Independent language learning : building on experience, seeking new perspectives / edited by Bruce Morrison.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Independent learning is not a new concept for language educators but while teachers, curriculum designers and policy makers have embraced it as underpinning modern notions of education, it remains a dynamic and vibrant field for researchers and academics who aim to broaden its scope and deepen our understanding of how it may be applied most effectively both inside and outside the classroom. The contributors to this volume use their experience of applying the concepts related to independent learning in various geographical, cultural and pedagogical tertiary-level learning contexts to present ne.

Contributors -- Introduction -- Building on experience, seeking newperspectives -- Section 1. -- Emerging perspectives -- 1. Inside independent learning: Old and new perspectives -- 2. Learner autonomy, self-assessment and language tests: Towards a new assessment culture -- 3. Strategic and self-regulated learning for the 21st century: The merging of skill, will and self-regulation -- Section 2. -- The independent learner -- 4. Identity and learner autonomy in doctoral study: International students' experiences in an Australian university.

5. I'm not giving up! Maintaining motivation in independent language learning -- 6. Research methods to investigate emotions in independent language learning: A focus on think-aloud verbal protocols -- Section 3. -- Supporting the independent learner -- 7. Achieving your GOAL: A case study of three learners -- 8. On the road to self-directed learning: A language coaching case study -- 9. Developing learner autonomy through peer teaching experiences -- 10. Developing the ARC: Creating an online autonomy resource centre.

11. Autonomous learners in digital realms: Exploring strategies for effective digital language learning -- 12. ePortfolios for independent language learning: Episodic innovation or lasting reform?

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