IATEFL Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group
A website to share news and resources related to learner autonomy.
Independence, Issue 39 (Winter 2006-7)
LASIG Newsletter
| From the Editor In this issue: an interview with Leni
Dam, articles on autonomy in Greece, China, UAE and Japan, conference
reports, ideas for learner
training, assessment and counselling, examples of self-access, motivation and teacher autonomy, Russel Whitehead's regular column, news of upcoming events, and the first of a new feature, 'Autonomy - your story'! Thank you to all the contributors! Richard Smith |
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| From the SIG
Coordinators |
Carol Everhard and
Jo Mynard |
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| Articles |
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| Pioneering Autonomy: An Interview with Leni Dam | Leni Dam and Richard Smith | 3 |
| Autonomy and Ancient Greek Culture | Androulla Athanasiou | 5 |
| Learner Autonomy in Ancient Chinese | JIANG Xiaoli | 8 |
| English corners as Emerging
Communities in China | GAO
Xuesong (Andy) | 12 |
| Towards a Framework for Promoting Learner
Autonomy | Shu-Hua KAO | 15 |
| Promoting Learner Autonomy in the UAE and
Japan | Jo Mynard | 17 |
| Nordic Workshop Report | Hugh Nicoll | 19 |
| Thessaloniki
Event Report | Dina
Kyratzidou | 23 |
| Regular Columns | ||
| Progress of
the Worms
(2) | 25 | |
| Assessment | Sanja Wanger; Viljo Kohonen | 25 |
| Counselling/Advising | Marina Mozzon-McPherson | 30 |
| Learner
training (Part 2) | Barbara Sinclair | 32 |
| Motivation | Terry
Lamb | 36 |
| Teacher Autonomy | Isabel
Barbosa | 38 |
| Self-access around the World (4) | 29 | |
| ELSAC,
University of Auckland | Hayo
Reinders | 40 |
| Learning Matters | Russell Whitehead | 41 |
| Autonomy: My Story | Pili Uceira | 44 |
| Book
Review | David
Dixon | 47 |
| About the Learner Autonomy SIG | 48 |
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| Contributing to Independence | 49 |
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| Upcoming conferences | 50 | |
| Upcoming LA SIG Events | 51 |
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