1st Edition

The Autonomous Language Learning Toolkit A Research-Based Guide for Learners, Educators, and Mentors

By K.D. Thompson, Adeola Agoke Copyright 2027
208 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Automous Language Learning Toolkit presents a research-based framework for designing, supporting, and sustaining fully autonomous language learning. In particular, it focuses on less commonly taught languages in higher education, such as heritage languages, research languages, and languages of fieldwork or diplomacy. Drawing on a decade of data from sixty learners studying thirty-five... Read more

Acknowledgments Introduction. Autonomous Learning in Community: Introducing MULTI  Chapter 1. Mapping Your Path: Goal-Setting Strategies for Autonomous Language Learners  Chapter 2. Learning What Works: Strategies for Autonomous Language Learning Success  Chapter 3. Navigating the Landscape of Language Learning Resources  Chapter 4. Working with a Language Mentor: A Partnership for Growth  Chapter 5. Assessing Your Language Learning  Chapter 6. Creating to Learn: Autonomous Language Learners as Resource Developers  Conclusion. Keep Going: Building and Sustaining Lifelong Language Learning Practice  Appendix A: For Language Program Directors: Designing a MULTI Program  Appendix B: Individualized Study Plan Template  Appendix C: Learning Resources by Language  Appendix D: General Online Resources for Language Learning  Appendix E: Guidelines for New Mentors  Appendix F: Language Mentor Meeting Template References

Biography

Dr. K.D. Thompson is Evjue-Bascom Professor in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Director of the Doctoral Program in Second Language Acquisition.

Dr. Adeola Agoke is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of African Cultural Studies and Director of the African Languages Program at UW-Madison.