Language Learner Autonomy Theory Practice and Research 1st Edition by David Little, Leni Dam, Lienhard Legenhausen 1783098589 9781783098583

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ISBN 10: 1783098589

ISBN 13: 9781783098583

Author: David Little; Leni Dam; Lienhard Legenhausen

This is the first book on language learner autonomy to combine comprehensive accounts of classroom practice with empirical and case-study research and a wide-ranging engagement with applied linguistic and pedagogical theory. It provides a detailed description of an autonomy classroom in action, focusing on Danish mixed-ability learners of English at lower secondary level, and reports the findings of a longitudinal research project that explored the learning achievement over four years of one class in the same Danish school. It also presents two learner case studies to show that the autonomy classroom responds to the challenges of differentiation and inclusion, and two institutional case studies that illustrate the power of autonomous learning to support the social inclusion of adult refugees and the educational inclusion of immigrant children. The concluding chapter offers some reflections on teacher education for language learner autonomy. Each chapter ends with discussion points and suggestions for further reading.

Language Learner Autonomy Theory Practice and Research 1st Table of contents:

Part 1: The Autonomy Classroom in Practice: An Example from Lower Secondary Education

1. Using the Target Language: Spontaneity, Identity, Authenticity

Introduction

The Importance of Target Language Use

Learning Activities that Support Target Language Use

Learner-produced Learning Materials

Producing Communicative Written Texts

Conclusion

Points for Reflection, Discussion and Possible Action

Further Reading

2. Interaction and Collaboration: The Dialogic Construction of Knowledge

Introduction

Learning Through Dialogue

Interactive and Collaborative Learning Activities

Conclusion

Points for Reflection, Discussion and Possible Action

Further Reading

3. Letting Go and Taking Hold: Giving Control to the Learners

Introduction

Arguments for Giving the Learners Control

Handing over Control to the Learners

Conclusion

Points for Reflection, Discussion and Possible Action

Suggestions for Further Reading

4. Evaluation: The Hinge on which Learner Autonomy Turns

Introduction

What is Distinctive about our View of Evaluation and Assessment?

Introducing Learners to Evaluation and Assessment

Evaluation and Learners’ Developing Proficiency in English: Some Examples

Assessment and Official Grades in the Autonomy Classroom

Conclusion

Points for Reflection, Discussion and Possible Action

Further Reading

Part 2: Language Learner Autonomy: Evidence of Success

5. Exploring Learning Outcomes: Some Research Findings

Introduction: The LAALE Project (1992–1996)

Acquisition of Vocabulary in the Early Stages of Learning English

The Acquisition of Target Language Grammar

Acquiring Pragmatic Competence

The Reliability of Learners’ Self-assessment

Conclusion

Points for Reflection, Discussion and Possible Action

Suggestions for Further Reading

6. Language Learner Autonomy and Inclusion: Two Case Studies

Introduction

Case Study 1: Dennis, a Student with Behavioural Problems

Case Study 2: Susan, a Severely Dyslexic Student

Conclusion

Points for Reflection, Discussion and Possible Action

Suggestions for Further Reading

Part 3: Language Learner Autonomy: Meeting Future Challenges

7. The Linguistic, Social and Educational Inclusion of Immigrants: A New Challenge for Language Learner Autonomy

Introduction

Adult Refugees Learning the Language of the Host Community

Linguistic Inclusion and Learner Autonomy in the Primary School

Conclusion

Points for Reflection, Discussion and Possible Action

Further Reading

8. Teacher Education for Language Learner Autonomy: Some Reflections and Proposals

Introduction

Language Learner Autonomy and Classroom Discourse

Language Teacher Education for Learner Autonomy

Learner Autonomy and the Curriculum

Developing Learner Autonomy when Using a Textbook

Evaluation and Assessment

Conclusion

Points for Reflection, Discussion and Possible Action

Suggestions for Further Reading

Conclusion

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