher and Learner Autonomy: The Case of the CARTA Program; H.Kojima Parallel Blogging: Explorations in Teacher and Learner Autonomy; D.Elliott 'Nothing to Worry About': Anxiety-reduction Strategies in Harry Potter's Class and Mine; N.Harada Responding to Video Journals: Rethinking the Role of Feedback for Learner Autonomy; C.Skeates Listen to Students' Stories: Promoting Learner Autonomy through Out-of-Class Listening Activities; F.Murase Practical Frustration Busters for Learner and Teacher Autonomy; N.Graves & S.Vye Afterword: Dogme for Beginners: The Autonomy of the Group; S.Thornbury IndexNAOKl“