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Last updated: November 2009

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Learner Autonomy in Language Learning

This page is for members’ reports of research and/or innovation - whether in progress or completed - conference reports, book reviews, and longer articles. In relation to these types of contribution the page takes over the function previously served by the newsletter Learner Autonomy in Language Learning, and some articles from previous issues of LALL have been uploaded below (with more to come). Reports, reviews and articles for this page should be sent to Richard Smith (R.C.Smith@warwick.ac.uk).

NEW! October, 2009

Ethical concerns in practising and researching (E)FL by Leena Karlsson

Pedagogy for autonomy in modern language education: The EuroPAL contributions by Manuel Jiménez Raya 
January, 2008
On the loss of certainty in learning and using vocabulary by Andy Barfield
October, 2006

Project to research, develop and evaluate an e-portfolio by Debbie Corder and Sonja Moffat

RedICAA UAEM: A Mexican project towards autonomy in language learning - the largest network of self-access centres in the world? by Maria Estela Estrada Cortés & Elsa Martínez Olmedo

On offering training in learner autonomy to pre-service teachers by Huang Jing

Learner autonomy and learning beliefs: A correlational study by Qing Liang

Using think-aloud verbal protocols to investigate affective and metacognitive processes among beginner distance language learners by Stella Hurd and Tim Lewis

‘My English!’ by Pornapit Darasawang and Hayo Reinders

Learners’ Voices in Language Learning. AILA 2005 Symposium report by Terry Lamb

Autonomy in unexpected places by Phil Benson

Independent learning project at Akita International University by Garold Murray and Sara Cotterall

AUTO-L Spring 2006 “Autonomy Evaluation” discussion. Report by Sergio Valdivia

The impact of computer-assisted English learning on low-achieving students in their motivation and autonomy by Xu Min

Shou Gang Institute of Technology: Two research projects by Xu Min

July, 2003

Learner training via course books, and teacher autonomy: A case of need by Sultan Erdoğan

'The development of a framework for the evaluation of a self-access language learning centre.' [PhD study] by Bruce Morrison

The Canarian Conference on Developing Autonomy in the Foreign Language Classroom, La Laguna, Tenerife,  February 25th to March 1st 2003.  Report by Naoko Aoki

AILA Learner Autonomy Symposium, Singapore, Dec 2002. Report by Terry Lamb
April, 2002

Learner autonomy and culture in one particular setting by David Palfreyman

March, 2001

A brief history of a self-access centre in Brazil: CAAL by Christine Nicolaides and Vera Fernandes

An investigation of Japanese teachers' beliefs by Keiko Sakui

March, 2000

Keynote address on learner autonomy - Anita Wenden, Thursday 5th August, 1999.

Report by Alison Hoffmann

Morrison, B. (ed). 1999. Experiments and evaluation in self-access language learning. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Association for Self-Access Learning and Development 

Review by Hayo Reinders