Ten papers from a January 1990 conference in Britain on the meaning and implications of autonomy for school learners of second languages address theoretical and practical issues in independent study, learner-controlled instruction, cooperative learning, teacher-student relationship, learner responsibility, students with learning difficulties, and program development and design. The papers include: "Supported Self-Study Across the Curriculum" (Philip Waterhouse); "Autonomy in Language Learning" (David Little); "Learner Autonomy in Practice" (Leni Dam); "Letting Go" (Judith Hamilton); "Autonomy In Our Primary School" (Jane Johnson, Harinder Pardesi, Chris Paine); "Collaborative Learning: Taking the First Steps" (Vee Harris, Gerard Noyau); "First Steps Towards Autonomy for Pupils with Learning Difficulties" (Bernardette Holmes); "Responsibility and Resources" (Vaughan Malcolm); "Flexible Learning North East Modern Languages" (Angela Nichols, Carole Shepherd); and "Developing Reading at Bushfield School" (Ann Swarbrick). (MSE)