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Independence, Issue 44 (late summer 2008)

LASIG Newsletter 


From the Editors

Independence is a shared space for all the members of the Learner Autonomy SIG to make connections with each other through writing. We‟d like to encourage you to contribute to forthcoming issues by adding your self-introductions… or sending in an article, a learner story, a book review, a conference report, a response to a piece in this issue, or even a poem. Contributions of all kinds are always welcome, and we would love to hear from you! 
 
Andy Barfield
Richard Smith

Contents

Valedictory SIG Coordinator message
Carol Everhard
2
From the Editors Andy Barfield
Richard Smith
3
From the acting SIG CoordinatorJo Mynard4
SIG Facebook
Darren Elliott,
Judy Garton-Sprenger,
Rania Jabr,
Joyce Cunningham
Isabel Barbosa
5
Taking the Bull by its Horns: Zakia Sarwar’s Pro-Autonomy Approach to Large Classes in Pakistan (Part I)
 Richard Smith

Progress of the Worms (7)

13
Classroom Research Dieter Wolff
14
Culture
David Palfreyman 18
Teacher Education
Leni Dam
20
Self-accessAlex Ding26
Self-access problems (2)
Some suggestions for a colleague in Japan: a summary of a discussion by the TESOL Arabia Learner Independence SIG
Jo Mynard
29
Learning Matters Russell Whitehead
32
Inside the SIG

34
Conference report: SWAN 2008 Lucy Cooker
37
Book reviewsDavid Dixon,
Jo Mynard
38
Conference announcements44
About the IATEFL Learner Autonomy SIG46
Contributing to Independence
47
About the upcoming Pre-conference event, March 200948