Mapping the Terrain of Learner Autonomy

Mapping the Terrain of Learner Autonomy

PDF Mapping the Terrain of Learner Autonomy Download

  • Author: Felicity Kjisik
  • Publisher: University of Tampere
  • ISBN: 9514478657
  • Category : Educational technology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 262

"Mapping the terrain of learner autonomy, written by leading researchers and teachers in the field of language learner autonomy, draws a concise map of the main developments in the field, which has expanded enormously in the past decade. It provides an analysis of the current state of learner autonomy practices, presents some concrete examples, addresses issues of teacher, advisor and counsellor development, and suggests future directions both in pedagogical practice and research. The book will be a useful textbook or reader for advanced students in foreign language education, applied linguistics and teacher education as well as for experienced language teachers who wish to update their knowledge in the field of learner autonomy."--Back cover.


Language Teacher Motivation, Autonomy and Development in East Asia

Language Teacher Motivation, Autonomy and Development in East Asia

PDF Language Teacher Motivation, Autonomy and Development in East Asia Download

  • Author: Yuzo Kimura
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3030934675
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 229

This volume highlights unique features of L2 teachers’ motivation, autonomy and career development in Far East counties (including Japan, South Korea and China), using diverse methodological research approaches incorporating both quantitative and qualitative paradigms. While much of current research focuses on students’ psychology, this volume looks into EFL teachers’ motivation and autonomy. Both discussions of theoretical issues of teacher motivation and autonomy and practical, classroom-based investigations are included and written to appeal to researchers, as well as applied teacher audiences. The theoretical chapters give readers a solid grounding in the issues of interest to the field. The practical chapters offer cutting edge insights and can also serve as templates on which postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers can base future studies. This helps the book to offer a dual service to the research community, addressing both issues of theorization of research and the practice of conducting research investigations.


Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching and Learning

Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching and Learning

PDF Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching and Learning Download

  • Author: Karim Sadeghi
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 1350271039
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 275

The Covid-19 pandemic has directly impacted the way teachers and learners worldwide teach and learn languages, forcing numerous educational activities in technologically-deprived contexts to stop altogether and those in technologically-rich environments to go online on an emergency basis. This volume provides a collection of theoretical and practical insights into the challenges and affordances faced globally during the pandemic and lessons learnt about the application of digital technologies for language teaching and learning. The chapters explore the vital role of technology in its various forms, including the internet, social media, CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning), MALL (Mobile Assisted Language Learning), TALL (Technology Assisted Language Learning) and TELL (Technology Enhanced Language Learning). Topics explored include the new avenues digital technology has opened up for language teachers and learners, options and challenges in applying technology in various contexts, and how the second language education industry could have been adversely impacted at the time of the pandemic without technological affordances. The contributions showcase studies from various geographical contexts, revealing how the global crisis was received and tackled differently in Australia, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, the UAE, the UK and the USA.


Assessment and Autonomy in Language Learning

Assessment and Autonomy in Language Learning

PDF Assessment and Autonomy in Language Learning Download

  • Author: C. Everhard
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 1137414383
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 223

This book examines this contested relationship between assessment and autonomy from a number of perspectives in a variety of Higher Education language-learning contexts in Europe and the Far East. The contributors to the book describe research into assessment both for and as autonomy, as well as approaches to the assessment of autonomy itself.


Teaching and Researching: Autonomy in Language Learning

Teaching and Researching: Autonomy in Language Learning

PDF Teaching and Researching: Autonomy in Language Learning Download

  • Author: Phil Benson
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317862856
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 296

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 autonomy in learning. Topics new to this edition include: - Autonomy and new technologies - Teacher autonomy - The sociocultural implications of autonomy With over three hundred new references and five new case studies of research on autonomy providing practical advice on research methods and topics in the field, Teaching and Researching Autonomy will be an essential introduction for teachers and students to a subject at the cutting edge of language teaching and research.


