«There is no doubt this volume is a valuable and inspiring resource for practising teachers committed to the idea of learner autonomy and who are engaged or aim to engage in classroom research. lt offers a wide range of concrete ideas for teachers to try out in their context. The book is very accessible and each contribution combines theory and practice in a well-balanced way. As the studies have been carried out at primary, secondary and tertiary level, as weil as in a CLIL context, this ensures a wide scope of interest.»
(Anja Burkert, lndependence 74 IATEFL Learner Autonomy Special lnterest Group Newsletter)

Learner Autonomy in the English Classroom

Empirical Studies and Ideas for Teachers

herausgegeben von Paul Lennon

The volume consists of twelve classroom studies concerned with the implementation of learner autonomy in English classes. The individual studies range from primary school level to university level. They include studies on multi-media dictionary work, reading logs, peer correction, communication strategies, vocabulary learning strategies, oral proficiency, as well as work with literary texts and authentic news texts. Two studies focus specifically on the teaching of other subjects in English (Content and Language Integrated Learning). The authors describe their own empirical studies, record their classroom observations and make practical suggestions for teachers to take up in their own classrooms. All the studies are firmly grounded in second language acquisition theory and established didactic principles. They are prefaced by an introduction and a background chapter on the theory and practice of learner autonomy in language teaching.