Social Dimensions of Autonomy in Language Learning

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.

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