Autonomous Language Learning with Technology

Autonomous Language Learning with Technology

PDF Autonomous Language Learning with Technology Download

  • Author: Chun Lai
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 1474240437
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 240

This book looks beyond the classroom, and focuses on out-of-class autonomous use of technology for language learning, discussing the theoretical frameworks, key findings and critical issues. The proliferation of digital language learning resources and tools is forcing language education into an era of unprecedented change. The book will stimulate discussions on how to support language learners to construct quality autonomous technology-mediated out-of-class learning experience outside the classroom and raise greater awareness of and research interest in this field. Out-of-class learning constitutes an important context for human development, and active engagement in out-of-class activities is associated with successful language development. With convenient access to expanded resources, venues and learning spaces, today's learners are not as dependent on in-class learning as they used to be. Thus, a deeper understanding of the terrain of out-of-class learning is of increasing significance in the current educational era. Technology is part and parcel of out-of-class language learning, and has been a primary source that learners actively use to construct language learning experience beyond the classroom. Language learners of all ages around the world have been found to actively utilize technological resources to support their language learning beyond formal language learning contexts. Insights into learners' out-of-class autonomous use of technology for language learning are essential to our understanding of out-of-class learning and inform educators on how language learners could be better supported to maximize the educational potentials of technology to construct quality out-of-class learning experience.


Autonomy in Language Learning and Teaching

Autonomy in Language Learning and Teaching

PDF Autonomy in Language Learning and Teaching Download

  • Author: Alice Chik
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 1137529989
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 116

This book seeks to expand the research agendas on autonomy in language learning and teaching in diverse contexts, by examining the present landscape of established studies, identifying research gaps and providing practical future research directions. Based on empirical studies, it explores research agendas in five emerging domains: language learning and teaching in developing countries; social censure and teacher autonomy; learner autonomy and groups; learner autonomy and digital practice; and finally, learner autonomy and space. In doing so, it sheds new light on the impact of digital media, group dynamics and the application of ecological perspectives on learner autonomy. The contributors present a novel reconsideration of new learning affordances, and their discussion of spatial dimensions provides much needed expansion in the field. This book will have international appeal and provide an invaluable resource for students and scholars of second language learning and higher education, as well as teacher educators. Chapter 2 of this book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license via https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1057%2F978-1-137-52998-5_2.pdf.


Mapping Autonomy in Language Education

Mapping Autonomy in Language Education

PDF Mapping Autonomy in Language Education Download

  • Author: Manuel Jiménez Raya
  • Publisher: Foreign Language Teaching in Europe
  • ISBN: 9783631673607
  • Category : Language and languages
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

This book focuses on pedagogy for autonomy in language teaching within a vision of education as transformation and empowerment. It proposes a framework for learner and teacher autonomy based on three structuring elements: the context, the learner, and the teacher.


Identity, Motivation and Autonomy in Language Learning

Identity, Motivation and Autonomy in Language Learning

PDF Identity, Motivation and Autonomy in Language Learning Download

  • Author: Garold Murray
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1847693725
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 277

"Through the use of qualitative research methods, the authors explore the complex, contingent and dynamic nature of motivation, identity and autonomy --- both for language learners and teachers --- in many different parts of the world. Importantly, they also look for relationships among the three constructs. This is precisely the integrative approach that should be encouraged as we seek to understand the lived experience of individuals."---Diane Larsen-Freeman, University of Michigan, USA --


Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

PDF Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications Download

  • Author: Management Association, Information Resources
  • Publisher: IGI Global
  • ISBN: 1522576649
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 2194

In a diverse society, the ability to cross communication barriers is critical to the success of any individual personally, professionally, and academically. With the constant acceleration of course programs and technology, educators are continually being challenged to develop and implement creative methods for engaging English-speaking and non-English-speaking learners. Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a vital reference source that examines the relationship between language education and technology and the potential for curriculum enhancements through the use of mobile technologies, flipped instruction, and language-learning software. This multi-volume book is geared toward educators, researchers, academics, linguists, and upper-level students seeking relevant research on the improvement of language education through the use of technology.