Teaching and researching autonomy
by Benson, Phil
Autonomy has become a keyword of language policy in education systems around the world, as the importance of independent learning and new technologies has grown.Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, Teaching and Researching Autonomy provides an accessible and comprehensive critical account of the theory and practice of autonomy. Examining the history of the concept, it addresses important questions of how we can identify autonomy in language learning behaviours and how we can evalu…
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- Full title :Teaching and researching autonomy / Phil Benson.
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Autonomy has become a keyword of language policy in education systems around the world, as the importance of independent learning and new technologies has grown.Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, Teaching and Researching Autonomy provides an accessible and comprehensive critical account of the theory and practice of autonomy. Examining the history of the concept, it addresses important questions of how we can identify autonomy in language learning behaviours and how we can evaluate the wide variety of educational practices that have been designed to foster auto.
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- Publication Date:©2011
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:Oxfordshire, England
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2011
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18.1 Books, journals and newsletters
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (529 p.).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1138132691, 9781138132696, 1283114925, 9781283114929, 1317862848, 9781317862840, 1408205084, 9781408205082, 131583376X, 9781315833767, 9786613114921, 6613114928, 1317862856, 9781317862857, 9781317862833, 131786283X, 1408205017, 9781408205013
- oclc:on1109036885
- LC Classification:LB1060
- Dewey Decimal:418.001/9
Table of Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; General editors' preface; Author's acknowledgements; Dedication; Introduction; Introduction to the second edition; Section I: What is autonomy?; 1 The history of autonomy in language learning; 1.1 Origins of the concept; 1.2 Autonomy and self-access; 1.3 Autonomy and learner training; 1.4 Autonomy and individualisation; 1.5 Autonomy and interdependence; 1.6 Why autonomy? Why now?; 1.7 The two faces of autonomy; 2 Autonomy beyond the field of language education; 2.1 Educational reform; 2.2 Adult education
2.3 The psychology of learning2.4 The philosophy of personal autonomy; 2.5 Autonomy in language learning and its sources; 3 Defining and describing autonomy; 3.1 Dimensions of autonomy; 3.2 Versions of autonomy; 3.3 Measuring autonomy; 3.4 Autonomy and culture; 4 Control as a natural attribute of learning; 4.1 Self-management in learning; 4.2 Learner agendas in the classroom; 4.3 Control of psychological factors influencing learning; 4.4 The seeds of autonomy; 5 Dimensions of control; 5.1 Control over learning management; 5.2 Control over cognitive processing
5.3 Control over learning content5.4 Describing the aut…
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