Developing Learner Autonomy through Tasks - Theory, Research, Practice

List of contributors and affiliations:VINCENT GREENIER, UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN, UK; LAUREN STEPHENSON, THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, AUSTRALIA; LUCIANA C. DE OLIVEIRA, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, USA; ANDY HOCKLEY, ROMANIA; MARYANN CHRISTISON, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, USA, AND DENISE E. MURRAY, MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA; LAURA BAECHER, HUNTER COLLEGE CUNY, USA, AND MARCELO DALPINO, MILOSLAVA NAVARRO DA SILVA, MARCIA GHERARDI AND TATIANA SAYURI TAKAMURA YAMAGUTI, CULTURA INGLESA, BRAZIL; PHIL QUIRKE, HIGHER COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY, UAE; VU THI THANH NHA, VNU UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONALSTUDIES VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-HANOI, VIETNAM; RICHMOND STROUPE, SOKA UNIVERSITY, JAPAN, PRIYATNO ARDI, SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY, INDONESIA, MADE HERY SANTOSA, UNIVERSITASPENDIDIKAN GANESHA, INDONESIA, MASITOWARNI SIREGAR, UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN, INDONESIA, AND MASKOTA DELFI, ANDALAS UNIVERSITY, INDONESIA; MARINA GONZALEZ, UNPAZ UNIVERSITY, ARGENTINA, AND GABRIEL DIAZ MAGGIOLI, UNIVERSIDAD ORT URUGUAY, URUGUAY.

At the heart of this study is the fostering of learner autonomy in the language classroom, in particular how learner autonomy can be developed through pedagogical tasks. The work focuses on four different approaches: learner-related, classroom-related, resource-related and technology-related. The book combines classroom theory, research and practice, all of which are immersed in the philosophy of social constructivism, whereby knowledge and learning are seen as both the context for and the result of human interaction."This is the book everyone in the field has been waiting for. It is the product of excellent classroom research... highly engaging, relevant, readable, and above all, practical in its handling of the issues." Prof. John McRae, University of Nottingham, UK."This book is a perfect combination of theoretical and practical proposals that make it possible to implement and foster learner autonomy in the EFL/ESL classroom."Prof. Wolfgang Hallet, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany