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Download full textLittle, David – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1996
The concept of autonomy in second language learning is explored by tracing some steps in the evolution of theory and practice. The first section relates one definition of learner autonomy ("the ability to take charge of one's learning") to self-instruction in language learning and to research in language learning at the adult level. The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Independent Study
