Part 1: Autonomous learners -- Becoming autonomous in an Asian context: autonomy as a sociocultural process / Phil Benson, Alice Chik and Hye-Yeon Lim -- Changes in Chinese student' learner strategy use after arrival in the UK: a qualitative inquiry / Xuesong Gao -- Learner autonomy as agency in sociocultural settings / Kelleen Toohey and Bonny Norton -- Part 2: Theoretical perspectives -- Toward a more systematic model of L1learner autonomy / Rebecca L. Oxford -- Self-access as access to 'self': cultural variation int he notions of self and personhood / Philip Riley -- Social autonomy: addressing the dangers of culturism in TESOL / Adrian Holliday Part 3: Practical interventions -- Pedagogy for autonomy as (becoming- ) appropriate methodology / Richard C. Smith -- Autonomy in a resource-poor setting: enhancing the carnivalesque / E.A. Gamini Fonseka -- Neither here nor there? learner autonomy and intercultural factors in CALL environments / Klaus Schwienhorst -- Part 4: Institutions and teachers -- The representation of learner autonomy and learner independence in organizational culture / David Palfreyman -- Learning cultures and counselling: teacher/learner interaction within a self-directed scheme / María de los Angeles Clemente -- Addressing constraints on autonomy in school contexts: lessons from working with teachers / Flávia Vieira -- Asserting our culture: teacher autonomy from a feminist perspective / Naoko Aoki with Yukiyo Hamakawa -- Postscript: implications for language education / Richard C. Smith