Social Dimensions of Autonomy in Language Learning - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1137290234 ISBN 13: 9781137290236

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

Synopsis

This book examines how autonomy in language learning is fostered and constrained in social settings through interaction with others and various contextual features. With theoretical grounding, the authors discuss the implications for practice in classrooms, distance education, self-access centres, as well as virtual and social learning spaces.

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About the Author

Andy Barfield, Chuo University, Japan Stephan Breidbach, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin Beverly-Anne Carter, University of the West Indies St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago E. Desirée Castillo Zaragoza, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico Alice Chik, City University of Hong Kong, China Naomi Fujishima, Okayama University, Japan Tim Lewis, Open University, UK Diego Mideros Camargo, University of the West Indies St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Linda Murphy, Open University, UK Christine O'Leary, Sheffield Hallam University, UK David M. Palfreyman, Zayed University, UAE Liliane Assis Sade, Federal University of São João del-Rei, Brazil Mariko Uzuka, Okayama University, Japan Tomoko Yashima, Kansai University, Japan

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137290234
• ISBN 13: 9781137290236
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Murray G.