Learner autonomy and groups

David M. Palfreyman, Zayed University

Document Type

Book Chapter

Source of Publication

Autonomy in Language Learning and Teaching: New Research Agendas

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Abstract

© The Author(s) 2018. Working in groups is a popular teaching strategy associated with communicative, task-based and other approaches in ELT. Learner autonomy has also become an influential concept and has been linked to groupwork. However, ideas about how learner autonomy (often seen as a set of skills in an individual) might develop through groupwork have tended to develop by practice and intuition more than through research. This chapter will consider some relevant questions about learner autonomy and groupwork, for example, individual autonomy in a group, learner support, autonomy development, group autonomy and conditions for group and individual autonomy. It will also discuss research approaches which have proved useful in other fields and how these might be applied in language learning and teaching contexts.

ISBN

9781137529985

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan UK

First Page

51

Last Page

72

Disciplines

Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Collaborative learning, Group work, Learner autonomy, Social autonomy

Scopus ID

85042430703

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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