Second Language Learner Autonomy

Quite a lot of information on learner autonomy is already on the web. The following site is probably the most comprehensive list of autonomy related publications, which was originally developed by Phil Benson and is now maintained by Hayo Reinders.

• Autonomy Biography

• AILA Research Network on Learner Autonomy in Language Learning
• JALT Learner Development SIG
• Hong Kong Association for Self-Access Learning and Development (HASALD)
• Independent Learning Association
• IATEFL Learner Autonomy SIG Home Page
• IATEFL Poland Teacher Development and Autonomous Learning SIG
• Learner Autonomy Project Inventory (LAPI)
• Autonomous Language Learning Modules at Helsinki University Language Centre
• eTandem
• Exploratory Practice Centre
• Professional Language Advisers' Network
• One to One Consultations
• European Language Portfolio
• Japanese Language Portfolio

If you are specifically interested in my work, here are some of my writings:

Aoki, N. (in press). Can-do statements for advisors. In C. Ludwig & J. Mynard (Eds). Autonomy in language learning: Advising in action. Canterbury, UK: IATEFL.

Aoki, N. (2011). Teacher stories to improve theories of learner/teacher autonomy. In C. J. Everhard & J. Mynard with R. Smith (Eds.), Autonomy in language learning: Opening a can of worms (pp. 33-36). Canterbury: IATEFL.

Aoki, N. & Nakata, Y. (Eds.). (2011). Gakushuusha autonomy: Nihongo kyooiku to gaikokugo kyooiku no mirai no tame ni. Tokyo: Hitsuji Shobo.

Aoki, N. and Osaka University Students (2010) A community of practice as a space for collaborative student teacher autonomy. In O’Rourke, B. & Carson, L. (Eds.), Language learner autonomy: Policy, curriculum, classroom (pp. 63-79). Bern: Peter Lang.

Aoki, N. (2010). Gakushuusha autonomy, jikoshudoogata gakushuu, Nihongo Portfolio, advising, self-access. Nihongo Kyooiku Tsuushin 38. The Japan Foundation.

Kjisik, F., Voller, P., Aoki, N. & Nakata, Y. (Eds.). (2009). Mapping the terrain of learner autonomy: Learning environments, learning communities and identities. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Aoki, N. (2009). Where learner autonomy could fail a second language user: Three-level analysis of social context. In Mapping the terrain of learner autonomy: Learning environments, learning communities and identities (pp. 236-261). Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Aoki, N. with Kobayashi, H. (2009). Defending stories and sharing one: Towards a narrative understanding of teacher autonomy. In Pemberton, R., Toogood, S. & Barfield, A. (Eds.), Maintaining Control: Autonomy and Language Learning (pp. 199-216). Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.

Aoki, N. (2008c). Nihongo o manabu hitotachi no autonomy o mamoru tame ni (Defending autonomy of learners of Japanese). Nihongo Kyouiku, 138, 33-42.

Aoki, N. (2008b). Toojisha no iibun kara shuppatsu suru curriculum (A curriculum based on what learners claim). In Communica Institute (Ed.), Seikatsusha to shite no gaikokujin no tame no module gata curriculum no kaihatsu to gakushuu tuuru no sakusei (Developing corriculum modules and learning tools for for foreigners living in Japan) (pp. 111-126).

Aoki, N. (2008a). Teacher stories to improve theories of learner/teacher autonomy. Independence, 43, 15-17.

Aoki, N. (2008). Gakushuusha autonomy o sodateru kyoushi no yakuwari (Teachers' roles to develop learner autonomy). Eigo Kyouiku (The English Teachers' Magazine), 56(12), 10-13.

Aoki, N. (2006). Kyoshi ni totte no sei no shitsu (Qualty of life for teachers). In Nihongo Kyoiku Gakkai (Ed.). 2006 Nendo Shuki Taikai Yokoshu (2006 Autumn Conference Preceedings).
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Aoki, N. (2006). Kyoushi autonomy (Teacher autonomy). In K. Haruhara & S. Yokomizo (Eds.). Nihongo Kyoushi no Seichou to Jikokenshuu (Development and Self-Training for Teachers of Japanese) (pp. 138-157). Tokyo: Bonjinsha.

Aoki, N. (2006). Teacher autonomy, commitment to the profession, and teacher's personal autonomy. In L.B. Wolff & J.L.V. Batista (Eds.). The Canarian Conference on Developing Autonomy in the Classroom: Each Piece of the Puzzle Enriches Us All (CD ROM). Canarias: Gobierno de Canarias.

Aoki, N. (2005). Jiritsu gakushuu (Autonomous learning). In Shinban Nihongo Kyouiku Jiten (Dictionary of Japanese Language Education, New Edition) (pp. 773-775). Tokyo: Taishuukan Shoten.

Aoki, N. (2003). Expanding space for reflection and collaboration. In A. Barfield & M. Nix (Eds.). Learner and Teacher Autonomy in Japan 1: Autonomy You Ask! Tokyo: Learner Development Special Interest Group of the Japan Association of Language Teachers.

Aoki, N. with Y. Hamakawa (2003). Asserting our culture: teacher autonomy from a feminist perspective. In D. Palfreyman & R.C. Smith (Eds.). Learner Autonomy across Cultures: Language Education Perspectives (pp. 240-253). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Aoki, N. (2002). Aspects of teacher autonomy: capacity, freedom, and responsibility. In P. Benson & S. Toogood (Eds.) Learner Autonomy 7: Challenges to Research and Practice (pp. 110-124). Dublin: Authentik.

Aoki, N. (2002). Teachers' conversation with partial autobiographies. Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, 7(2), 152-168.

Aoki, N. (2001). Kyooshi no yakuwari (Teacher's roles). In N. Aoki, A. Ozaki, & S. Toki (Eds.). Nihongo Kyooikugaku o Manabu Hito no tame ni (For Students of JSL Pedagogy) (pp.184-199). Kyoto: Sekaishisoosha.

Aoki, N. (2001). The institutional and psychological context of learner autonomy. The AILA Review, 15, 82-90.

Aoki, N. (1999). Affect and the role of teacher in the development of learner autonomy. In J. Arnold (Ed.) Affect in Language Learning (pp.142-154). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Aoki, N. (1998). Examining definitions of learner autonomy. Handai Nihongo Kenkyuu (Osaka University Japanese Language Research), 10.

Aoki, N. & Smith, R.C. (1999). Learner autonomy in cultural context: the case of Japan. In S. Cotterall & D. Crabbe (Eds.) Learner Autonomy in Language Learning: Defining the Field and Effecting Change (pp. 19-28). Frankfurt am Main: Lang.