Enhancing autonomy in language education : a case-based approach to teacher and learner development / Manuel Jiménez Raya, Flávia Vieira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jiménez Raya, Manuel, author.

Vieira, Flávia, author.

Series:

Studies in second and foreign language education ; 9.

Studies in second and foreign language education, 2192-0982 ; volume 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Learner autonomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : De Gruyter Mouton, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Manuel Jiménez Raya, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Flávia Vieira, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.

Summary:

The book explores the idea that pedagogy for autonomy requires the integration of teacher and learner development and can be enhanced through a case-based approach in teacher education. A case-based approach values experiential professional learning and expands professional competences necessary to promote autonomy in schools: developing a critical view of (language) education; managing local constraints so as to open up spaces for manoeuvre; centring teaching on learning; interacting with others in the professional community. Two strategies to implement the approach are presented and illustrated. The first one involves teachers in designing, implementing and evaluating experiences of pedagogy for autonomy, which are the basis for writing professional narratives and building a case portfolio. The second draws on teachers' pedagogical experience as the basis for the construction of case materials where experiential elements are combined with theoretical input and reflective tasks, so that the teachers who use those materials can reflect about and explore their own practice.

Contents:

Front matter

Table of contents

Foreword. The deep turn: Education for autonomy at a time teachers need hope

Introduction

Chapter 1. Promoting autonomy in (language) education

Chapter 2. Teacher education for autonomy

Chapter 3. Working with and learning from cases

Chapter 4. Teachers writing cases from their own experience

Chapter 5. Teacher educators writing cases from teachers' experience

Conclusion

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61451-135-7

1-5015-0108-9

OCLC:

979743885

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access