Enhancing Autonomy in Language Education : A Case-Based Approach to Teacher and Learner Development.

Intro -- Table of contents -- Foreword. The deep turn: Education for autonomy at a time teachers need hope -- Introduction -- 1 Enhancing autonomy in (language) education -- 2 Overview of the book -- Chapter 1.Promoting autonomy in (language) education -- 1 A brief perspective on schooling -- 2 The focus on autonomy as a goal of (language) education -- 3 Pedagogy for autonomy in language education: some practical implications -- 4 Concluding remarks -- Chapter 2.Teacher education for autonomy -- 1 The role of teachers at school -- 2 The complexity of teaching and teacher education -- 3 Autonomy and reflective teacher education -- 4 Concluding remarks -- Chapter 3. Working with and learning from cases -- 1 Professional development and the case method -- 2 What is a case and how can cases be used? -- 3 Reasons for the use of cases in teacher education -- 4 Research on the use of cases in teacher education -- 5 Concluding remarks -- Chapter 4. Teachers writing cases from their own experience -- 1 Who are we as teacher educators? -- 2 Exploring cases for teacher and learner autonomy -- 2.1 Case analysis -- 2.2 Case construction -- 3 Building cases from inquiry into experience -- 3.1 Getting started: defining the focus and purpose of pedagogical inquiry -- 3.2 De-schooling professional knowledge -- 3.3 Students as critical consumers and creative producers of knowledge -- 3.4 Relearning to write -- 4 Value and shortcomings of experience-based teacher education -- 5 Concluding remarks -- Chapter 5. Teacher educators writing cases from teachers' experience -- 1 Designing the cases: teacher educators as architects of professional learning -- 2 A practical example: developing a hybrid approach -- 3 Concluding remarks -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education presents research on critical theoretical issues and empirical research which shape second and foreign language education. It provides a platform for the discussion of innovative and progressive curricular and teaching practice. The series includes work on: Theories and applications of innovative approaches to language acquisition/education Instructional methodologies Curriculum development Teacher education Language planning and evaluation Autonomous learning contexts Teaching/learning of less commonly taught languages SSFLE will be of interest to second and foreign language researchers and teachers, curriculum and materials developers, and language policy planners.

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