Autonomy at all costs: A tale of a disabled learner - Xuesong Gao

This presentation interprets narratives of a disabled Chinese learner, whose
accomplishments, including the mastery of English, helped her achieve national
fame following the Cultural Revolution. Drawing on the learner's diaries and letters,
the presentation examines how learner autonomy is constructed in these narratives
and what lessons we may learn from her story for today’s language learners.