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Learner Autonomy SIG Pre-conference Event -  31 March, 2009


Promoting Learner Autonomy: Processes and Practices 

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The aim of our PCE in 2009 is to showcase and discuss practices and processes by which learner autonomy is developed, from primary to adult levels, both within and outside the classroom. Central questions will be what teachers and learners do to develop learner/teacher autonomy and with what results.

The programme for the day (see below) provides a wide range of talks (and one workshop) by experienced practitioners and researchers from around the world, with particular emphases on the use of diaries and journals, oral communication, and communities of learners. An important feature of the programme is that plenty of time has been allowed for participants to reflect, to interact and to contribute to the whole experience of the PCE.

Invited speakers: Pili Uceira Díez (Spain), Lienhard Legenhausen (Germany)  Annamaria Pinter (UK), Mario Rinvolucri (UK)

Draft Programme

SessionLengthPresenter(s)

 

15

Anja Burkert,
Leni Dam,
Richard Pemberton

Welcome and opening remarks from the event organisers

1

 

30

Pili Uceira Díez (Spain)

Developing learner autonomy: My own experience in words and pictures

2

45

Jodie Stephenson Sakaguchi  (Japan)

Using Journals and class newsletters to foster teacher and student reflection (workshop).  

 

25

Audience + speakers + organisers

Small group discussion / Question and answer session

 

30

Coffee Break*

3

 

30

TBC

TBC

4

 

30

Lienhard Legenhausen (Germany)

Authentic communication in the FL classroom and its results

 

20

Audience + speakers

Question and answer session

 

65

Lunch break*

5

 

30

 TBC

TBC 

6

30

 Alison Dickens (UK)

The language café: using café culture to promote independence in language learning

7

30

Richard Smith,
Steve Mann,
Peter Brown & Ema Ushioda (UK)

Developing an online community for teacher-learner autonomy

 

25

Audience

Reflections / Questions in groups (posters or small notes)

 

20

Coffee Break*

8

 

30

Annamaria Pinter (UK)

Young learners and autonomy

9

 

30

Mario Rinvolucri (UK)

Autonomy in story-listening

 

25

Audience + speakers + organisers

Summarising the outcome of the day

 

5

Anja Burkert,
Leni Dam,
Richard Pemberton

Ending the day: closing remarks from the organisers

We are very much looking forward to seeing you in Cardiff next spring.

* times to be confirmed - lunch/tea/coffee/Welsh cakes included in the registration price

Register for this event and the annual IATEFL conference.