Get involved with IATEFL’s Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group

LASIG is the Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL). We promote the development of learner autonomy by exploring how to put learners in charge of their own learning.

Upcoming events:

Conference: Fostering Language Learning Motivation and Autonomy through the Curriculum: 15 October, 2022 in Paris
Webinar: Universal Sharing-and-Caring Advising, Well-Becoming, and Narrativising: 19 November, 2022
PCE 2023: Joint PCE with the Young Learners and Teenagers Special Interest Group: 17 April, 2023 in Harrogate and hybrid.

Join LASIG

Looking to become a member of a close-knit, international community promoting learner autonomy? Become a member. LASIG membership entails: being part of an active network of educators and researchers around the world promoting the idea of autonomy, working with colleagues in a wide range of educational and cultural contexts, receiving our newsletter, Independence, filled with… Continue reading Join LASIG

Attend an event

LASIG regularly organises both face-to-face and online events. Throughout the year, there are local conferences in different cities as well as regular webinars with well-known practitioners of learner autonomy. In addition, a highlight for many English teachers is the IATEFL annual conference, where LASIG hosts a pre-conference event and a SIG day dedicated to showcasing… Continue reading Attend an event

Publish with us

Newsletter: Independence Independence is LASIG’s newsletter, published as a digital magazine three times a year and sent to all members of LASIG. Read more about Independence.