- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Longman; 1 edition (19 Nov 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0582289920
- ISBN-13: 978-0582289925
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.8 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 325,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The topics of autonomy and independence play an increasingly important role in language education. They raise issues such as learners' responsibility for their own learning, and their right to determine the direction of their own learning, the skills which can be learned and applied in self-directed learning and capacity for independent learning and the extents to which this can be suppressed by institutional education.
This volume offers new insights into the principles of autonomy and independence and the practices associated with them focusing on the area of EFL teaching. The editors' introduction provides the context and outlines the main issues involved in autonomy and independence. Later chapters discuss the social and political implications of autonomy and independence and their effects on educational structures. The consequences for the design of learner-centred materials and methods is discussed, together with an exploration of the practical ways of implementing autonomy and independence in language teaching and learning . Each section of the book opens with an introduction to give structure to the development of ideas and themes, with synopses to highlight salient features in the text and help build upon the material of previous chapters.
This volume offers new insights into the principles of autonomy and independence and the practices associated with them focusing on the area of EFL teaching. The editors' introduction provides the context and outlines the main issues involved in autonomy and independence. Later chapters discuss the social and political implications of autonomy and independence and their effects on educational structures. The consequences for the design of learner-centred materials and methods is discussed, together with an exploration of the practical ways of implementing autonomy and independence in language teaching and learning . Each section of the book opens with an introduction to give structure to the development of ideas and themes, with synopses to highlight salient features in the text and help build upon the material of previous chapters.
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A Must Have for Language Teachers, 10 July 2006
By T. Hooper "thdizzy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Autonomy and Independence in Language Learning (Applied Linguistics and Language Study) (Paperback)
All teachers have had, at one time or another, students who were less than motivated to study. These kinds of students will only sit passively in the classroom and not participate . Also, there are students who will do well in class, but make no effort outside of class. What is the problem here? Basically it is a lack of responsibility. Autonomy is about increasing student responsibility for their own education. In this book, Benson has compiled numerous articles about the study and research into autonomy. Is it possible for teachers to help students become more responsible? According to the authors in this book, it is. I really recommend this book for all teachers. It is a little expensive for it's size, but that tends to be the case with all academic books. Don't worry, it will make a good addition to your teaching library.
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