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Smith, Richard and Aoki, N. (2012) Foreword to "Realizing autonomy : practice and reflection in language education contexts". In: Irie, K. and Stewart, A., (eds.) Realizing Autonomy : Practice and Reflection in Language Education Contexts. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230282643
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Abstract
Learner autonomy has become a buzz word in language education around the world, but realizing the ideal of autonomy in practice remains fraught with difficulties and contradictions. Realizing Autonomy: Practice and Reflection in Language Education Contexts is a brave new volume by practitioners in the field who look squarely at the contradictions inherent in the autonomy-fostering practices they bring to their classrooms.
- What kind of structures do we need to put in place to facilitate learner autonomy?
- Does learner interdependence really lessen dependence on the teacher and lead to individual independence?
- As teachers, should we be trying to change contexts of learning or should we aim instead to change our learners?
Sixteen chapters offer clear and insightful descriptions of and critical reflection on innovative practices involving curriculum and syllabus, strategies and scaffolding, collaborative learning and overcoming obstacles to autonomy in a range of educational contexts in Japan.
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Alternative Title: | Preface to Irie, K. & Stewart, A., eds. (2012). Realizing Autonomy: Practice and Reflection in Language Education Contexts. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [Co-authored with N. Aoki.] | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics | ||||||
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan | ||||||
Place of Publication: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK | ||||||
ISBN: | 9780230282643 | ||||||
Book Title: | Realizing Autonomy : Practice and Reflection in Language Education Contexts | ||||||
Editor: | Irie, K. and Stewart, A. | ||||||
Official Date: | 2012 | ||||||
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Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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