Smith, Richard C., 1961- and Erdoǧan, Sultan (2008) Teacher-learner autonomy: programme goals and student-teacher constructs. In: Learner and Teacher Autonomy: Concepts, realities, and response. AILA Applied Linguistics Series, Vol.1 . John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 83-102. ISBN 9789027205179

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Abstract

Responding to needs for clarity of definition in the area of ‘teacher autonomy’, the first, relatively theoretical, part of this paper discusses different dimensions of this notion. It then argues for the goal within initial teacher education of enhancing ‘teacher-learner autonomy’, defined here as ‘the ability to develop appropriate skills, knowledge and attitudes for oneself as a teacher, in cooperation with others’. A brief description of one approach to working towards this goal within pre-service teacher education then follows, together with a summary of evaluations of the approach to date. The second part of the paper reports on a more innovative investigation (employing repertory-grid interviews) of students’ personal constructs in relation to particular elements of the course design. The findings are discussed in relation to the theory of teacher autonomy and the design of appropriate interventions. Finally, we highlight the potential wider value of repertory-grid and follow-up interviews for eliciting students’ personal learning theories with minimum interviewer bias.

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics
Series Name:	AILA Applied Linguistics Series
Publisher:	John Benjamins Publishing Company
Place of Publication:	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
ISBN:	9789027205179
Book Title:	Learner and Teacher Autonomy: Concepts, realities, and response
Editor:	Lamb, Terry and Reinders, Hayo
Date:	8 February 2008
Volume:	Vol.1
Number of Pages:	286
Page Range:	pp. 83-102
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/48160

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