Strategies and struggles in the elt classroom: Language policy, learner autonomy, and innovative practice

Language Awareness

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-43

  Rivers, Damian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical awareness and reflection; Innovative practice; Institutional norms; Language policy; Learner autonomy; Linguistic independence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957578779     PISSN: 09658416     EISSN: 17477506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658416.2010.537343     Document Type: Article

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