TAKING CONTROL: Autonomy in Language Learning focuses on an area of language learning and teaching that is currently receiving an increasing amount of attention

This book examines how autonomy in language learning is fostered and constrained in social settings through interaction with others and various contextual featu

The topics of autonomy and independence play an increasingly important role in language education. They raise issues such as learners' responsibility for their

This text defines autonomy in language learning, how it is implemented and how research and independence/autonomy can inform each other.

Autonomy in Language Education offers a holistic overview of and novel contribution to a complex and multifaceted, yet under-studied, field of inquiry that is t