Learner
Autonomy Development Pack
The
Learner Autonomy Development Pack has been divided up into
three sections so it is quicker and easier to download.
Simply click on the link to download each PDF file. When
the file has downloaded it should appear on your screen
- if not, look on your desktop.
You'll
need Adobe Acrobat Reader to do this. Follow this link to
the Adobe site or read through these simple
instructions for more help - it's free and easy to do.
Part
1 - Learner Training, Motivating Learner Independence and
Homework
Read these articles by Vic Richardson, Celina Gierse and
Lesley Painter and complete the tasks.
Part
2 - Action Plans, Flexible Learning and Training Students
Includes articles by Monica Geldicke, Michael Grenfell and
Douglas Braymen and tasks relating to the articles.
Part
3 - Learner Autonomy
Includes tasks and an extract from The Practice of English
Language Teaching by Jeremy Harmer.
Part
4 - Further Reading
Download this extract from Autonomy in Language Learning
by Phil Benson.
Are
you a Teacher Trainer or studying by yourself? Download
these training notes to
accompany the set tasks for each pack. If you don't agree
with the suggested answers, come and tell us in our online
discussions - go to The Forum to
find out when the next one is!
For
more information on these articles and extracts go to the
Learner Autonomy bibliography
or the Journals and Magazines
section on the Links page.
