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AYA! (November 2003) includes 16 chapters from Japan-based teachers working to foster learner autonomy in their classrooms and to integrate learning-centered teaching practices into policy discussions and curriculum reform programs in their respective institutions. Plus 3 overview chapters from Tim Murphey, Naoko Aoki and Phil Benson that explore the issues raised by the sixteen projects.

The Anthology has been a collaborative project from the outset and also includes critical responses by members of the project team, and reflective readings from leading authorities and practitioners in the field from around the world.

And when you buy your copy of the Anthology, you also get access to the resources website with classroom and research materials related to the projects featured in AYA!, and a forum for comment and discussion.

We see this project as the first in a series of collaborative anthology projects. Please join in the conversation by contributing to the ongoing discussion.

See the original Call for papers on the main SIG website to track the development of the project, or start thinking now about how you might contribute to a second volume.

 

Contents

Acknowledgements: Waves of gratitude

Andy Barfield and Mike Nix

Introducing the AYA! team

A collaborative preface: Four incomplete views of Autonomy You Ask!

Andy Barfield, Denise Boyd, Mike Nix, Stephen J. Davies

Watching the Waves

1. Learning to surf: Structuring, negotiating, and owning AutonomyTim Murphey | Abstract

Charting the Waters

2. Learner beliefs about language learning and autonomy: A reconsideration

Miyuki Usuki, with responses from Stacey Vye, Eric M. Skier and Kazuyoshi Sato | Abstract

3. One reality of autonomous language learning in Japan: Time, shame, and maturity

Eric M. Skier and Stacey Vye, with responses from Kevin Bodwell and Etsuko Shimo | Abstract

4. Insights into the interplay of learner autonomy and teacher development

Timothy Stewart, with responses from Miyuki Usuki and Julian Edge | Abstract

5. Routine reflections on developing autonomy?

Andy Barfield, with responses from Stephen J. Davies and Mary Lee Field | Abstract

6. Institutional pressures and learner autonomy

Michael Carroll and Ellen Head, with responses from Hugh Nicoll and Sara Cotterall | Abstract

Swimming through the Currents

7. Changing attitudes: Fluency-focused speaking practice

Emika Abe, with responses from Helga Deeg and Keiko Sakui | Abstract

8. Tuning freshmen into autonomy through student-directed language learning projects

Jodie Stephenson and Miki Kohyama, with responses from Ellen Head, Michael Carroll and Hayo Reinders | Abstract

9. A class project: Collaborative newsletters

Joyce Cunningham and Wade Carlton, with responses from Heidi Evans Nachi and Chitose Asaoka | Abstract

10. Learner autonomy and motivation in a cooperative learning class

Akiko Takagi, with responses from Emika Abe and Richard Smith | Abstract

11. Metacognitive strategies, reflection, and autonomy in the classroom

Peter Mizuki, with responses from Akiko Takagi and Sonthida Keyuravong | Abstract

12. Self-assessment and learner strategy training in a coordinated program: Using student and teacher feedback to inform curriculum design

Heidi Evans Nachi, with responses from Stephen H. Brown and Nobuyuki Takaki | Abstract

13. Learners' perceptions of portfolio assessment and autonomous learning

Etsuko Shimo, with responses from Joyce Cunningham, Wade Carlton and Ana Maria Ferreira Barcelos | Abstract

Coming Up for Air

14. Expanding space for reflection and collaboration

Naoko Aoki | Abstract

Exploring the Deep

15. Writing autonomy; or 'It's the content, stupid!'

Mike Nix, with responses from Jodie Stephenson & Miki Kohyama and Sultan Erdoğan | Abstract

16. Making it more real: Portfolios, teacher training, and autonomy

Cath Malone, with responses from Timothy Stewart and Flavia Vieira | Abstract

17. Learner portfolios: Who is at the controls?

Stephen J. Davies, with responses from Richard Pemberton and Cath Malone | Abstract

18. Of Fish, perceptions, and stereotypes

Stephen H. Brown, with responses from Andy Barfield and Dick Allwright | Abstract

Contemplating the Shimmering Sea

19. A Bacardi by the Pool

Phil Benson | Abstract

Bibliography

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