IATEFL Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group
A website to share news and resources related to learner autonomy.
Learner Autonomy Articles
From Independence, Summer 2008 (Issue 44)
Taking the bull by its horns: Zakia Sarwar’s pro-autonomy approach to large classes in Pakistan (Part I) (pdf) by Richard Smith
In-service teacher education for learner autonomy (pdf) by Leni Dam
Laying the foundations for a self-access centre (pdf) by Alex Ding
From Independence, Spring 2008 (Issue 43)
CALL and autonomy: Settings and context variables in technology-enhanced language environments (pdf) by Klaus Schwienhorst
Teacher stories to improve theories of learner/teacher autonomy (pdf) by Naoko Aoki
The other side of Othering (pdf) by B. Kumaravadivelu
Autonomy, culture and training (pdf) by Bojana Petrić
Some self-access principles (pdf) by Lucy Cooker
'Better late than never' (pdf) by Humberto Cervera
Preparing student teachers for learner autonomy: Some personal reflections (pdf)
by Anja Burkert
The use of portfolios in initial teacher training (pdf) by June Miliander
The use of Web 2.0 tools to promote learner autonomy (pdf)
by Dafne Gonzalez and Rubena St. Louis
From Independence, Winter 2007-8 (Issue 42)
Teacher education for learner autonomy (pdf). By Leni Dam.
Classroom research in autonomous language learning (pdf). By Lienhard Legenhausen.
Autonomy and cultural chauvinism (pdf). By Adrian Holliday.
The multilierate autonomous learner: Teacher attitudes and the inculcation of strategies for lifelong learning (pdf). By Vance Stevens (Also appears on Vance's blog).
Self-access: Starting off (pdf). By Richard Pemberton.
Autonomy, never, never, never (pdf) by Frank Lacey
From Independence, (Issue 41) Summer/Autumn 2007
Teacher autonomy: Why should we care? (pdf). By Flávia Vieira.
From Independence, (Issue 40) Spring 2007
Developing professional autonomy: A balance between license and responsibility (pdf).
By Manuel Jiménez Raya.
Presentation given at the 2007 pre-conference event in Aberdeen
Travels of the intrepid motivation worm (pdf). By Ema Ushioda.
From Independence, Autumn 2006 (Issue 39)
Learner Training (Part II) By Barbara Sinclair
From Independence, Summer 2006 (Issue 38)
Learner Training (Part I) By Barbara Sinclair
From Independence, Spring 2006 (Issue 37)
"Autonomy and the Language Classroom: Opening a Can of Worms!" By Carol Everhard
Learning Matters, a regular feature in Independence by Russell Whitehead
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