Skip to: Site menu | Main content

IATEFL Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group 

A website to share news and resources related to learner autonomy.

Event in Aberdeen, April 2007


Pre-conference Event in Aberdeen, Wednesday 18th April 2007


The "Can of Worms" is an ongoing project designed to shed light on various strands of autonomy and language learning. 
The one day in Aberdeen event featured the following "worm keepers" sharing insights on their areas of expertise based on the worm's journey:

Ema Ushioda (Motivation)

Ema's slides (pdf)
Copy of Ema's talk
Notes on the presentation (blog)

Barbara Sinclair (Learner Training)

Barbara's slides (pdf)
Barbara's initial article part 1     part 2
Notes on the presentation (blog)
Marina Mozzon-McPherson (Counselling/ Advising)

Marina's slides (pdf)
Marina's initial article (pdf) (from Independence, 39, pp30-32)
Notes on the presentation (blog)
Viljo Kohonen (Assessment)
Viljo's slides (pdf)
Notes on the presentation (blog)
Flávia Vieira (Teacher Autonomy)
Copy of
Flávia's talk (pdf)
Notes on the presentation (blog)


Join us at the IATEFL Exeter Pre-conference Event on Monday April 7th, 2008 when the new keepers will report on the progress of the worms and share their insights into their specialist fields.

What are the worms?