University student and teacher perceptions of teacher roles in promoting autonomous language learning with technology outside the classroom

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 703-723

  Lai, Chun ^a   Yeung, Yuk ^a   Hu, Jingjing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

learner autonomy; learner perceptions; out of class learning; self directed use of technology for learning; teacher perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925240250     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: 17443210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2015.1016441     Document Type: Article

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