The newsletter comes out three times a year and includes practical and theoretical articles, materials reviews, net updates, details of events and self-access advice. We are looking for contributions, in a variety of formats and genres, long and short articles, interviews, readers’ letters, learner (autonomy) stories, teacher-learner narratives, reflections, in short anything helping the readers of Independence to better understand autonomy in second language education. Contributions in the form of learner / teacher (autonomy) stories, articles, interviews, reports, letters, poems, book reviews, conference reports and reflections, or short notices on forthcoming events are always welcome, as are responses to articles appearing in the newsletter. Learners’ voices and reflections are also very much welcome.

 

Good dates to try and send in things by (and earlier if you can)

30th September 2011 (for the Autumn 2011 issue)

15th January 2012 (for the Spring 2012 issue)

Submitting contributions

 

For all texts in Word by email attachment to any of the editors: 

 

Brian R. Morrison <morrison_brian@yahoo.com>
Diego Navarro <navarro187@gmail.com>

Irena Šubič Jelocnik <irenasj1@yahoo.com>

Natanael Delgado <natanaeldelgado.puaali@gmail.com>

Simla Course <simlacourse@gmail.com>

For book reviews in Word by email attachment to the book reviews editor: 

 

Andy Barfield <barfield.andy@gmail.com>

 

Readership

 

Members of IATEFL’s Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group, and other teachers of English as a Foreign Language, teacher trainers and teacher educators, self-access managers and advisors, researchers, and graduate students interested in autonomy in second language education. We also welcome contributions from teachers and learners of languages other than English.

 

Copyright & reprinting

 

Copyright for the whole issue: IATEFL 2011. Copyright for individual contributions remains vested in the authors to whom applications for rights to reproduce should be made. Copyright for individual reports and papers for use outside IATEFL remains vested in the contributors to whom applications for rights to reproduce should be made. Independence should always be acknowledged as the original source of publication. IATEFL retains the right to republish any of the contributions in this issue in future IATEFL publications or to make them available in electronic form for the benefit of its members.

While copyright of their material remains with contributors, the IATEFL Learner Autonomy SIG, the JALT Learner Development SIG and HASALD (Hong Kong Association for Self-Access Learning and Development) have reciprocal agreements to reproduce articles from each other’s newsletters (with permission of the author/-s). This makes articles available to a wider audience.

 

Helping out with the newsletter and feedback

 

We are always interested in your feedback about the newsletter, and any suggestions you have for improving it.