...This methodologically focused chapter discusses some of the main issues relating to affect and outlines reasons why the study of emotions is important to understanding the processes of language learning and teaching. It also explores the difficulty of investigating emotions and suggests methods...

..., writing and oral presentation skills. In addition, they attend computer-assisted language learning (CALL) classes which aim to improve their TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) test-taking skills. In the second year of their English studies, students take IE content-based English...

... independent learning goals ePortfolio pedagogy independent language learning scaffolding learner investment responsibility Since the 1990s, teaching and learning in higher education has become increasingly technology-mediated and student-centred (Benson and Brack 2009 ). As part of this move, many...

... the issue of what people understand by autonomy from the perspective of the difficulty that they seem to experience in agreeing upon a single definition of the term. The discussion deals with two problems: the problem of defining autonomy in language learning and the problem of accounting for the current...

...This chapter examines the concept of the Chinese University Teacher Training in English (CUTE) project, a flexible approach for integrating online and face-to-face (F2F) support for language learning. This project is one of the component projects of the eChina-UK Programme...

...The origin of this book lies in a major conference entitled “Autonomy and Language Learning: Maintaining control” held in Hong Kong and Hangzhou in June 2004. That conference was the younger sibling of another important conference held 10 years earlier, also in Hong Kong and mainland China, which...

...This chapter first refers to previous research into the acquisition of metacognitive knowledge in language learning, and specifically into its role in second language writing. It then provides some background on the writing course and the learners, and explains how the development of metacognitive...

...This chapter illustrates the various models of first language (L1) and second language (L2) learning, and the relationship between language learning and achievement, which is particularly relevant for understanding the debate over the medium of instruction and student achievement. brain cognitive...

... system Tibet Autonomous Region China Multilingual education Bilingualism Putonghua Tibetan language Minority education Models of bilingualism Language learning As a united multiethnic nation with thousands of years of history and a brilliant cultural tradition, China has developed a “pluralist...

... self-regulation distance learning language learning affective strategy social strategy In any language learning context, learners need to maintain their initial motivation until they achieve their intended goals. Research has increasingly highlighted the significance of affective and social...

... before considering any technological choices and implementation options and that the technical implementation must be able to support the chosen pedagogical approach. It also discusses the issues of providing feedback to the users of the system and scaffolding in the context of language learning. CUTE...

... the critical dimension originally associated with autonomy and foreign language learning. autonomy discourse dissonance Holec learner education Harding Esch language pedagogical teacher beliefs learning motivation peer assessment self sociocultural theories of learning communities technology...

...This chapter's rationale is closely linked to the context of foreign language learning in English secondary schools, a context in which motivation to learn languages is recognised as being in need of development. It suggests that teachers' attempts to increase control may be counterproductive...

... individuality and encourages autonomous language learning. Finally, it reflects on future aspects in connection with the use of logbooks in the work towards promoting and encouraging learner autonomy in language learning classrooms. autonomous autonomy change classroom Denmark English as a Second Foreign...

...This chapter argues for the establishment of an assessment culture that recognises the development of learner autonomy as a primary goal in second language learning and teaching, and in which the learner plays a role in evaluating learning outcomes. Describing an institution-wide language programme...

... identity language learning academic autonomy culture learner story learning management Studying in an overseas university involves challenges ranging from adjusting to differences in food and climate to making sense of the local academic culture. Previous research into the linguistic and academic...

... that are important for an understanding of some of the impacts an independent learning approach to language learning have on learners in various educational contexts....