Learner autonomy and groups

David M. Palfreyman

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-52998-5_4

Learner autonomy and groups

David M. Palfreyman

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Autonomy in Language Learning and Teaching
Subtitle of host publication	New Research Agendas
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	51-72
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781137529985
ISBN (Print)	9781137529978
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52998-5_4
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Collaborative learning
Group work
Learner autonomy
Social autonomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences

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